| Here I will begin the lesson of learning to fly a | | | | better. Practice makes you better at anything: landing, |
| helicopter. You want an instructor. You want to learn | | | | take offs, hovering, and forward movement. You want |
| the parts of the helicopter. What is a tail rotor and why | | | | to perfect the landing. Why? It is crucial to skills |
| is it important? How long to learn? Just some of the | | | | challenges. It will impress your friends. It saves your heli |
| important steps to learn to fly. | | | | from damage. The take off is important as well. You |
| The main parts of a helicopter are cockpit, cabin, tail | | | | don't want to crash as soon as you take off. |
| boom, tail rotor, main rotor, skids, and engine. The | | | | Sometimes the take off area is tight to maneuver. |
| cockpit is where the pilot sits in the helicopter. The | | | | Hovering is just staying in the same spot in the air. It is |
| cabin is the area to sit. Not as important on RC | | | | pretty cool to hover. Forward movement is getting |
| helicopters. The tail boom is the long part that looks like | | | | from one place to another in a straight line. Ok, you |
| a tail. The tail rotor is the part that spins the blades in | | | | don't have to go exactly straight but it is even cooler |
| the back of the helicopter. The main rotor is the big | | | | to go exactly where you want to go. |
| blades on top of the helicopter. The skids are the ski | | | | Really the first step to helicopter piloting is getting an |
| looking things on the bottom of the helicopter. The | | | | experienced instructor in your area. Pay the man |
| engine is the main power on top of the cabin. | | | | some money to get him motivated. Now go flying. |
| The tail rotor basically makes the rotor or blades in the | | | | Take your time and learn the basics. You don't want |
| back of the helicopter rotate in the opposite direction | | | | to pay a couple hundred bucks for a RC helicopter |
| as the main rotor. This is done to keep the helicopter | | | | and bust it on the first flight. Of course it just adds to |
| going straight. The skids are the landing gear. The | | | | the frustration of learning but if you slow down and |
| cockpit is the control area of the helicopter. You need | | | | give yourself a good 10 weeks of practice you will be |
| to know some of the main parts of a helicopter | | | | happy with the results. Don't worry about being out the |
| before you start the learning to fly process. | | | | money for paying an instructor. If you have enough |
| Learning to fly is the fun part. Once you know how to | | | | patience, one day you can return the favor to a rookie |
| fly the helicopter all you have are the skills to get | | | | pilot. |