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Twister CP Gold
Going For A Walk
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The helicopter should now be trimmed and
you should be in a position to start learning
to take your Twister CP Gold ‘for a walk’.
These first few flights should be made with
the helicopter on the ground and on a
smooth surface.
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Apply throttle until the helicopter is light on
its skids and add a small amount of
forward elevator (fore & aft cyclic control).
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Apply enough throttle that the helicopter
starts to move slowly forwards. Watch for
any change of direction and be ready to
use the transmitter controls to correct this.
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Reduce throttle immediately should you
have any difficulties maintaining control.
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This ‘walking technique’ is a safe way of
developing the ability of automatically
being able to apply the correct transmitter
input.
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Practice this until applying the correct
transmitter input becomes second nature.
The First Hop
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Having practiced and mastered the
‘walking technique’, you are ready to make
the first ‘hop’ into the air.
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This is similar to ‘walking’ the helicopter,
but with slightly more throttle applied.
While walking the helicopter, apply more
throttle until the helicopter leaves the
ground.
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Reduce thottle immediately to settle the
helicopter back on the ground. You have
completed your first hop!
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Keep the helicopter moving forward while
practicing these ‘hops’
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You will notice that as the helicopter
breaks free from the ground, it may attempt
to accelerate quickly and in an unforeseen
direction.
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This is the natural affect of the helicopter
freeing itself from the friction of the ground.
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Many inexperienced pilots feel they only
have limited control after the helicopter
leaves the ground, however, with practice,
they find that they further develop their
ability to automatically apply the correct
control input that was first learnt by
‘walking’ the helicopter.
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Helicopters by nature do not sit perfectly
still in a hover and some control input is
always required.
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As your hand/eye co-ordination skills
develop, you will be able to pick up and
correct any drift, roll and yaw tendencies
almost immediately. Your ‘hops’ will be-
come larger and smoother and will know
Hovering and Manoeovres
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As your co-ordination and anticipation im-
proves you can now attempt a sustained
‘hover’.
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Hovering is similar to ‘hopping’ but with the
throttle sustained and the forward motion
reduced.
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Practice hovering until confident with the
basic handling of the helicopter.
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Once becoming proficient in hovering,
practice applying the different control in-
puts to slowly move the helicopter around.
E.g. apply rudder (yaw) control to rotate
the helicopter; apply aileron (roll cyclic)
control to make the helicopter drift right or
left.
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If you get into trouble at any stage, reduce
the throttle and land.
Forward Flight
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As your proficiency and confidence grows
you will want to progress into basic forward
flight.
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A much larger area is required. Outside
with no wind is ideal. Remember, due to its
light weight, any breeze can greatly affect
the performance of the Twister CP Gold.
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A flight simulator is a great teaching aid for
learning ’Nose In’ manoeuvres. With the
helicopter facing you, some of the controls
effectively become reversed, easily catch-
ing out the inexperienced pilot.