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macsgrafs
Senior Heliman
Location: Barnstaple, Devon, UK

I fly like I stole the thing

Wicked, made me laugh

Ross

Seems to me that ALL heli's beat the air into submission

03-14-2008 02:22 AM

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Heliman92
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

this is amazing... 2 pages in less then an hour

"You can't blame gravity for everthing"

03-14-2008 02:30 AM

JetFire
Key Veteran
Location: The Golden STATE

Use to thumb the sticks, but now I’m experimenting with the pinch. When I get nervous and anticipate something going wrong my fingers do the talking and I’m back to thumbs cause it feels more natural to me. Like they say, old habits are hard to break. Also.. I watch the nose when I’m upright and lean more to watching the tail when inverted and the disc.

03-14-2008 03:20 AM

CrashMaster91
Senior Heliman
Location: Phoenix, AZ

I watch the canopy and rotor disk. I use my thumbs. I played video games before I started flying and that's what I picked up. I can't pinch the sticks to save my life. I like to reverse my movements when I do. More dumb thumbing on the sim.

Carpi Diem!

03-14-2008 05:11 AM

bstock
Veteran
Location: Easton, MD.

I used to fly thumbs... but this winter I focused on pinch, on the sim... and now I like it better. If I need to move cyclic faster and farther for some reason (going to crash)... I find myself using my pointer finger on top of the stick... like I used to do with the thumb.

I watch the blades mostly (especially when inverted)... and then the whole heli.

Thanks for the tip of doing a piro... when trying to determine oriantation when it way out there.. That makes sense... and I will be using that.

I am going to try the tip of watching the far side, right side up - and the near side, when inverted. That sounds like a good idea also... going to try that, we will see.

03-14-2008 05:26 AM

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Sam2b
Key Veteran
Location: Seattle, WA - USA

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

I watch the nose during forward upright. But I watch the tail in the other three orientations: forward upright, forward inverted, and backwards inverted.

During piro flips I exclusively watch the heli's tail.

_Sam B_

03-14-2008 05:41 AM

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Paul Susbauer
Senior Heliman
Location: Spokane Valley, WA

I fly like I paid for it.

I watch the whole heli, just depends on the orientation.

--Paul

Ineptitude - If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly.

03-14-2008 06:18 AM

Park
Heliman
Location: Buda, Tx-Travis

All thumbs, and watch everything!!

03-14-2008 06:49 AM

Simjunky
Heliman
Location: Adelaide, Australia

Pinch and just watch the whole heli for me

03-14-2008 07:04 AM

Heliman92
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

I just want to let everyone know that this is awesome how many replies Ive had and hers how i fly:

I watch everything on the Heli but i fly with the tail reversed so when i go rudder left on the radio the tail gos left

I am trying to learn to fly using the pinch method with two fingers

"You can't blame gravity for everthing"

03-14-2008 01:56 PM

Droid
Elite Veteran
Location: Deep down in the Southwest- UK

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I watch everything on the Heli but i fly with the tail reversed so when i go rudder left on the radio the tail gos left

I would try and get out of that habit before learning the pinch grip.

03-14-2008 02:14 PM

Heliman92
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

ok i'll let you guys know how i make out with the differnet types of flying

"You can't blame gravity for everthing"

03-14-2008 02:18 PM

Topher
Veteran
Location: Rochester, Michigan

I watch the ground because my helis always buried in it.

will wash your heli for a quarter

03-14-2008 02:34 PM

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Dood
Elite Veteran
Location: America's Dairyland

03-20-2008 11:53 PM

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Heliman92
Senior Heliman
Location: Pennsylvania

Can i just ask one thing... what is with all of the links???

"You can't blame gravity for everthing"

03-20-2008 11:55 PM

Dood
Elite Veteran
Location: America's Dairyland

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what is with all of the links???

Click 1, just 1. ANY ONE. You'll see.

___________
The Dood abides.

03-21-2008 12:00 AM

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Wingman77
Elite Veteran
Location: Pulaski TN US

so many people ask the same question.

03-21-2008 12:00 AM

burl
Senior Heliman
Location: Neah Bay, WA

I took a short flight in the yard last evening, as I'm flying, I realize that my left is pinch....but my right....I've got the thumb over the top of the stick, forefinger wrapped round the front..... and then it occurred to me ....I'm THINCH!... I grinned the rest of the flight thinkin bout it...

Oh, yeah, I did a search, and posted this comment in EVERY single thread that asked thumb or pinch, yeah...uh huh...no, really I did...

On a serious note:
By the way, explain to me searching using AND OR NOT....
I don't think I'm doing it right.

EDIT:
OMG I can't believe I found the answer to my question....uh...by doing a search.....
http://www.runryder.com/helicopter/t416605p1/
Anyway, thank you very much kcass518 for asking what I was afraid to ask and get flamed...

03-21-2008 12:16 AM

mcfast
Veteran
Location: Canada

"How do you fly?" pretty bad ! like in no good.

03-21-2008 03:39 AM

pavan_mex
Senior Heliman
Location: Leon, Mexico

Thumbs whole heli.....tail to get re-oriented if I loose it in a piro...usually works

So many years wasted on plankers...!!!!

03-21-2008 05:24 AM

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