Circuits schmircuits

[Mikej]

Guys,

I hope that this doesn't sound too much like bragging, but I thought that I'd share some good news after all of the crashes / fires. Last week I had my most recent lesson and it was awful :(:( basically I had been practicing my figure 8's wrong - too much lean angle and not flying in balance, but ending up dropping in sideways :thumbdown::thumbdown:, so when I was trying circuits they just didn't work at all - I keep falling out of turns and would have crashed constantly.

So for yesterday's lesson it was two steps backwards to very simple, low speed 8's until I got those sorted - heli in balance and much more controlled. So Paul just said "right straighten up a bit earlier and we'll try racetrack circuits again) - so I just came out of the right turn earlier down the far side and round to the right again - easy :):):). I did a few more and landed with the biggest smile you've seen. So we landed, had a cup of tea and did some left-hand circuits to follow :thumbup::thumbup: (they weren't quite as neat buts till OK). Next flight was a few 8, some left-hand circuits, a few more 8's then some RH circuits :thumbup::thumbup:.

I was so pumped - smiling all the way home - hope you guys don't mind, but I had to tell someone - espically as trying the circuits was the cause of my first ever Hurri crash.

Cheers,
Mike.

[Graeme67]

Good on ya Mike!

It feels great when things fall into place.

Cheers
Graeme

[mjdee14]

Congrats Mike :thumbup:

That's what I like so much about flying helis....there si always a new challenge and reward right around the corner.....it is so boring flying planks after geting into helis...

Great job.....wait il you do a loop !!!:smokin: You'll think you had sex !! :smokin:

[Mikej]

Sorry for more boasting, but had another fantastic lesson today. We started off with some circuits, left, right, 8's, fast ones, slow ones, high and low - no problems at all :thumbup::thumbup:

We then tried a few piros and nose in (no probs), and then tried a new approach for take off's - up to hover, piro and then fly off, then we moved on to stall turns and a couple of almost auto's (auto down to about hover height with engine on but not throttle). We finished off with a new exercise called "grids" - basically like a square circuit but half way along the far leg you turn towards 90 degrees towards yourself, 180 degree "U-turn", back away and then another 90 degree to finish off the circuit.

We then finished off with a tank full of just hammering about everywhere :D:D

I'm dead chuffed (very pleased for you septics) - it suddenly clicked.

Cheers,
Mike.

[kahn10]

to cool bro(well done old chap)..........:)

[ukgroucho]

Super, lovely - carry on as you were :)

[rotorhead58d]

that sounds encouraging. :clappp