| 09-08-2010 10:07 AM |
| Max |
Re: How Does your club handle?
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Originally Posted by robpreston
I'ed like to thank all for your comments and suggestions.
all of this will be brought up at our next meeting...and I'm sure that the Heli guys at our club will help out..
you all have good points....
I knew if I asked the question all my buddy's would help out...
Thanks again RCC
you all have been a big help..
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Thanks for the feedback regarding this situation. I can tell already that you guys are on your way to helping this guy out. Good luck to your club and the new heli guy! Cheers! 
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| 09-08-2010 10:05 AM |
| Max |
Re: How Does your club handle?
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Originally Posted by darrenR
agreed we will try to help him but as for the buddy box thing that dont sound fun trying to program 2 to be the same say a JR10x to a DX7 and if he comes with a Futaba were stuck as we all have Spectrum/JR
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Buddy boxing with P-link (JR/Spektrum) or whatever Futaba calls it has been a godsend to heli instructors. In the old days I used to have to match the students buddy box TX to match the master TX. Total pain in the butt. Now, I just set up the master TX for P-Link trainer mode, plug in the slave RX and go fly with the student. It works great when needed, but as I and others have mentioned here, most heli fliers are self-taught with me as an instructor making sure the heli(and radio) has a good setup for the student, and then coaching the student between flights.
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| 09-07-2010 11:37 PM |
| g.p. |
Re: How Does your club handle?
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Originally Posted by Propworn
High alpha for what 20 seconds is not 3D.
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Yes it is. 3D is post stall flight. That includes VPP like the Raven, but VPP is only a small percentage of 3D RC aircraft and manuevers.
The Twin Otter can pull reverse in the air too, so I guess it is the original 3D full scale by your definition!
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| 09-07-2010 11:30 PM |
| g.p. |
Re: How Does your club handle?
Don't worry, nobody can tell Dennis what to think!
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| 09-07-2010 11:11 PM |
| OICU812 |
Re: How Does your club handle?
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Originally Posted by g.p.
I've never seen you do a nice, stationary hover.......you're always on the edge of disaster, flip flopping all over the place!    |
Flip flopping all over the place? LOL no.......
Now you got Dennis thinking I am a maniac at the field to.....great
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| 09-07-2010 11:00 PM |
| Ramz |
Re: How Does your club handle?
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Originally Posted by darrenR
agreed we will try to help him but as for the buddy box thing that dont sound fun trying to program 2 to be the same say a JR10x to a DX7 and if he comes with a Futaba were stuck as we all have Spectrum/JR
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I would recommend the club purchase a Futaba transmitter to serve as the club buddy box. All you need is a cheap 6 channel. Plenty of cheap used ones here on RCC. I have trained approximately 6 guys to fly in the past year and that's what I did.
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| 09-07-2010 10:53 PM |
| Tmaxx4ever |
Re: How Does your club handle?
I have said it before and I will say it again: their are inherent risks when you do anything....whether you are playing a video game, playing catch with hand grenades or learning how to operate a R/C heli. As far as I am concerned, if you choose to go to a flying field...then you choose to accept the consequences should something unfortunate happen. The MAAC warning signs come to mind. It would be great if he could learn to fly heli's with zero risk to anything or anybody but life doesn't work that way.
It is obvious that this fellow is serious about learing how to fly as he threw down some serious Deniro's to buy the heli. I would hope that the other club members chip in and help him out wherever they can before he tries to fly the heli...whether it be with the setup or coaching him while he is trying to hover.
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| 09-07-2010 10:48 PM |
| Guest |
Re: How Does your club handle?
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Originally Posted by g.p.
I fly many kinds of RC, including scale. You can fly scale without flying in an oval though.
You should check out some videos of Kirby Chambliss and his new routines. 3D is becoming scale.
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High alpha for what 20 seconds is not 3D. The only true 3D capable full size was the turboprop Raven. Ended when the engine flamed out during a steep approach with reverse pitch and Handley pancaked it on the runway.
http://www.waynehandley.com/archive.html
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...1820902328022#
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...2639009239481#
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| 09-07-2010 10:43 PM |
| darrenR |
Re: How Does your club handle?
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Originally Posted by Ramz
MAAC, to my knowledge, does not have any wings program for heli's....therefore, in my opinion, it is unfortunately correct. It would be great if we could snap our fingers and make said new guy a competent pilot but he has to start somewhere. Since nobody in the club feels up to the challenge of buddy boxing said new guy, he has no choice but to try and fly the heli on his own. I would be more concerned about the setup of the heli rather than his piloting skills.....example...is his head speed too high.....or are his cyclic controls reversed...etc. This is where the other heli flyers in the club come in....to help setup the machine to the best of their abilities.
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agreed we will try to help him but as for the buddy box thing that dont sound fun trying to program 2 to be the same say a JR10x to a DX7 and if he comes with a Futaba were stuck as we all have Spectrum/JR
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| 09-07-2010 10:37 PM |
| Ramz |
Re: How Does your club handle?
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Originally Posted by darrenR
So the answer to the question would be...
as long as this guy pays for MACC he can have use of our field and use it unsupervised and MACC will cover any damage he may cause to property or person... Is this Correct??
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MAAC, to my knowledge, does not have any wings program for heli's....therefore, in my opinion, it is unfortunately correct. It would be great if we could snap our fingers and make said new guy a competent pilot but he has to start somewhere. Since nobody in the club feels up to the challenge of buddy boxing said new guy, he has no choice but to try and fly the heli on his own. I would be more concerned about the setup of the heli rather than his piloting skills.....example...is his head speed too high.....or are his cyclic controls reversed...etc. This is where the other heli flyers in the club come in....to help setup the machine to the best of their abilities.
Their is no "magic pill". You just have to do what you can and hope for the best.
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