Back when helicopters were a real handful to learn, (see my 9 tips below) I designed the Hyperfly, so fixed wing pilots could get involved by learning and flying the right stick first. By adding a speed control, this then helped them learn the left stick, thus preparing them to get into 4 channel helicopters. Today I am explaining how to fly it both ways, with and without the speed control. Many of you know, I have added this type tail to many of my small electric ETRM helis too!
Here is my 2007 list of “My 9 helicopter Tips and rules of thumb”!
1. Never EVER let your friends fly YOUR models! It is always better to GET AN INSTRUCTOR for those first flights! They can tell if problems are you or the heli! Beginners can’t tell! This is your best chance to not damage your heli. Most hobby stores know of clubs, so don’t be afraid to ask for help. Don’t learn on the most expensive heli. It won’t help. Learn on a VW, and when you stop crashing it, then get the Porsche! #2. NEVER ever watch the tail rotor! Only watch the nose. #3. DO not attempt nose in yet, (no matter what your friends EGG you on to do) You see 4 of the controls are BACKWARDS in nose in. It will come naturally later on, so don’t worry about it now, and DON’T let people watch you when you’re learning. They cause more crashes, because they always “egg” you on and you feel pressured to fly for them. #4. Never fly AWAY until you can hover, cause you will never get it back without crashing. Those first landings are always expensive if you’re IMPATIENT and you decide to fly away anyway! #5. Always practice hovering at eye level. Lower is more difficult in ground effect. #6. Get used to Pinching the left and most important stick (3 controls) with index finger and thumb. To be good at 3d, you cant let that thumb escape for a second, as any pro will tell you. It will pay off later, especially if you fly with gloves on, like we do in the Midwest.. 37. Never CHOP the throttle stick off. It must go down GENTLY or the blades will hit the tail boom, when the skids slam down on the ground and the blades keep going down. #8. Remember what your last move was when flying, so when you get lost, just keep going through the motions (pretending to see it, till you see it again) #9. ONLY fly as far away as you can comfortably see your heli and no more.
Remember, “He who dares nothing, needs not expect anything”. So “If you continue to do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always gotten!”!
My “9 helicopter tips and rules of thumb” video link
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Dave Herbert
AMA L-8221
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