QUICK QUESTION
01-15-2007 | 09:40 PM
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QUICK QUESTION
I am looking at buying a Honey Bee King on ebay and after enquiring was told that "The remote control is left throttle".
My question is whether this is the usual place for the throttle, or is it usually on the right??
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My question is whether this is the usual place for the throttle, or is it usually on the right??
Thanks
01-15-2007 | 09:49 PM
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RE: QUICK QUESTION
I have a Lama, and the throttle is on the left. The manual that came with it shows the controls for both left and right throttles, so I'm assuming they come either way. When buying it and shopping around, I think I remember being able to choose what controller you want, left handed or right.
01-15-2007 | 09:52 PM
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Yep mode 2 is most popular in English speaking regions
Left Stick - Up/Down - Throttle
Left Stick - Left/Right - Rudder
Right Stick - Up/Down - Elevator
Right Stick - Left/Right - Aileron (Roll)
I like to think of the right stick as the head of the heli as it mimics the stick.
Mode 1 is the reverse.
Left Stick - Up/Down - Throttle
Left Stick - Left/Right - Rudder
Right Stick - Up/Down - Elevator
Right Stick - Left/Right - Aileron (Roll)
I like to think of the right stick as the head of the heli as it mimics the stick.
Mode 1 is the reverse.
01-15-2007 | 09:56 PM
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RE: QUICK QUESTION
So would a righthander generally have the throttle on the left or right? This is my 1st heli so don't want to learn on the wrong side and then have difficulty for future helis.
01-15-2007 | 10:48 PM
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RE: QUICK QUESTION
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This might not apply to you if you have any prevoius RC experience but make sure your rudder stick controls the nose of the heli not the tail ! Fly the heli as if you were sitting in it. That means rudder left, nose left, rudder right, nose right. I learned by myself and my first instict was to look at the tail. Once I found out what others were doing, it was too late for me to chage over....
Any difference in radio setup will not change the way you fly but will cause problems when you go to fly someone else's heli. Once you get used to a setup it will be practically impossible for you to fly any other way. If anyone who has their radio setup 'properly' tried to fly my heli they would crash. And so would I if i tried to fly theirs. Anyways... my 2 cents.
This might not apply to you if you have any prevoius RC experience but make sure your rudder stick controls the nose of the heli not the tail ! Fly the heli as if you were sitting in it. That means rudder left, nose left, rudder right, nose right. I learned by myself and my first instict was to look at the tail. Once I found out what others were doing, it was too late for me to chage over....
Any difference in radio setup will not change the way you fly but will cause problems when you go to fly someone else's heli. Once you get used to a setup it will be practically impossible for you to fly any other way. If anyone who has their radio setup 'properly' tried to fly my heli they would crash. And so would I if i tried to fly theirs. Anyways... my 2 cents.
01-16-2007 | 12:33 PM
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RE: QUICK QUESTION
ORIGINAL: DebianDog
Yep mode 2 is most popular in English speaking regions
Left Stick - Up/Down - Throttle
Left Stick - Left/Right - Rudder
Right Stick - Up/Down - Elevator
Right Stick - Left/Right - Aileron (Roll)
I like to think of the right stick as the head of the heli as it mimics the stick.
Mode 1 is the reverse.
Yep mode 2 is most popular in English speaking regions
Left Stick - Up/Down - Throttle
Left Stick - Left/Right - Rudder
Right Stick - Up/Down - Elevator
Right Stick - Left/Right - Aileron (Roll)
I like to think of the right stick as the head of the heli as it mimics the stick.
Mode 1 is the reverse.
I did not think that mode 1 was just the reverse. I thought that it was a mix. The right stick is throttle and aileron. The left stick is elevator and rudder. I have never used mode 1, and I am going off of poor memory of something I read a long time ago, but this is what I remember.
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01-16-2007 | 01:56 PM
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RE: QUICK QUESTION
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paulybehaved
This might not apply to you if you have any prevoius RC experience but make sure your rudder stick controls the nose of the heli not the tail ! Fly the heli as if you were sitting in it. That means rudder left, nose left, rudder right, nose right. I learned by myself and my first instict was to look at the tail. Once I found out what others were doing, it was too late for me to chage over....
Any difference in radio setup will not change the way you fly but will cause problems when you go to fly someone else's heli. Once you get used to a setup it will be practically impossible for you to fly any other way. If anyone who has their radio setup 'properly' tried to fly my heli they would crash. And so would I if i tried to fly theirs. Anyways... my 2 cents.
paulybehaved
This might not apply to you if you have any prevoius RC experience but make sure your rudder stick controls the nose of the heli not the tail ! Fly the heli as if you were sitting in it. That means rudder left, nose left, rudder right, nose right. I learned by myself and my first instict was to look at the tail. Once I found out what others were doing, it was too late for me to chage over....
Any difference in radio setup will not change the way you fly but will cause problems when you go to fly someone else's heli. Once you get used to a setup it will be practically impossible for you to fly any other way. If anyone who has their radio setup 'properly' tried to fly my heli they would crash. And so would I if i tried to fly theirs. Anyways... my 2 cents.
When I pushed the yaw stick right, my tail would go left and I would think... That's right! Because the air is getting pushed to the right!... But now I now to fly by the nose I haven't had to change around my tx setup.
I fly mode 1 and I can tell you the setup is the attached picture.
01-17-2007 | 05:51 PM
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RE: QUICK QUESTION
Hi Paulybehaved,
I would ask your local hobby shops and flying clubs about this. Most US controllers are mode 2 (thrott. on the left stick). The good thing is that some controllers can be switched to either mode 1 or mode 2 and your Lama may have this option. Going from one mode to another would be bad news and reminds me of when Japanese and European motocross bikes often had the brake and shift levers reversed. As I recall, this made for some "interesting" moments when going from one to the other.
P.S. Vince, my wife would get a big laugh out of your pic. Funny but true!
I would ask your local hobby shops and flying clubs about this. Most US controllers are mode 2 (thrott. on the left stick). The good thing is that some controllers can be switched to either mode 1 or mode 2 and your Lama may have this option. Going from one mode to another would be bad news and reminds me of when Japanese and European motocross bikes often had the brake and shift levers reversed. As I recall, this made for some "interesting" moments when going from one to the other.
P.S. Vince, my wife would get a big laugh out of your pic. Funny but true!
01-17-2007 | 06:47 PM
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RE: QUICK QUESTION
Do people think the Honey Bee King is too much helicopter for a beginner? I could buy a Honey Bee FP which I am sure would be much easier.
The problem is I don't have much space inside to fly a heli, and I am sure that after a while I would get a bit tired of the space limitations.
Would the King me better for me given that when I get enough experience inside, it will be much more stable outside if there is a slight breeze?
Is the HB King harder than the HB CP2 which seems to be the next model up from the HB Fixed Pitch.
The problem is I don't have much space inside to fly a heli, and I am sure that after a while I would get a bit tired of the space limitations.
Would the King me better for me given that when I get enough experience inside, it will be much more stable outside if there is a slight breeze?
Is the HB King harder than the HB CP2 which seems to be the next model up from the HB Fixed Pitch.
