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rhodesengr · 02-12-2012, 08:57 PM

well flight is perhaps an over-statement. I did fire up my new B450 today. Training gear operation hovering a few inches up. Seems like a long road to to anything resembling flight. Both me and the B450 are still in one piece. The neighbors stop and stare.

spanky17 · 02-12-2012, 09:44 PM

Congrats on that,I plan on doing the same thing very soon.

InFocus · 02-12-2012, 09:44 PM

Awesome news. If you lifted off, anded and didn't need to buy any parts, we'll call that a successful maiden flight.. congrats.

CyclicPete · 02-13-2012, 02:46 PM

Congrats Dude !!

Its a GREAT feeling isn't it , when it finally leaves the ground properly !!

Keep practicing, you will be in a stable hover before you know it !!

buddha2490 · 02-13-2012, 03:20 PM

That's way better than my first half a dozen 'flights', all of which were most emphatically non-flights, and most ended up costing me money.

After these crashes, I decided to start over and I ended up going with Radd's flight school:

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

What I liked about his teaching was that he put a lot of emphasis on having a feel for what the heli was going to do when it was about to life off, i.e. it would drift left, the tail would move a bit, etc etc. The goal would be to keep it the skids from moving just under lift-off power. The first 8 lessons or so the helicopter stays on the ground. Certainly not the most exciting way to learn, but it was really effective for me. I got to the one where I could hover and it lifted off very controlled because I knew exactly what the helicopter was going to do and it was really nice to see it take off so nicely and in control.

Also, a sim has been really helpful for me.

rhodesengr · 02-13-2012, 05:20 PM

I have phoenix and I am using both Radds and rchelicopterfun.com. Plus I have an mCPx.

nartac · 02-14-2012, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rhodesengr

I have phoenix and I am using both Radds and rchelicopterfun.com. Plus I have an mCPx.

sounds like another one hooked on heli addiction. Please get help now before it's too late

rhodesengr · 02-14-2012, 02:02 PM

Its already too late. I now refer to the family room as "the flight deck".

nartac · 02-14-2012, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rhodesengr

Its already too late. I now refer to the family room as "the flight deck".

LOL. Did you read a thread where a guy used his wife's tush as landing pad?

FuntanaS · 02-14-2012, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nartac

LOL. Did you read a thread where a guy used his wife's tush as landing pad?

Where was that?

nartac · 02-14-2012, 04:11 PM

well.... he used an mcpx of course and not a 450 HERE

rdarby777 · 02-14-2012, 06:08 PM

I wish someone would have told me that this hobby was so addicting and incredibly expensive. It would have been cheaper for me to have a drug problem and I have only had one crash since Jan 1st. I love the feeling of flying...its phenomenal!!

02-12-2012, 08:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
rhodesengr Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pleasanton CA	First 450 flights well flight is perhaps an over-statement. I did fire up my new B450 today. Training gear operation hovering a few inches up. Seems like a long road to to anything resembling flight. Both me and the B450 are still in one piece. The neighbors stop and stare.

02-12-2012, 09:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
spanky17 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2011	Congrats on that,I plan on doing the same thing very soon. __________________ Blade 450, mCP X, DX8, Phoenix 4.0

02-12-2012, 09:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
InFocus Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2011	Awesome news. If you lifted off, anded and didn't need to buy any parts, we'll call that a successful maiden flight.. congrats. __________________ Current fleet is getting smaller. Blackout Mini-H, WarpQuad 230, Blade 200qx, Nano QX, UM F-27q Stryker, UM P51 Mustang, F4F Wildcat, DX6 radio. Previous fleet: mcpx, 300x, 350qx,450x, qav400, DX7s

02-13-2012, 02:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
CyclicPete Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2011	Congrats Dude !! Its a GREAT feeling isn't it , when it finally leaves the ground properly !! Keep practicing, you will be in a stable hover before you know it !! __________________ *T-Rex 550E DFC* *GOBLIN 570* *Blade450* *OUTRAGE QUARK* *mCPX BL Goblin*

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02-13-2012, 03:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
buddha2490 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2011	That's way better than my first half a dozen 'flights', all of which were most emphatically non-flights, and most ended up costing me money. After these crashes, I decided to start over and I ended up going with Radd's flight school: http://www.dream-models.com/eco/flying-index.html What I liked about his teaching was that he put a lot of emphasis on having a feel for what the heli was going to do when it was about to life off, i.e. it would drift left, the tail would move a bit, etc etc. The goal would be to keep it the skids from moving just under lift-off power. The first 8 lessons or so the helicopter stays on the ground. Certainly not the most exciting way to learn, but it was really effective for me. I got to the one where I could hover and it lifted off very controlled because I knew exactly what the helicopter was going to do and it was really nice to see it take off so nicely and in control. Also, a sim has been really helpful for me.

02-13-2012, 05:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
rhodesengr Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pleasanton CA	I have phoenix and I am using both Radds and rchelicopterfun.com. Plus I have an mCPx.

02-14-2012, 02:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
rhodesengr Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pleasanton CA	Its already too late. I now refer to the family room as "the flight deck".

02-14-2012, 04:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
nartac Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2011	well.... he used an mcpx of course and not a 450 HERE

02-14-2012, 06:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
rdarby777 Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2012	I wish someone would have told me that this hobby was so addicting and incredibly expensive. It would have been cheaper for me to have a drug problem and I have only had one crash since Jan 1st. I love the feeling of flying...its phenomenal!!

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