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    RC Helicopters

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    Take 1 large wodge of cash, and burn it

    Immense fun, but very very costly, if you can, check out for any RC helichopper clubs around your area and get to know the beasties well before you splash out on one of your own
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    Theyre very hard to learn to fly david trust me. I would suggest you start off with cheap R/C Planes first just to get the hang of flying fill stop, and to also get used to the sound of your pride and joy digging itself a foot deep into the earth due to that little mistake you just made, better to do that with £100 of trainer plane than £500-£1000 worth of chopper.

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    excellent tip there!

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    RC'ing is somthing i used to do in my spare time
    I started with basic gliders (you can not destory these things....take them up as high as you can, ram it into the ground nose first at 20mph, and it'll just bounce ), then moved onto the slower planes with some heavy guidance by my uncle, and had a bash on the chopper a few times (he had the main control of it most of the time).

    First off, they are very hard to learn. Dont expect to get one and pick it up within a few min's, they take mucho practice.
    Secondly, they are pretty expensive once you get into them. Breaking the smallest of things can lead to an expensive repair bill.

    There is a few gatherings for air RC based machines all over the UK, ive been to quite a few (there is a nice one at Weston park). At one point there was also a huge gathering at brene (sp ?) sands at the pontins there. I went to it a few years in a row : eveything from planes to boats ( i own a few boats myself, only small things mind you). Nothing like going to the beach in the morning, and seeing people flying huge planes over your head at stupid speeds
    Sad thing is, i think this was stopped a few years back Was one of the most friendly places id been to. The people who owned stores were great, so cheap compared to other places too....

    Anyway, if you have any specific questions, ask away and ill give my uncle a ring for you
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    right....I know about this stuff:

    A: go here -> http://www.work-gloves.4ursafety.com/
    B: go here -> http://www.customhardhats.com/
    C: go here -> http://www.bulletproofme.com/
    D: dig a hole....to stand in....
    E: get insured ..go here -> http://personalinsure.about.com/ and expect to pay a lot
    F: get a phone with good reception -> http://www.orange.co.uk/
    G: dial the first two 9's....hover your finger over the last 9 before starting the helicopter.
    H: get nice ride in one of these http://www.antares.co.uk/images/ambulance.jpg


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    As others here have pointed out they are very tricky to learn. RC planes are hard but it isnt all that difficult to keep them going in a straight and level line. On the other hand trying to keep a chopper in a straight line is pretty damn tricky.

    Helis can go up, down, left, right, forwards and backwards with a disconcerting tendency to go down HARD if you make a mistake. Thing is that if you crash a heli you'll probably casue a lot more damage. They are chocked full of complicated electronics and mechanics much of which can be easily broken in even a light crash. In a plane, on the other hand, a light crash may do no more than break off the wing tip, elevator horns etc.

    Also they are expensive!

    Saying that you can get micro electric 3 channel ones which are a bit cheaper and are small enough to be flown inside !

    IMO you'd be well advised to get a RC flight sim such as Great Planes Realflight (which is quite good IMO) and your radio gear (tranny plugs into flight sim) to get a feel for it first .

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    and WARN US when you get a real one....I know where you live..and it simply aint far enough away

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    I looked into this a while ago... As Turk said, might be worth getting Real Flight G 2 USB Version first.

    A nice article HERE


    When you do start flying... I would also get THIS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob
    I looked into this a while ago... As Turk said, might be worth getting Real Flight G 2 USB Version first.
    If your pretty serious about it I would recommend getting your radio gear with the flight sim (rather than getting the USB mock transmitter) so you can use it as the input device for the sim. The kind of radio your going to need for a heli (even a basic one) is going to be a 5-6 channel setup such as this or this which are pretty complicated. If possible you really want to know your way around the mixes, dual rates, exponential rates, ATVs etc on your transmitter before you have a real chopper on the end of the stick.

    I would recommend you start reading RC model magazines such as RCM&E (The article Rob posted is from them) etc. There is a lot to learn and a good way to do it is immerse yourself in the mags . You'll also get a good idea what you need to buy, what is the best equipment, how to look after engines, how to set up radio gear etc.

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    I thought they were designed to operate from your TX

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob
    I thought they were designed to operate from your TX
    Sorry my mistake I thought the version of Real Flight G2 you linked to was the one with the mock Tx to be used if you didnt have a real Tx.

    Incidentally I cant use my version of Real Flight G2 in Win XP anymore because it is designed for Win 98 and although I registered and got the XP patch I then forgot my registration password and now cant get the patch .
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    Install FS2002/2004 - learn how a real chopper flies and the principles in action.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Skii
    Install FS2002/2004 - learn how a real chopper flies and the principles in action.

    Well thats all well and good except in RC helicopter your standing on the ground looking up at an indistinct speck in the sky and trying to stop it hitting the ground .

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    Quote Originally Posted by turkster
    Well thats all well and good except in RC helicopter your standing on the ground looking up at an indistinct speck in the sky and trying to stop it hitting the ground .
    An you can do just that in Fs2002/2004

    Regardless of your standpoint it will teach you how a chopper flies and what effect the different controls and inputs have, collective, pitch etc etc.

    Thats got to be useful

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