RC Helicopter Flight: Flying Your Own RC Helicopter

If you have yet to fly an RC Helicopter. Another thing that set gas RC Helicopter apart from the electric one is the level of respect and concentration required on flying each and every time. If you so desire to fly your own helicopter -You cannot hijack an aircraft! Cut that idea off your mind. What you should be thinking is this: flying a RC Helicopter remotely!. There are a few things that will affect the resonance frequency of your helicopter: 1)Weight and weight placement 2)Size and lengths 3)RPM 4)Shape. So when in doubt change one of those variables and see what happens.

Do not fly with the sun near the horizon. It gets hard to see the attitude. Practice hovering a little bit higher say 10 - 20 feet. Practice subtle 180 stalls and figure-8's. Practice going faster and slowing down. Practice transitioning your RC Helicopter from fast forward flight to landing. and a collective pitch (CP) helicopter can handle windier conditions as well (more power stiffer rotor head). Bank right bank left and perform all the maneuvers of a real helicopter. You can fly your RC Helicopters outside and when are more experienced fly them right inside the house.

Some collect model RC Helicopter that really fly. Model RC RC Helicopters engine fuel (glow fuel) produces more power than conventional gasoline because of the high contests of nitro methane which is why it is more popular than gasoline for model aircraft. RC planes do not sit still and move backwards or sideways on you and RC Helicopter are much less forgiving of mistakes that on an airplane could be fixed simply by pulling up and adding throttle- thus flying a RC Helicopter is much more rewarding!. Here's the analogy: if bicycle is to motorcycle; homebuilt helicopter is to twin-engine helicopter.

Do not over-react and send it launching into the sky. Just take it easy and if it gets "on top of you" do not touch anything but a little forward cyclic for 1 or 2 seconds. others say there not needed. Do not forget to put the frequency crystal back into the tx after you have been using it with the CSM Simulator (since the tx batteries last 10 times longer without the crystal installed) it is a real drag to go to the site and just as you are ready to start-er-up you notice you do not have a crystal in your tx. Simulator: First Following these guidelines when using a simulator will improve your performance in real life.

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