
pilot to keep the helicopter from moving. It will also be difficult to know if the
helicopter is in trim or not for a beginner. Keep going on the practice close to ground
you will develop your skills.
(d) Keep practicing lifting your helicopter no more than 8 inches (20cm) from the ground
until you feel comfortable with control commands. Once you can keep it at one place,
then it is time to slowly increase the height a few inches in each fight. Soon, you will
be able to hover the helicopter confidently at a few feet high. Beginners should
always practice hovering close to ground since in an emergency situation; you can
drop the throttle and collective quickly without making any big damage.
4 ~ 8 inches
(e) Stand behind the helicopter so you can watch the nose of the helicopter. A left tail
rotor command will yaw the helicopter nose to the left, and a right command will yaw
to the right. Also, a left cyclic command will cause the helicopter to translate left.,
Start practice hovering while standing to either side of the model after you can
comfortably hover the helicopter at 3 feet (1m) high without drifting. Finally, you need
to learn hovering the model from any positions. When you can confidently hover a
helicopter at any altitude and at any position, you have mastered most of the
fundamental control movements of a helicopter.
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Summary of Contents for Little Quickie 8
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