sassy heels Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I have been into RC cars and truck for some time now, and always wanted to try a heli. http://www.horizonhobby.com/ProdInfo/EFL/450/EFLH1105-450.jpg Today may start another new passion, or money pit....lol http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=EFLH1105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba136 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I have been into RC cars and truck for some time now, and always wanted to try a heli. http://www.horizonhobby.com/ProdInfo/EFL/450/EFLH1105-450.jpg Today may start another new passion, or money pit....lol http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=EFLH1105 Well, I guess we won't be reading many posts from you on nice days when the weather and wind are good for flying. Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassy heels Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 LOL. I havent been posting much as it is. I still come around. Just nothing new has been going on, except this. This was a gift for myself for quitting smoking. Maybe Ican get good enough with it to put a camera on it, and use it to sweep an area, for my first outing,,,,lol:silly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allu(M) Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 This makes your neighbour to crawl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jxGJDf6ySs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-strap lover Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I have been into RC cars and truck for some time now, and always wanted to try a heli. http://www.horizonhobby.com/ProdInfo/EFL/450/EFLH1105-450.jpg Today may start another new passion, or money pit....lol http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=EFLH1105 are you going to wear heels while flying your chopper? t-straps are my favorite style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimper Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 That looks like much fun. I've been looking at some lately myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassy heels Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 are you going to wear heels while flying your chopper? Im still not up for a public outing as of yet. Maybe if I fly at night in the driveway, but I tried (just the flying not heeling) last nite, and crashed.....lol. I had to grab a flashlight to find the parts. All fixed now and ready to try again. My fix actually made it stronger than it was stock. I really think this is going to be a money pit till I learn it better:silly:. I just have to be patient and take it in small steps( sorta like the first time in heels:w00t2:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roniheels Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Im still not up for a public outing as of yet. Maybe if I fly at night in the driveway, but I tried (just the flying not heeling) last nite, and crashed.....lol. I had to grab a flashlight to find the parts. All fixed now and ready to try again. My fix actually made it stronger than it was stock. I really think this is going to be a money pit till I learn it better:silly:. I just have to be patient and take it in small steps( sorta like the first time in heels:w00t2:) That's a good comparison. Also keep practicing in your heels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzard Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Ye gods. Going straight to a helicopter without going via fixed-wing aircraft is a big step. Flying a plane has been likened to balancing a broomstick on one finger, flying a helicopter has been likened to balancing two broomsticks, one on each hand. There's a lot to keep in trim - I can't even manage a helicopter in a flight sim, let alone where "crashing" doesn't just mean "... and reboot the computer". Good luck with it! I've now left HHPlace. Feel free to use the means listed in my profile if you wish to contact me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen J Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Congrats on the new toy! I have tried airplanes and Helis. I have learned that I am much better with the boats and cars. The general public is also much safer. Get some pictures up of the flights, I will see if I can get some together also. During the winter months we fly in a golf dome after hours. Great fun and the bar is open to make it interesting. Have fun. Jen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassy heels Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 I actually had to bench the Blade heli in favor of a coaxial version. The coaxial one will help me o learn all the basics, and once I get that down to a precise science, I will be getting this bird back up and running. I also have cars and trucks to try to keep up with and keep running....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glider Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Dependant on the size of your aircraft, we found that by attatching a hoola-hoop to the skids both made the aircraft more stable in the hover at low levels as it made the aircraft less twitchy and less prone to effects of any light breeze, and also if we did have an incident the hoop kept the aircraft in one piece when it touched the ground and also stopped the rotors from touching, this has saved us a small fortune in rebuilds during training flights. Whilst learning, and this does take alot of balls to do, try hovering at a height a little higher than perhaps you feel confident with, so as to eliminate what is called "Ground effect" which makes control of the aircraft close to the ground, condiderably more difficult when hovering. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen J Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Very good advice. The biggest thing is to take it slow and lots of practice. Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassy heels Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 Dependant on the size of your aircraft, we found that by attatching a hoola-hoop to the skids both made the aircraft more stable in the hover at low levels as it made the aircraft less twitchy and less prone to effects of any light breeze, and also if we did have an incident the hoop kept the aircraft in one piece when it touched the ground and also stopped the rotors from touching, this has saved us a small fortune in rebuilds during training flights. Whilst learning, and this does take alot of balls to do, try hovering at a height a little higher than perhaps you feel confident with, so as to eliminate what is called "Ground effect" which makes control of the aircraft close to the ground, condiderably more difficult when hovering. Enjoy. Great advice. I have the training gear, but I dont think the bird is powerful enough to lift a hula hoop too....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glider Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 If the Aircraft is too small to lift a Hoola-hoop, then attatch as light as possible wooden batons to the skids in order to increase the Aircrafts "footprint", this will have the same effect as a hoop. Let me know how you get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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