1 day away from first electric helicopter

[gster]

bought an Esky RAH-66 Co-Commanche 4 channel. Never been involved before. Do i stare at the box, open it, read the directions ?

i figure i am gonna charge both batteries and just go for it. I have extra blades coming also

Will the 4 channel be a problem for a beginner?

[park]

Have you flown before?

[gotheli424]

nah dude.. i took my lama v4 right out of the box. One thing is it will be hard to hover if you are only like 3 inches of the ground so take it up about 1 foot and it will stabalize. then go from there you will love it! Just take it slow but dont be afriad to break a blade

[gster]

Originally Posted by park

Have you flown before?

in an airplane !

seriously, never flown before. seems like a nice hobby to get into.

neil

[park]

It's a lot of fun! But be very careful about just "going for it" even the 4 ch. can be a handful if you have not flown before. Try using a simulator first if you can. You could be a natural and pull it off, but be careful and good luck. Let us know how it goes.

Ken

[gster]

what's a good magazine to buy for beginners?

i got questions like: what's a diode? if it is a 4 channel is there 4 servos?

[JukeBoxGuy]

Originally Posted by gster

i got questions like: what's a diode? if it is a 4 channel is there 4 servos?

A diode is an electronic component. It's sort of a one-way street, allowing electricity to flow through it in only one direction.

4-channel refers to the number of control inputs. Throttle up/down, rudder rt/lt, cyclic fwd/bk, cyclic rt/lt. Your Co-Comanche looks to be a modified Esky Lama, so it probably has 2 servos.

[hawkman]

Gster...good idea about a magazine. Do read up on the hobby and get some dvd stuff as well...if you can.

Its a 'technical' hobby, but pretty much anyone with interest will pick up the idea.

Half the battle is getting a heli to fly well...once you nail those principles they apply to most RC helis..so regardless of how far you want to go within the hobby...you will have a good working knowledge.

I am addicted to flying, try to fly most days if I can...got a Petrol engined monster and a little Trex 450XL...both are great helis. The Trex is a handy size to go fly on a football pitch...its not big enough to menace anyone plus its almost silent....sounds like a tiny turbine

Heres hoping you get addicted

Rob