| Once you're familiar with flying RC helicopters, the next | | | | Death spiral. This is when you go from a high hover to |
| step that you're most likely to take is learning how to | | | | a 90-degree bank with zero collective and zero speed, |
| perform tricks. There are a number of tricks that can | | | | then give full forward or back elevator only for as long |
| be done with RC helicopters, and each one is just as | | | | as you can. Correct any time by banking the opposite |
| exciting as the next. Performing tricks are for | | | | like you did to begin the bank. Don't wait too long for |
| experienced flyers, so if you're just starting out, learn | | | | the tail may not keep up and the helicopter will dive |
| the basics of flying RC helicopters first. | | | | nose down. |
| Split-S. This is a half loop and a half roll. Either the loop | | | | Moon walk. This is when you go through the motions |
| or the roll can come first, followed by the other. If you | | | | of a loop, but it looks stretched out so it's not really a |
| roll to inverted first, pull out right side up with a half loop. | | | | loop any more. Enter as a regular loop. When you're |
| Do a half loop to inverted, then roll to right side up to | | | | vertical from the 1/4 of the loop, add plenty of negative |
| gain altitude. | | | | so it maintains its forward momentum. Keep the |
| Tic-toc. When you make the helicopter look like the | | | | elevator steady the entire time. You'll end up flying |
| boom is fastened to a metronome, you're doing a | | | | backwards inverted for a couple of seconds, but keep |
| tic-toc. Alternate positive collective and backward | | | | your hold on the elevator. As the helicopter points |
| elevator with negative collective and forward elevator | | | | straight down, start adding lots of positive collective |
| in order to maintain altitude. | | | | and level out. |