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Rockohaulic
Elite Veteran
Location: Valencia, CA, USA, 3rd Rock from the Sun

I'm posting this for several reasons:

One, to get Mandy to start looking at these posts.
Two, to let you know what her goal is so you all can encourage her.
Three, to help all you couples out with our latest flying secret!
And four, Mandy needs a handle too.....

She's been flying with me for a little over a year now, but her skills are improving 10-fold with our latest secret: She is flying the EVO 30 Nitro with me on a buddy box system! This has given her the courage to try things that she was always afraid of before, and to try things that she has only done on the sim before. It is so cool to see her improve so much and to see how excited she gets now.

Last weekend instead of telling her to fly higher and further, I had to tell her to bring it in a bit because I couldn't see it very well anymore. Sweet!

And her goal is to fly at our local fun fly this year with all the guys. And she doesn't want to just hover around a bit - she wants to fly! And her big goal is to choreograph her flight to music!

Anyway, please welcome her...

Rockohaulic
01-17-2007 Over year old.
 
 
flipped2left
Key Veteran
Location: indianapolis,in.

It's always a pleasure for anyone, male or female to get into this addiction. why not just use her name for a username? been thinking of changing mine to my real name, ahh just a thought! ken

la la la la I can't hear you! la la la la la
01-17-2007 Over year old.
 
 
tjride
Heliman
Location: Columbus, Ohio

Tell her we welcome her. The wife (kjfly) and myself have been learning for a year now. We are still new to many things. Our biggest problem is getting past that pucker factor. We will overcome, just as she will. Good luck and keep her in the air....

TJ

2 swift 16's,1 trex 450SE, 1 Century Hummingbird FP V4
01-17-2007 Over year old.
 
 
leslie
Key Veteran
Location: Hollis, NH - USA

Hi all,

Welcome Mandy, by way of Rockohaulic!! There a several husband and wife flying teams here. I got my hubby a blade CX2 for Christmas to see if I could spark some interest

You will find tons of useful information here and everyone is very helpful. I learned to fly in my remote area without other flyers around. Everyone on this forum have been incredibly helpful. I just finished building my nineth heli, a trex600!!!

Cheers,
Leslie

Protecting those who protect us
01-17-2007 Over year old.
 
 
MikeInMobile
Key Veteran
Location: Mobile, Alabama

Welcome Mandy ..... you are not alone here!

BelinaInMobile and myself have a hangar with 12 helicopters, some scale. I got her started a few years ago by taking her to a helicopter training school operated by the late Earnie Huber. After the school, I helper her to get over the jitters, and she is now quite comfortable with the machine.

As leslie said, there is a wealth of information available here, and it always free for the asking
01-17-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Rockohaulic
Elite Veteran
Location: Valencia, CA, USA, 3rd Rock from the Sun

leslie,

Let me get this straight. You are the heli nut, and you are trying to get your husband interested???

Oh twist my arm!!!
01-18-2007 Over year old.
 
 
leslie
Key Veteran
Location: Hollis, NH - USA

Hi Rockohaulic,

Yep, I'm into heli's, he's into cars (real ones). Interesting twist eh?

I started modelling and RC with my Dad as a little kid, guess it just stuck. A couple years ago I got into heli's...never looked back!! Smirk

Cheers,
Leslie

Protecting those who protect us
01-18-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Rockohaulic
Elite Veteran
Location: Valencia, CA, USA, 3rd Rock from the Sun

Mandy is progressing very well!

She is planning on going solo at the LA Fun Fly next month!

I got a helicopter for my girlfriend,
It was a good trade!
07-24-2007 Over year old.
 
 
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