Praise God!! Today (11/June/2003 07:00 GMT) I got my chance to fly my 1st helicopter (shuttle plus) at the 4th try (it took me 3 tries on different days, encountering loose drive nut, flat starter battery, and loose engine mounting screws). It flew 35 seconds before I crash landed on the ground (trying to land anyway). Nothing actually got broke, except a piece of wood used as my training gear hub got splitted in to 4 pieces. I love this helicopter hobby. So fun to see it fly. By the way, the FMS simulator helped me alot in the orientation of helicopters, I didn't even get a chance to hover. For some reason it just came to me as instinct responses, got to fly a figure 8. (I guess hovering is harder in real life then the sim) What a day!!

Is it right to see the heli drift toward the left side ways (the main blades rotate clockwise when viewed from above) just before it takes off? I was expecting it because the sim drifts to the right. Any opinion will be helpful, thanks.

cbhs1

Congratulations, and welcome to hardest most challenging hobby there is
Rich

cbhs1

Congratulations on the first flight!! Keeping that puppy in the air will initially consume ALL your effort and brainpower.

To answer your question, yes, a heli with clockwise rotor rotation (viewed from above) will drift to the left. You have to apply slight right cyclic to compensate. If your Sim drifts the other way, check that the model you chose is not set up with anti clockwise rotation.

Don't land on any kangaroos

Rawlie

Congratulations I hope to be taking my mechanics (Hawk III) for my Bell 222, out this weekend to start to break in the engine & hover. If the hex starting shaft comes in time. It should Century's good about delivery. I had so much fun building the mechanics, actually seeing it float will be totally cool I still have to balance & pitch the blades.
Anyway, Hurray for you!!!!! Must be a great feeling