Q&A: Would it be to hard to fly a single rotor RC helicopter as a beginner?

May 11th, 2012 admin Posted in RC Heli Info | 2 Comments »

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by Eric and Colleen

Question by : Would it be to hard to fly a single rotor RC helicopter as a beginner?
I want to get into the hobby of RC helicopters and i want a single rotor helicopter but I have been hearing how hard they are to fly. I would like to no if that is all just exaggerations or if it actually very hard to fly them!

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Answer by tyler
it is quite hard actually. if you have been flying those beginer helis like the cx2, it is very similar but very different at the same time. the cx2 pretty much auto correct you so your heli wot crash but if you make a mistake with you rotor heli you can realllllyyy mess things up. i have been flying helis for about 3 years now and my first rotor heli took me about 3-4 weeks to get used to it.. if you do decide to get one, fly it very lox to the ground in your house or garage. and with the Blade helis. you can buy a training setup, it has 4 prongs and 4 pingpong balls so it kinda keeps it level if you go off corse, hope this helps you!!!

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2 Responses to “Q&A: Would it be to hard to fly a single rotor RC helicopter as a beginner?”

  1. JohnAdriaan Says:
    February 2nd, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    The most difficult vehicle in the world to pilot is a helicopter. There are three dimensions of travel, and each of the three controls that you use affects two of them simultaneously. Your hands and feet are constantly “dancing” on the controls with subtle adjustments all of the time, with help of your sense of balance and “seat of the pants”.

    And that’s when you’re in the cockpit! If you’re standing 100 feet away, looking up at the vehicle as it moves away from you, towards you and side to side, with no feedback as to what is about to happen next except what your eyes tell you, you’re talking about a VERY difficult exercise – but very rewarding when you get it right.

    The first remote control helicopters came with huge training skids to protect the craft while you learned to control it. Later ones came with either twin contra-rotating blades for stability, or gyroscopic assistance to help the control systems adapt. While expensive to buy, they were cheaper in the long run since it reduced the number of damaging accidents.

    Purists will say that you’re not really flying the helicopter if these features are added, but for learning on they’re ideal.

    Have fun!

  2. cadsii@rogers.com Says:
    February 2nd, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    pretty simple

    try it out on the simulator you can grab a cheap kit for 40$ or under it will be a great investment instead of wasting a 300$ heli

    i say for beginners you should start with a coaxial something like the Big Lama, its the number one trainer heli in my store http://www.radiocontroltoys.ca, try both out coaxial and signal rotor in the simulator and you will know right away

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