What's the easiest transition?

[sky high]

What is the easiest transition? Moving from small micro helos to larger 90 scale or large to small? I would think it would be easier to go from small to large because you are already sensitized to delicate stick inputs whereas with a larger helo you have more mass therefore more time to react for corrections.

[Brady Longmore]

10-4

Yep, the larger helis are more stable. If you can learn and fly on a smaller heli, the bigger ones will seem easier.

[sky high]

Well, I have been flying a fixed pitch rotor micro helo (1 lb) for nine months and can easily fly nose IN as well as perpendicular left or right and at high altitudes of 250-300 ft. It has assisted flight with thermal sensors to maintain a constant level. I am wanting to get a Bergen turbine real bad and I figure all of that weight hanging below the rotors will help with stable flight. :mrgreen:

[Brady Longmore]

Having never flown the Bergen Turbine I can't say much except that confirm to you that you should notice a big difference in stability.

My only concern at this point if I were you would to make sure you are aware of the kind of POWER at your thumb-tips with a turbine. Or even with the Intrepid Gasser as well. They really have some verticle attitdue :cool:

Also with the turbine you have to get a turbine license just to be legal to fly it.

I'm in the same boat as you though....would love to have one.....someday.

[sky high]

Oh, I have seen first hand what that thing can do! :mrgreen: I have stood next to Chris a few times while he flew his but I couldn't talk him into letting me even hovering it 1 foot. :mrgreen: He nicely said, uhh, NO WAY!! I'm not interested in aggressive flying anyway. I want it for AP and other more precision applications.

When you say you have to have a license to fly a turbine, do you mean for AMA events or anywhere. I know you have to be certified for a turbine at AMA events but that's not my main interest.

[DebianDog]

You need to buy a .60 sized ship (or better) and be able to loop and fly in all directions.
http://www.modelaircraft.org/PDF-files/510-F.pdf

Chris let me fly the 20 pound twin at MHA :p That was cool.

[sky high]

Also with the turbine you have to get a turbine license just to be legal to fly it.
Dan, I'm aware that you have to have a waiver to fly at AMA events but my question was did he mean you have to have a license in general.

[DebianDog]

Not sure. :dontknow

[Malorie]

The turbine waiver is an AMA thing. So I suppose you don't "NEED" one. Greg, Gary or Chris could certainly explain more. :)

Malorie

[Brady Longmore]

I could be wrong, but my understanding from talking to Gary is that you have to have some kind of license or cert. from the state to fly one based on the fact that you are flying something that could explode into a ball of flame if you crash it.

Gary is the guy that certifies you to fly a turbine for the state of Utah.

Maybe I misuderstood him, so don't take what I say to the bank. :?

[Gary Travis]

The waiver is for the AMA events, Now that is the case in the US. As of yey there is no other license to fly it here. Now Canada Where I fly a bit lately is a different story. Up there You need a special ops permit from Transport Canada to fly ANYTHING commercialy. Whether turbine or gassoline or glow powered If you are making money with it you do have to have the ops permit or risk loosing the equiptment and going to jail. They classify them as UAV up there. You are safe to fly them in the US without any permits.
I did have one incident where the local county goverment required a 20.00 use permit.
Gary

[Brady Longmore]

OK Then. It was Canada he was talking about.

Thanks for clearing it up Gary. :noteworthy