| Forget about the noise because gas RC Helicopters | | | | will hardly ever have to buy spares reducing your |
| comes with the engine the sound cannot escape your | | | | costs!. |
| ear. But here lies the answer to the question. RC | | | | If you want to fly with the airplanes (which they tend |
| Planes are nice in that, they're much more relaxing to | | | | not to like when you hover all over the runway) you |
| fly than a RC Helicopter, but the coordination you learn | | | | will need AMA insurance. Make sure you have set |
| from flying RC planes is not so useful when flying RC | | | | your budget so that you can limit your selection that |
| Helicopters that it warrants buying a whole airplane | | | | would make buying easier. Use this information when |
| first. The reason is because RC planes do not sit still | | | | you choose which type of RC Helicopter to buy. |
| and move backwards or sideways on you, and RC | | | | There is no greater feeling than flying on your own RC |
| Helicopter are much less forgiving of mistakes that on | | | | Helicopter. And this is totally possible wit a homebuilt |
| an airplane could be fixed simply by pulling up and | | | | helicopter. It is safe exciting full of thrill and most of all it |
| adding throttle. If you so desire to fly your own | | | | is for everyone!. Do not forget to put the frequency |
| helicopter -You cannot hijack an aircraft! Cut that idea | | | | crystal back into the tx after you have been using it |
| off your mind. What you should be thinking is this: flying | | | | with the CSM Simulator (since the tx batteries last 10 |
| a RC Helicopter remotely!.so you can land your | | | | times longer without the crystal installed) it is a real |
| helicopter in the sim now but can you make it land | | | | drag to go to the site and just as you are ready to |
| where you want it to precisely? Work on this. Practice | | | | start-er-up you notice you do not have a crystal in |
| doing left / right turns in front of you while flying your | | | | your tx. so you can land your helicopter in the sim now |
| RC Helicopter back and forth. Almost like a figure-8 | | | | but can you make it land where you want it to |
| but always keeping the RC Helicopter tail in a little. | | | | precisely? Work on this. |
| Basically just fly the RC Helicopter sideways to the left | | | | If your helicopter banks yaws or pitches by itself you |
| and right in front of you then start adding rudder so | | | | need to compensate with trim. Practice hovering from |
| instead of flying sideways back and forth. Wind | | | | 6 inches to 1 foot. Be prepared for gusts: wind will |
| conditions; the bigger the helicopter the more wind it | | | | increase the effectiveness of your rotor blades and |
| can cope with. Xheli has 2/ 3/ 4. See canada radio | | | | make your helicopter climb fast. Also see worlds |
| control helicopters.more orientations you must get used | | | | smallest mini micro helicopter. If you want to start the |
| to. Get used to how responsive the collective is. Give it | | | | hobby you can start on one model and start from |
| a few SMALL taps. You want to get used to NOT | | | | there. Then there are the bad RC Helicopter crashes |
| over-correcting with the left stick. This is hard most | | | | where you look for the parts that aren't broken. |
| people want to move the stick all the way down when | | | | Thanks to James for providing this sample of what |
| they get in trouble. The Bumblebee RC Helicopter is so | | | | happens when you turn a rotary-wing into a fixed-wing |
| small and hard wearing (G10 materials) meaning you | | | | while in flight. |