My programme of learning how to fly an electric rc helicopter recently took a new turn: I finally decided to dump the RC helicopter training gear on my Esky Belt CPV2…
This video below isn’t much to look at, but I wanted to document my first lift off without the fairly heavy training gear!
I was a bit nervous about over-controlling after being used to the stabilizing effect of the gear. The video clearly shows that I was initially too heavy on the controls: see that fast sideslip where the Belt CP disappears from view for ages!
After a few moments I settled down a bit more, but I was still anxious enough to actually forget to take the machine a bit higher for more stability, so I slipped around in rotor wash for much of the time.
There was also a slight breeze which didn’t help, so I soon decided to see if I could take her down without tipping over.
I was happy to have survived that first “free” flight, especially taking off and landing without tipping over, preventing which is probably the main benefit of having the training gear.
Read more on beginner RC helicopter hovering here…
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