Some advice

[yellowblood]

Flying Raptor Titan. I'm fairly new to Helis been using the Sim etc..but when it comes to left handed circuts i've got no confidence turning nose in. I get to a point where it gets so close to crashing. Right handed turns i'm ok with for nose in any help with my approach guys. I want to put it where i want it !!!

[JasonJ]

Just need to keep at it. Stick time is the best, do fig 8's. Go a little past your comfort level at a time, not a lot. Just go back and forth, and make your turns more round as you go. Next thing you know you have nice round fig eights. When you are awesome at that, then just throw a few circuits in during your fig 8's. It comes to you. Once you are really comfortable you get to go inverted and start the process all over again. Good luck...

[Doug Darby]

I had the same exact issue for the longest time. What finally helped get me through that left and right turn issue was when I forced myself to get a handle on nose in... I tried every method and finally did what many on here suggested and strapped on the old training gear, set it down nose in, and said i would not fly any other orientation until I could hover nose it. Took a couple about 3 days working on it, and then another 3 days getting comfortable with transitioning in and out of nose to tail in and tail to nose in both directions. What made the most difference in my ability to turn either direction was when nose in became my comfort bail out position when I got in trouble. That took another week or so, but it change the game for me and made turning in both directions a smooth maneuver. (although it is human nature to prefer one direction over another) I practice my less comfortable turns every day I fly on the sim and especially at the field.

Good luck, If I can get there with my 59 year old reflexes and eyes, anyone can get it done.

[GunnyGlow]

^ +1

Get your orientations in a hover down better and it will certainly help with FFF and it's various orientations.

Might be worth going over your setup to make sure left and right aileron inputs are equal. I doubt thats the cause....but....a good setup always makes it easier to fly.

[Coop]

I like Doug's comments and suggestions. And that's pretty much what i did with my Trex 450. Haven't transferred that skill to the Raptor yet, crashes cost more. But I can do it with the 450.

I agree with the age part. I'm 69!

[yellowblood]

Thanks Fellows sound advice how true is that we as humans prefere one direction to the other. Myself i prefere the right titty to the left !!!!
I'll keep at it hopefully with no crashes.

Andy

[gheli]

Buy a cheap fixed pitch heli like an Esky Honeybee. Practice all the stuff you are afraid to do with a more powerful CP heli. I have more hours logged on this little gem (about $70-80 on sale, RTF), and it has helped my confidence immensely. You can dump it onto the ground, into walls, etc, and as long as you chop the throttle in time, it will still be flyable with no damage. I've been lucky to have a place to practice at work, on a slick concrete floor, which helped as well.

The bottom line for me has been- practice, practice, practice, with a cheap FP RTF.

Good luck

[Jaguar_5]

How has noone mentioned using a simulator?

[GunnyGlow]

How has noone mentioned using a simulator?


Well, when it's stated in the OP that he's been hitting the sim. Well....we can only assume. ;)

[Jaguar_5]

*DOH*

Silly me :lol:

I knew there must be a good reason no one mentioned it!!

If you haven't tried (not you gunny lol) add some rudder trim while you're hovering and practice keeping it in one place while constantly pirouetting, this is great practice!! Very difficult at first