Originally Posted by
mike1974
Mike, I will have to disagree that helis are more difficult than quads. Traditionally yes, but now that is not true. Most helis now are flybarless and have a flybarless fc that gives just as much correction and stabilization as quads have. Traditional helis had to have very precise mechanical setup and the heads were complex. The only "stabilization" was the tail gyro. Now the heads are simple, far less mechanical setup and have full stabilization from the flybarless fc.
Try taking your hands off the sticks a flybarless heli and what happens? Try the same with the mutli-rotors I described that Joe Blow buys at Best Buy and what happens? I see it everyday at the LHS. A flybarless heli will not just sit there ( where the multi-rotor will) your constantly moving the sticks to keep the help where you want it. In a nutshell you must fly the heli (I won't even get into a newbe in a nose in situation). Please remember that I'm discussing the RTF mutli's such as the Q500, Chroma or DJI which along with their irresponsible owners are the source of our problems. Also heads along with all linkages on a heli need to be correctly set up mechanically for the system to work. While flybarless is great basic set up practices still apply.
Hope that clears up my thoughts on this.
Mike