Basic Flying

October 26, 2008

  • Lesson 9: Nose In Hover

    Lesson 9: Nose In Hover
    The ultimate goal, or close to it, the Nose in Hover. Why is this so hard? I can hover like nobody's business. (…)

October 25, 2008

  • Lesson 8: Figure 8 In Forward Flight

    Lesson 8: Figure 8 In Forward Flight
    Now that you have mastered the circle around, lets try a figure 8. (…)

  • Lesson 7: Circles Around

    Lesson 7: Circles Around
    Now that you have learned about forward flight, and have experience transitioning into and out of forward flight, lets try a circle around. (…)

October 24, 2008

  • Lesson 6: Forward Flight Basics

    Lesson 6: Forward Flight Basics
    Now that you are tired of hovering all around the place, lets get into some forward flight! (…)

October 23, 2008

  • Lesson 5: Figure 8 Hover

    Lesson 5: Figure 8 Hover
    Now that you are a hovering genius, try a figure 8 hover.
    6 2
    7 1/5 3
    8 4
    YOU
    If you can figure out the above diagram, give it a try. (…)

  • Lesson 4: 90 Degree Hover

    Lesson 4: 90 Degree Hover
    After mastering the 3-5 foot hover, you are ready to hover in different areas. (…)

  • Lesson 3: 3 To 5 foot R/C Helicopter Hover

    Lesson 3: 3 To 5 foot R/C Helicopter Hover
    Now that you have completed the Basic Ground Exercises section, lets try to hover! (…)

  • Lesson 2: Basic Ground Exercises

    Lesson 2: Basic Ground Exercises
    Finally, we are actually going to start to learn how to fly. Enough of that setup mumbo-jumbo, I want to have fun! (…)

October 19, 2008

  • Lesson 1: Trimming The R/C Helicopter

    Here's the difficult part. Getting the heli properly trimmed. A heli which is trimmed means that during a hover, all the control trims on the Tx is at centre. (…)