Help regarding what do to to get flying!
 

Hello. My Name is Alfredo. I live in Jalisco, México. I have always been fascinated with airplanes. A few years ago I was gven a 4 channel gasoline powered airplane trainer by a spanish person. I went to a flying field as a guest and the guy that was supposed to be the instructor crashed the plane. I spent seceral months repairing the plane, I only am 13 years old and the flying club is to far to go often.:( So I bought the firebird (the original one) by there seemend to be a problem with the cg. ang you couldn´t land it without a crash. After that I saw that there was an X-EC diversion airplane that could be easily flown, however, the claims that it colud fly in very small spaces didn´t turn out very true to me so it´s very difficult to fly it in the place where I live, besides that the winds here NEVER go down below 5 miles per hour. So finally my mom gave me a last chance to buy an electric helicopter, so that I could fly it at home. We bought the Megatech Housefly, however it doesn´t go above 2 feet here because we are at 4800 feet of altitude. [:@](That is what the technical assistance said). So my parents gave up and I´m about to do so also. I would aprecciate ANY tips about making helis fly at higher altitudes or about small planes that can fly in windy conditions. Alfredo

RE: Help regarding what do to to get flying!
 

Gee Alfredo, that is a tuff situation. Maybe, for now, you might enjoy flying one of the computor simulators. They are fun. You can learn to fly airplanes and helicopters.

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That is a problem. How big of any area do you have to fly in? The X-EC, is that one of those airplanes that uses the two engines to turn without rudder or elevator? If that's the case, they do need a large area to fly because they are not that manuverable. If you have a decent sized space, there are several electric planes that should will work( the IFO for example). The problem is that you will first need to learn to fly something more docile in a large area before you can hope to succeed with a high powred electric in a small area.

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Alfredo,
First, my young friend, never give up on your dreams to fly. Maybe you will have to post-pone your flying for a while, but never give up. I loved airplanes also from a young age, but I was not able to start flying until I was 40 years old. No matter, I'm still having a great time. RC is a sport for all ages. Many people at my club are over 65 years old, and we still laugh and have fun like kids.
Try to lighten your helicopter as much as you can with out losing strength in critical areas. All decals and decorations must go! Trim away un-necessary body work. Think twice, cut once. You may be able to find a battery that is the correct voltage, but smaller in size. You will have shorter flights, but go higher! The battery is no doubt the heaviest part of your craft. Good Luck.
Never Give Up. Jack.... aka 3wire

RE: Help regarding what do to to get flying!
 

I think a simulator will do wonders in developing your automatic response to the plane going or coming.

Enjoy,

Jim

RE: Help regarding what do to to get flying!
 

for the planes, have you conisdered a glider of some form? a small one might not have trouble with the wind and fly in a smaller area.

with the heli i dont know, but i will ask around with our heli guys at the field tuesday.....maybe a bigger motor of some variety?(might take a little custimization


you might also look into building a very small S.P.A.D. , go over to spadtothebone.com. there very cheap and easy to make, and a very small electric one might just be what you were needing. if you need help getting materials to mexico, let someone on here now. i for one would gladly ship things to you, and im shure other would to. good luck and dont give up :)

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Alfredo, mi hermano ;)

How small is the area you want to fly in?

With a 40 size trainer i think you might need something like 30mts wide and 100mts long to have somewhat comfortable landings.

Also i have a friend in Guadalajara (i'm from Merida), his name is Juan Carlos Alcocer he is a VERY GOOD instructor, very kind and patient, and he will provide you with a trainer for you to learn on, very cheap also, about $50 MXP (less than US $5 ) for half an hour or something like that, if you crash his airplane you don't pay anything, his philosophy is that if you crash while he is teaching you on a buddy box, it's his fault (and he is right :P) he can also get a second hand trainer for you, cheap, just while you save some money to buy a new one.

My only DIRECT experience with the guy comes from buying stuff from him, he was not my instructor, but i have several friends in guadalajara who shared their experiences with me and i'm passing them on to you.

I don't know haw far is Chapala from Guadalajara, but i think you might wanna pay him a visit on a weekend

Give me a private message and i'll give you the details of his hobby shop so you can contact him if you're interested

Alfredo, habrán ocasiones en las que te desiluciones y tengas ganas de renunciar al hobby, pero hay MUCHISIMAS satisfacciones esperando por ti, no renuncies NUNCA ;)

Saludos desde Mérida

RE: Help regarding what do to to get flying!
 

Alfredo,
Preferir un plane. Un glider trabajos bueno por tu

Adios
Pedro (my name in spanish class)