bzinfinity
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Joined: 10/10/2006
From: Roswell,
GA, USA
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I started on a CP pro, and never touched the training gear that I had bought.
I decided I would learn to land no matter the cost. I think it paid off.
I would say leave them off, and no matter what anyone tells you, despite the quality of the models, these are not precision machines, there are variances in the rotor speeds and servos that you cannot control. AKA - the heli is GOING to drift sometimes, and if you aren't giving slight correctional inputs, there isn't much you can do about it.
I've seen people who have their CX's trimmed to the point of letting go on the right stick for a few seconds at a time, but by no means can they hands off hover for any extended period of time.
My CX2 drifts also, as does most everyones that will post here, keep a steady hover is DEFINITELY an art, and learning without training gear will help you.
First of all - this heli is REAL hard to crash as far as over-sticking and dropping it to the earth. More likely than not, you will crash INTO things, walls, doors, cars, etc, etc. If you get going too fast in one direction, the CX2 doesn't correct REAL fast, so getting out of a close call is almost better accomplished by trying to kill the throttle and bring it down before it can impact. CX's will bounce relatively safely from about 1-2 feet provided you hit on a level angle.
Also, I am a firm believer that learning to do most things with a "crutch" (such as beginner modes on RC planes as opposed to 3D rates, etc) cripples your ability to control your machine.
RC flight aint a cheap hobby no matter how good you are, IMHO, learn on the machine as it's meant to be flown and you will feel much more rewarded when you are zipping around the house.
Again, only my personal opinion, but I think my pilot skills are better since I forced myself to fly properly instead of keeping a safety net.
Also - I spent about 70-80 collective hours on FSone flight sim before I even BOUGHT my CP Pro, if this is your first time flying a heli EVER, you may wanna try the gear for half a battery pack, get up in the air, go forward, rotate on the rudder, come back, land at your feet. Once you can set the bird down on a spot you pick ahead of time near yourself, pull the gear off.
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I wish Bic made an electronic Piezo lighter attachment for my servo channels so I could shoot bottle rockets off my Airwolf.
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