How on earth do you hold a heli steady enuff to hover?? It seems that the slightest tilt sends it catapulting in that direction. If I am able to correct it at all (before it crashes), it is only to overcorrect wildly in the other direction. I can't imagine someone having reactions fast enough and fine enough to hold it in one place.

Now, with that said, I know people do it all the time .. so ... what am I doing wrong?

And finally, could you fill in the blank please: When I pull back on the right swivel stick (mode 2), the nose of the heli goes

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Crank in a little expo, or setup dual rates, and try it on lower rates to begin with, if you need to.
(Though there are distinct advantages to learning with the rates cranked up higher)


On the fill in the blank... for mode 2, pulling back on the right stick, the nose goes UP. Just like in an airplane.

also practice on a sim if you can...it really helps alot!

C_Watkins wrote: "Crank in a little expo, or setup dual rates, and try it on lower rates to begin with, if you need to."

C! Thank you for the reply! But.... could you phrase your answer in "Newbese?" (I.E. Terms a noob like myself will understand!)

Tks!

Well, in that case, we need more info.
Which transmitter are you using... for starters?

Gotta second Marc's advice on the sim. I didn't even start my first heli, before spending two weeks
on the sim, one or two hours a night. I feel that the sim was entirely responsible for my not wadding
up the little Concept .30 on its first flights. (Well, I did have a lot of airplane experience that helped some, too.)

Anyhow, if you can't afford the G2 or whatever, even one of the freebie sims is a tremendous help. I used FMS.
Another thought is to find someone close to you who flies helis, that might be willing to help out a new guy.
(Just to make sure you're setup correctly, mechanically and electrically... and to trim it out for you)

<<<<Which transmitter are you using... for starters?>>>

I'm using the one that came with my AeroHawk... Does anyone know what brand that TX is? I have the model with the 4 servo reverse buttons on the bottom right.


I have a sim sitting in the UPS depot as I write.... this is it: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1

Please tell me I bought a decent siim? [X(]

A common cause too , not to be over looked, is that the the gyro may be reversed. If you so much as give a lil rudder/rotation the heli will spin fast and out of contol...consequently giving it opposit control to counteract it will send it in a furious spin the other direction. Even if you jus' tilt the heli using the ailerons will coz the gyro to react by sending the heli into a spin in the same direction.

What kind of heli are you flying???...I know for a fact that the Hummingbird CP has that problem. The instructions have you mounting the gyro incorrectly. (Flaw in the documentation).

Hi,
If it's the standard Smartech tx, then it's the same as the GWS Dreamstarter. The servo reverse switches are in the centre though.


A picture would be nice.

I just got my Aero-hawk last week. It is only a basic 4ch radio with reversing switches. It is not programable that I know of. It may be adjustable from the main circuit board.

What I would do to de-sensitize it a little is move the servo/swash plate links to an inner hole on the servo arm to reduce the throw a little. Mark down what hole position they were in from the factory, then move it in one hole. Not too much or you wont have enough control when you need it.

Another better option is to get or make a strap to hang the transmitter around your neck and hold the end of the sticks between your thumb and finger, rather than thumbs only, it usually helps for fine control without over-controlling, You could also extend or put on longer sticks on the transmitter so you have to move the sticks more for the same amount of servo movement.

Come to think of it I'll dig out my old Kraft radio and steal the long sticks off it to help me learn as soon as mine comes back. (tail motor burnt out nearly right away)