RC pilots! - Page 3

Horizon · 12-01-2006, 03:09 AM

R/C helis tend to be expensive. It doesn't take much to "bump" into something and then you need a new rotor of tail boom or some other item that costs money.

I've flown R/C planes for a while and have been around enough R/C helis to know they aren't for me. But if you like a challenge and like the feel of adrenaline running through your veins, then it might just be for you. Just expect it to cost you a few bucks.

I think this was basically answered already, but trims should be in the middle to start and th e throttle trim for an electric heli should be at zero (bottom) to start. For a gas powered bird, you set the trim up to where you have a reliable idle and then you pull both the stick and the trim all the way down when you want to kill the engine (usually only done once you've landed with a heli - they don't "dead stick" well).

12-01-2006, 03:09 AM	#21 (permalink)
Horizon MCB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada	R/C helis tend to be expensive. It doesn't take much to "bump" into something and then you need a new rotor of tail boom or some other item that costs money. I've flown R/C planes for a while and have been around enough R/C helis to know they aren't for me. But if you like a challenge and like the feel of adrenaline running through your veins, then it might just be for you. Just expect it to cost you a few bucks. I think this was basically answered already, but trims should be in the middle to start and th e throttle trim for an electric heli should be at zero (bottom) to start. For a gas powered bird, you set the trim up to where you have a reliable idle and then you pull both the stick and the trim all the way down when you want to kill the engine (usually only done once you've landed with a heli - they don't "dead stick" well). __________________ Reiner www.tntpaintball.com www.horizonpaintball.com Last edited by Horizon; 12-01-2006 at 03:14 AM..