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Heliman92
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

I have a few questions for some of you:

How many of you fly watching tail and how many of you fly watching the head?

Is thumb flying wrong? It feels uncomfortable to fly using 2 fingers but i hold a steady hover easily

"You can't blame gravity for everthing"
03-14-2008 12:58 AM
 
 
chuckhager
Key Veteran
Location: Clovis, CA

I fly watching the nose, (canopy), and I use my thumbs and fore fingers, (pinch), on the sticks.

EDIT: Correction to my statement above. I learned by flying the nose, but later on I started to watch the entire heli depending on the heli's attitude.
03-14-2008 01:02 AM
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Heliman92
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

is that easier for you?

"You can't blame gravity for everthing"
03-14-2008 01:06 AM
 
 
Yug
rrProfessor
Location: UK. Herts

Thumbs and watch the whole heli and sky when my eyes aren't shut

Vegetable rights and Peace
03-14-2008 01:14 AM
 
 
Heliman92
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

Why would your eyes be shut

"You can't blame gravity for everthing"
03-14-2008 01:18 AM
 
 
RadioRob
Veteran
Location: Schaumburg Illinois USA

I watch the nose and the blades to see which way I am leaning.


Rob...
03-14-2008 01:21 AM
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TankDirt
Veteran
Location: illinois

I use the blades and landing gear...the gear can play tricks on you though so be careful..
03-14-2008 01:23 AM
 
 
Yug
rrProfessor
Location: UK. Herts

Only joking.
I watch as much as I can, remaining aware of direct and peripheral vision, especially when others are flying. I find it doesn't help focussing on one particular part of the heli because this limits visual cues. Soft eyes. When flying at a distance such that the heli is hard to see, continu.ous piros are always good for keeping it together.

Vegetable rights and Peace
03-14-2008 01:24 AM
 
 
emag remrofni
Key Veteran
Location: Los Angeles California

I just watch it. Also, I fly crazy 3dz and use my thumbs. Just use whatever feels comfortable.

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03-14-2008 01:26 AM
 
 
Heliman92
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

It is nice to see exactly how many people fly different ways than others

"You can't blame gravity for everthing"
03-14-2008 01:30 AM
 
 
JAGNZ
rrProfessor
Location: Auckland, New Zealand

I'm a 3D thumber and I watch the whole heli. If I get disorientated I throw in a piro so I can see the tail pop out and re-orientate.

Mode 2 BTW...

Jason Greenwood

Fury Extreme, T700N, 2X T600N's, Trex 500, DSX9 2.4
www.3dheli.co.nz
03-14-2008 01:30 AM
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GyroFreak
Key Veteran
Location: Florida ... 28° 50' N 81° 16' W

Whole heli, but learned on the nose.

Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have. !
03-14-2008 01:34 AM
 
 
RAK402
Veteran
Location: Alhambra, CA

I watch the whole machine, but pay more attention to the far side of the machine when upright and the near side of the machine when inverted.
03-14-2008 01:34 AM
 
 
Heliman92
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

I don't know if i can keep up with how fast these replys are coming in

"You can't blame gravity for everthing"
03-14-2008 01:35 AM
 
 
TwistedRotor
Senior Heliman
Location: Tulsa, OK- USA

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I don't know if i can keep up with how fast these replys are coming in

Watch out one more:

I pinch the sticks then watch the rotor disk and tail.

The helicopter is a machine trying to commit suicide,our job is convincing her to fly...
03-14-2008 01:39 AM
 
 
heli-cuzz
Veteran
Location: Pittston, Pa. USA

I fly the nose and skids. All thumbs, no pinch.

Life Rotors On!!!
03-14-2008 01:39 AM
 
 
Cowjock
Senior Heliman
Location: Collegeville, Pa.

Depends on what position the heli is in. Normally I watch the entire machine. Fly thumbs. Do some 3d. Tried many times to cross over to thumb-finger stick holding but always revert back to thumbs. I think this comes from flying planks for many years before I got into helis.

Damn that ground is hard!
03-14-2008 01:40 AM
 
 
Heliman92
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

i DIDN'T ACTUALLY KNOW THERE WAS SO MANY WAYS TO FLY. i WILL HAVE TO TRY SOME OF THESE WAYS OUT ON THE FLIGHT SIM FIRST

"You can't blame gravity for everthing"
03-14-2008 01:41 AM
 
 
TwistedRotor
Senior Heliman
Location: Tulsa, OK- USA

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i WILL HAVE TO TRY SOME OF THESE WAYS OUT ON THE FLIGHT SIM FIRST

That's what did it for me. I was thumbs only until I got a sim. Then I got lazy and didn't want to hold the TX so I went to the pinch.

The helicopter is a machine trying to commit suicide,our job is convincing her to fly...
03-14-2008 01:44 AM
 
 
krashtagain
Veteran
Location: ohio

I fly like I stole the thing

Learn to 3D or die trying !!!!
03-14-2008 02:13 AM
 
 
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