ORIGINAL: scottwalton
OK, so you're saying that the heli doesn't 'prefer' to turn one way rather than the other due to the direction of rotation? All right, well I certainly will continue to practice those left turns. It's nice to have something to work on and nice when it's flying well. Too windy today though, storms coming this way soon I think; but I have been able to fly outdoors every day this week so far either before or after work. Nice.
I think I'm going to put the Bell-Hiller back on and try that again. First attempt wasn't too good but I put so much new gear on all at once it was impossible to tell what was happening. Now that she's back to flying well, all I'll change is the Bell Hiller so we'll see.
Thanks for the reply; hope your flying is going well.
Scott
ORIGINAL: crashcrash
ORIGINAL: scottwalton
Help with left turns...
Hi all. Well despite the troubles right after returning from my two weeks away from the Blade CP+; it is flying well now. Seems just the same as before. Good flight times and only the occasional glitch which doesn't really impact forward flight that much.
My question today is about left turns. My right turns seem very smooth; they're easy to do, look nice, easy to maintain altitude and are well coordinated. The left turns are not pretty. They seem to be steeper and lose more altitude quickly. They're more difficult to maintain a smooth coordinated turn.
I'm guessing it's to do with the direction of rotation of the main blades but can someone explain it and give any suggestions about how to think about it and approach turning left to make them smoother? I'm trying to practice, practice, practice!
Thanks!
Scott
Scott...unless you're having glitching/servo problems, I'm thinking that it's just your weak side that you're gonna need to practice more. Left is also my weak side...even in planes when I fly them, but I'm an expert plank pilot (not as good as Rick Barr or Jay though...LOL). Just watch what you're doing and try to smooth out and coordinate your stick movements in a left turn, but don't over compensate. Just my $.02 worth.
It seems mine dont care if it's left or right turns, but I do. I'm just not as proficient in a left banking turn as I am in a right banking turn....and I can see that, it's just not as smooth in a left turn.
Welcome back to DY...glad you're on the sticks again. I never crashed a sail boat, but I did crash a sail plane (which I thought was an impossibility).