Yo-yo problem solved
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From: Canton,
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I to k my heli to a Hobby shop in a town near me. The owner has been flying competitively for 17 years. My local shop is more concerned with planes and cars. This guy knows his stuff. I had him fly it a bit in the store and he told me what my problem is....ME. I just need more practice. He trimmed it up a bit and hovered it rock solid. None of the yo-yo stuff I have been dealing with. So the only explanation is that I need more experience flying. I also just deactivated the detents in the throttle stick, he said that would help immensely.
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From: Norcal,
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Rudder management with no detents in the the throttle stick can be tricky. Did you try putting a piece of heat shrink tubing on the end of the detent spring to lighten the detents?
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From: Grass Valley,
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Don't loosen the spring, you adds some fuel tubing to the metal strip in the transmitter, that will get rid of the ratchet and still let you hold the throttle in position when using the rudder.
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yeah, with the fuel tubing in there, sometimes stick movement is so smooth it's hard to notice yourself changing collective while jockeying the tail. it is a good idea to get used to flying without the detent though, since controls are ultimately more precise without detent.
a good pilot can even get a rock to fly smooth, so you may still want to experiment with your throttle curve. i've flown my heli with all sorts of throttle curve settings and have found that higher pitch/lower RPM tend to be less sensitive around hover. that will help make the yoyo less snappy if you will.
a good pilot can even get a rock to fly smooth, so you may still want to experiment with your throttle curve. i've flown my heli with all sorts of throttle curve settings and have found that higher pitch/lower RPM tend to be less sensitive around hover. that will help make the yoyo less snappy if you will.
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From: mansfield,
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Eventually, you will stop thinking of the left stick as two different movements (throttle + rudder). When I fly now, the movement of the left stick seems more like a single movement in both axis to me. I have gotten very used to adjusting for tail drift when climbing, falling, etc. that when I want more throttle, I 'automatically' add in the correct amount of rudder without even thinking about it.
Once you hit this stage, you will probably find that you are 'fighting' the clicks on the throttle to get the heli to move exactly how you wish it to. At least, this is how it is for me. Of course, I have never liked the clicks on the throttle stick. Not even with planes, etc. I have always put fuel tubing on it to make it smooth.
Yah, I just roll like that...
Once you hit this stage, you will probably find that you are 'fighting' the clicks on the throttle to get the heli to move exactly how you wish it to. At least, this is how it is for me. Of course, I have never liked the clicks on the throttle stick. Not even with planes, etc. I have always put fuel tubing on it to make it smooth.
Yah, I just roll like that...
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From: Winston,
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I agree, I have only been flying my BCX for a couple of weeks, but the clicking prevents me from finding that perfect hover.
I have also noticed that flying is not just a single change in any one stick axis, but a combination of all the controls to get the CX to go where I want it to go. I plan on removing my clicking tomorrow and seeing how I do after that.
I understand having the throttle lock into helps, but you never take your fingers off the sticks.
I let my sister and niece try to hover tonight and I'll be putting on the training gear tomorrow for them.
Jimmy
I have also noticed that flying is not just a single change in any one stick axis, but a combination of all the controls to get the CX to go where I want it to go. I plan on removing my clicking tomorrow and seeing how I do after that.
I understand having the throttle lock into helps, but you never take your fingers off the sticks.
I let my sister and niece try to hover tonight and I'll be putting on the training gear tomorrow for them.
Jimmy



