ben1000
Senior Heliman
Location: Gilbert, Arizona
| Well, today was the day I did more than just hover.
I have a Nexus 30, with a Telebee HH gyro. I've hovered a few tanks, and spent hours on the sim. Today I wanted to actually try forward flight, and I'm convinced that the co pilot saved the bird more than once.
Where I fly it's pretty much just planes, so I have no instructor to help. I've perfectly balanced and trimmed the Nexus, and so today I removed the telebee from Channel 5, and put the Co-Pilot on there. Took about 20mins to install.
So, with the Co-Pilot switched off from the Tx, I took off, and pushed the nose over. I was amazed at how fast I got disoriented. Plane pilots complain about losing orientation of the plane when it gets more than 100 ft away, but at least you know where the nose is by the direction the plane is moving. On my heli, once I was more than 20 ft. away, it became difficult to see how fast the heli was moving and which way was up. When I got into trouble, I just hit the co-pilot switch, let go of the right stick, and the co-pilot saved my butt.
After a few tanks of this, I found I was using the co-pilot less and less, but boy, what a savior when I needed it. I recommend these for ALL new pilots.
Don't get me wrong, it shouldn't become a crutch, but this guy will save you more than the cost on the first time you 'would have' crashed. Plus, the confidence it gives you to finally push yourself out of the by now comfortable hover is awesome.
I also turned down the sensitivity and used it to start learning nose-in hover. It lets me practice all I want, and then if I get into trouble, the co-pilot takes over and saves the day.
Kudos to you, FMADirect.
Regards,
Ben |
