I suppose there are three indicators... A) if you crash an excessive amount B) if you feel unsure about your safety C) if people run for cover when you fly

I always think of learning to fly helicopters as painting a room (except alot more fun) - ie you cant take shortcuts. If you go through and learn the following...

1) hover in all orientations
2) forward flight
3) figure 8s
4) backwards and sideways flying
5) inverted hovering
6) inverted forward flight
7) inverted figure 8s
9) inverted backwards and sideways flight

And make sure you learn each one properly before moving onto the next, you will build a solid base. If you jump from 1 to 5 you will have quite a few visits from Mr @Crash Heligod . While progressing through the numbers always go back and practice the lesser numbers and learn everything FIRST on the sim.

Its like my attempt at overspeeds, I will try them on forward flight first, then inverted loops etc. Jumping too far ahead almost guarantees a crash.

 

@smakmeharder .. Great advice. but its more than three lines...

I have been crashing excessively on the sim lately. That only cause I try mental stuff I wouldnt try on my actual heli.

If I take it easy and fly within my limits it can get boring.

I guess just watching you guys fly really inspires me to get better!

 

Using the sim so it becomes a tool for improvement is a mindset in my opinion. I can have lots of fun trying to fly perfect figure 8s in all orientations on the sim, low to the ground. For some reason I always see a way to make it harder, better flatter etc. Its fun to do all that mental stuff on the sim, but thats not reality unfortunately. Sure its fun to play around on the sim but I used to make a rule, when I first start, make sure I put in a good 10 minutes on the basics - and really focus on getting it right. It will make a huge difference to your flying.

 

@smakmeharder have you worked out the over speed thing yet I can get a bit of over speed going but nothing like Dunkan Bossion

 

My overspeed is crapola... again nothing like Duncan, I gave it a bit of stick today on the 450 only though... Still trying to get a feel for it. I figured this much however, you can over-speed from many different positions and rebound with a pop in to a different trick, for example you can tail slide and overspeed - not that i can do this well yet but i was playing around with it. I think this opens a brand new can of tricks that one can perform by over-speeding and smaking hard into to a new transition. One thing is certain though, you need speed to perform the trick. This opens the door for some really cool tricks and totally spectacular crashes!

 

yes mate I agree this will open up a hole new bag of tricks if we don't kill are helis in the process

 

I use Rohypnol to get the girls, I can't over-speed
Simon

 

yes and look at that one handed aileron tick tocks gets the girls must be a mode one thing hahahahahahaha

 

Are you sure thats where his hand is? Just maybe he is even more talented than we realize...

 

3D jack, his talent knows no end
Simon

 

I've always been curious-- I know this is the case with brushed motors on micro helis, but.......Do you guys "break in" the electronics when you build a fresh kit out of fresh parts by doing a couple of easy going flights in normal mode?

I've always wondered about that...


Dumb question, i know lol

 

@helladies I have always thought they start at their best and go down hill (after a while) , no break in for me, but I could be wrong, I often am
Simon
ps nice avatar!