The trick to your first hover is getting the helicopter to rise up evenly.
It can't do this with a perfectly level swash plate etc (weird I know but true)
so this picture should help you get set up
The trick is to do half a turn then retry the take off GENTLY!
Most rc helicopters want to take off and go to your left and towards you, since you stand behind it when learning this can be scary!
It's something to do with physics and the tail going through the down wash of the blades.
anyhoo you should not have to alter the length of the rods by more than FOUR turns, start with the left hand side one, half a turn, try it, half a turn again.
Now even though the helicopter still wants to go to the left it still wants to go backwards also, so this time we shorten the front rod half a turn, try it GENTLY!
sheeesh! easy with those sticks, nice easy movements it's not a play station.
ok we should be getting there, back to the left hand side rod, again only half a turn.
Don't alter the right hand rod! it will cause the helicopter to explode!
Naa but if you alter all three rods you will alter the overall pitch travel.
The best way is half a turn left, then front, then left then front etc.
OK once you have a relatively vertical take off by adjusting the rods any further minor adjustments can be made by adjusting the trims on the TX.
Remember if the helicopter wants to go to the left then adjust the bottom(horizontal) trim to the right.
If it wants to go backward then adjust the vertical trim forwards.
A well setup helicopter should take off more or less vertically and hover with very slight adjustments with the sticks.
Remember:
Major adjustments mechanically with the rods.
Minor adjustments with the trims.
If you have a programmable TX then use the sub trims for your minor adjustments but get as close as you can mechanically first.
If there are any other areas you think I should cover, stick a post in here and I'll see what I can do.
Gary
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