I did it....

[Aussie_G]

I finally hovered for real today..

I have scooted around on the floor during setup of the Gyro etc

My first outside pack was pretty scary, gyro was still off..

Second pack was a full 5 minutes of hovering, touched the ground twice, trying to get used to the cyclic and wind effect...

I am sooo happy that I managed a full pack hovering on my second pack...
Now its back to the sim to polish up on side in hover then the scary nose in.....

My advise to a noob like myself, DONT buy an Axe CP as your first heli... this 450 is not even in the same class, I couldnt hover the axe for more than 2 seconds.

[fiveoboy01]

It's a good feeling isn't it?

I remember crashing a blade CP over and over and over and over.

A year later, I bought a sim to practice planks, then I started trying helis.

Bought a CP Pro, and the next thing I knew I was able to hover it without crashing. What a feeling that was:)

[rdlohr]

Congrats! I remember fighting the CP for a long time too. The 450 is a dream!

Rick

[ChasHeliCop]

Bought a CP Pro, and the next thing I knew I was able to hover it without crashing. What a feeling that was:)

You mean you actually hovered a CP Pro :noteworthy All I can remember was it chasing me around the yard.

[Aussie_G]

All I can remember was it chasing me around the yard.

LOL - Id like to see that...

I really would be much happier with the whole process if I could lay back in a chair & plug into the back of my head - matrix style - and learn how to fly.

Is it normal to have shaking hands after completing your first flight.
My nerves were shot at the end of the 5 or 6 minutes of hovering.

Despite having the shakes - I was grinning - I cant believe the difference between the Axe CP & this 450..
I know the axe was $199 and this 450SE has cost me a little over $700.
But if I compared price to performance - I figure the 450SE is worth around 3500.
If its true that bigger heli's are more stable - I wanna 600 now...

[ChasHeliCop]

Nah dude, you want a 500. The shakes will go away the more comfortable you get. Try Radd's School of Rotory Flight, it's real good for getting you in the air without crashing as much

http://www.dream-models.com/eco/flying-index.html

[BenHeli]

You mean you actually hovered a CP Pro :noteworthy All I can remember was it chasing me around the yard.

At least you was able to chase it around. All that I did was spent money fixing it.

[BenHeli]

LOL - Id like to see that...

I really would be much happier with the whole process if I could lay back in a chair & plug into the back of my head - matrix style - and learn how to fly.

Is it normal to have shaking hands after completing your first flight.
My nerves were shot at the end of the 5 or 6 minutes of hovering.

Despite having the shakes - I was grinning - I cant believe the difference between the Axe CP & this 450..
I know the axe was $199 and this 450SE has cost me a little over $700.
But if I compared price to performance - I figure the 450SE is worth around 3500.
If its true that bigger heli's are more stable - I wanna 600 now...

Congrats, Aussie G!

[rdlohr]

LOL - Id like to see that...

I really would be much happier with the whole process if I could lay back in a chair & plug into the back of my head - matrix style - and learn how to fly.

Is it normal to have shaking hands after completing your first flight.
My nerves were shot at the end of the 5 or 6 minutes of hovering.

Despite having the shakes - I was grinning - I cant believe the difference between the Axe CP & this 450..
I know the axe was $199 and this 450SE has cost me a little over $700.
But if I compared price to performance - I figure the 450SE is worth around 3500.
If its true that bigger heli's are more stable - I wanna 600 now...
Absolutely normal. If you are lucky, that will happen with each new move you learn too!

Rick