After last Thursday's evening flights in the hall I have to say again just how much FUN these little birds are.
Being so cheap to repair, if you can manage to break one in the first place, you can try out those manoeuvres that you wouldn't dare risk your shiny new expensive 'replacement' on just yet.
To that end, I found myself practising nose-in hovering. Just letting the natural drift take over until the heli was pointing the wrong way while keeping it upright. As the battery lost its charge the heli would drift the other way so I could practice those too. Flying tiny 6 foot circuits, lazy 8s and just skating around on the floor giggling like a loon was an absolute hoot, secure in the knowledge that Igor is almost impossible to break. All the time I'm doing this my brain and fingers are getting programmed and the NEXT time I do it, it is magically easier!
OK, they're not the most stable of 'beginner' helis, in fact, I let a TRex owning student pilot fly it and he had to hand it back in horror after getting used to the pinned in space nature of his 450 SE V2! But, if you can learn to keep on top of its butterfly handling, a FP heli will go a long way towards getting those fingers trained and your first CP will be a delight.
Those that have already moved on to bigger and better CP helis and are wondering whether to get rid of the old cheapie, before you do get it out and give it a blast. You just might decide to keep it after all.
Kev
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EF Sabre (Igor - Semi-retired, with honours)
ESky Honeybee 2 FP (Darth Honeybee)
ESky CP2 - Futaba TX. Super Skids.
Protech 450 EP (Wolfie)
Raptor 30 V2 (Que Mas?)
Thunder Tiger Mini-T (Airwilf)
