Maiden Flight Success BELT CP!!!!!!!!

[pitviper51]

OMG i havent had the after flight jitters in a while GEEZ this is fun.. i got my trianing gear in from rede2fly today and got home put then on,, well its too windy, so what do i do, of all places to do a maiden for my first heli fligth i did it in a 2 car garage HAHAAHAH it need a bit of triming , but over all the gryo does a great job and its very smooth.. i was hovering at just between 1/4 and 1/2 throttle.. enuff said heres the pics im so hyped !!!!!!!fg57 fg57
mike

[JeeUm]

Awesome, now you've really got me antsy to get mine flying.

[rede2fly]

glad to see you got the gear. hope it serves you well and good pics too

[pitviper51]

thanks, jeeum i think youll be very happy,, the upgrades on yours will be great,, and mine does good as is so far,, i did notice the blade grips are looser then they where before, gonna tighten that up a lil, once i get more time on it ill be able to trim it out better , but as for the gryo i didnt notice any wag yet.. but i think i will have to add some R-t mixing,, any idea on where to start??? it was funny rede2fly the gear work great! i was wondering tho haha since the balls roll, it spins the heli around on start up and shut down it spins a few times, i cant wait to get this thing out side!
mike

[rede2fly]

youll soon find out that on a smooth surface that even without training gear the heli will rotate. smooth concrete is not the same as grass. it has nothing to stop the tork of the motor or blades. when you get it on grass it wont do it as much or i should say not as noticeable. on concrete try putting a piece of carpet down and you will see the difference right away and the bigger the heli the more tork you get. (grasshopper) until you are in fordward flight haha (without training gear) when you pick it up it should want to turn to the left (tail) but, it will lean to the right. this is normal. unless the rotation is other direction, but i dont think they make any anymore. couldnt swear to it. good luck and may the force be with you after you take the training gear off you can put skid stops on to completely stop this

[pitviper51]

thanks for the input. the skids have rubber stoppers holding the skid to the gear,, that should help a bit, gonna hop it out side soon as the wind lets off, or the next gym fly.. at least the dust in the garage is now gone.... hahah ohh it pointed strieght once it was up to lift off speed only minor adjustment to keep it going , so so addicted now.....

[rede2fly]

theres also one more thing i can tell you. when i was teaching helis i would not let students use this type of landing gear. in the grass it can stick a ball and flip the heli. so i had all my students get a hulahoop and dowels then place the heli on that. this setup will not let the heli turnover and the heli will pick up its own weight. and it acts as a stableizer. but not shure you can get one this small. BUT you can bend a circle out of a wooden dowel and glue to get the same results. just a few slices and BAMM its done. 360 deg sitting on the ground is better than 4 points. (grasshopper) a cap strip would work great>>

[pitviper51]

hmm.. i was just thinking how they would work on grass, dont think itll lift a big hoop tho hahahaha, hopfully i wont need trailwheels for to long... i was improving just with my hops tonight.. sittign and staring at my new toy hhahah
mike

[rede2fly]

mike i thank you for this. its shure is bringing back some great memories. ones that i will never forget there was nothing better than watching someone learn and be so excited at the same time

[pitviper51]

im open to any and all tips any one has hehe.. may even pole for a fusalage once i get to that point
mike

[rede2fly]

	Quote: Originally Posted by pitviper51
	im open to any and all tips any one has hehe.. may even pole for a fusalage once i get to that point mike

my vote is a jet ranger because that was the first one i did. haha

[pitviper51]

check this pretty thing out !!! ohh yea!!!
http://www.rchover.com/inc/sdetail/74477
mike

[JeeUm]

There was a company at the AMA show with scale fuses that had lights in them. They were flying them in the demo area and had a Eurocopter. They were gorgeous.

[pitviper51]

reallly, tht would be coooool, any idea who and if they have website???
mike

[analog_boy]

Awsome man those helis will get ya. BTW im loving those chops