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05-03-2013, 12:15 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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How easy should it be to hover an mSR
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I'm a relatively new to RC helicopters and just got my mSR after flying coaxes previously. I'm just wondering how easy should it be for an inexperienced person to hover an mSR and thus trying to determine whether my problem is with me or my helicopter. Mine seems to not want to stay in one place - it almost seems to pendulum forwards and backwards. It doesn't appear be TBE and I've been browsing the forums for a while and have checked and rechecked all the things that cause that. It doesn't seem to be a trim issue because it's not a drift - it's more of a swaying motion. But maybe I'm wrong about that. I see a lot of people (relatively experienced flyers) talking about hands free hover and I guess my question is how easy should that be? Should I as a low skill pilot be able to just pop it into the air, take my hands off the cyclic and it should automatically stabilize into a relatively perfect hover or does it take actual effort to do so? I'm having great fun with this thing so far but I'm trying to figure out exactly where the problem lies. Do I have an issue with the mSR that needs to be adjusted or do I have a problem with my flying abilities? I'm willing to work on either obviously but I'd like to understand what's happening. Thanks! |
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05-03-2013, 05:22 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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So far what I've heard about it on here is that you do need some input too keep a steady hover usually not too much after takeoff but definitely within 1-5 seconds after takeoff from my experience
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05-03-2013, 08:12 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I have mine mechanically trimmed great and it hovers fine for a few moments...it will drift a little...but basically it hovers fine.
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05-03-2013, 11:29 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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I've been flying this thing in "low-rate mode" ever since I got it since it's for beginners and that's what I clearly am.
Tonight though I forgot to switch it and left it in high rate mode and strangely I found it easier to fly generally and also easier to bring it to a mostly stable hover. |
05-04-2013, 11:01 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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I think learning r/c heli flight is FULL of those moments where you suddenly find yourself noticing that you don't have "insert problem X" anymore!
Great work, your stick-time is developing your skills already! Mistakes are good teachers, so are successes. Keep going with increasing confidence! At the rate you're going, you'll quickly transition from avoiding crashes to flying around obstacles. Keep it up!
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05-04-2013, 07:55 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Thanks for the encouragement!!
I guess the strange thing for me is that all things being equal the high-rate mode seems easier to fly than the low-rate mode. |
05-05-2013, 05:30 AM | #7 (permalink) |
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An mSR was my first single-rotor FP heli that I could actually fly (the Walkera wasn't flyable) and I also discovered it was easier on high rate and the "advanced" swash balls. I think it's probably because the low rates barely give you enough throw on the cyclics, so you end up being unable to correct properly.
As far as how easy it should be, that's directly related to your skill level. At the start, it's damn difficult. Eventually, you can do it as a "background task", with no apparent effort. Any single-rotor heli is inherently unstable, so they'll never hover hands-off for long in the real world. With a bit of care in their setup, however, they'll go for a fair while in still air. I can actually "hover" out a whole battery on mine, just using rudder corrections and not touching the cyclic at all. Gets a bit boring though!
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05-08-2013, 08:58 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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The msr is a nice step up from a coax cause your like, WoW this thing is fast, whoa look at it spin. What bugged me about the msr was when you wanted to try some fast move that required some strong stick movements mr flybar steps in and says. Whoa there partner I'm not quit ready to go that way yet. It's a good trainer in its on way but I learned way faster on the nano. JMHO
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