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Main Discussion > Hovering, am I retarded?

04stangman
Heliman
Location: salt lake ut

So, I have been playing my sim for a few days, playing the Heli orientation. The longer I try to hover, the sloppier and more out of control my bird gets. I have to set down the chopper and start over? I make small adjustments,I try to pre-judge stick movement....... What gives, I want to break my comp! Is there any good advise that you used to learn the proper technique's?

05-10-2008 06:29 AM

tadawson
Key Veteran
Location: Lewisville, TX

Just stay at it . . . it takes most folks a lot longer than "a couple of days" to master - this isn't a video game, after all!

- Tim

05-10-2008 06:36 AM

legoman67
Elite Veteran
Location: Nanoose Bay B.C, Canada

yes, dont give up, to truly hover you need to make it a 'motor skill' where the signels just bypass the brain and you dont even think(kinda like breathing, or blinking) but enable for this to happen you have to do ALOT of practice!

ive seen afew people come on here surprise how much there hands were moving on the radio! LOL

Matt M.
http://www.filepile.ca

05-10-2008 06:39 AM

HOMEPAGE

HELI-E-MAN
Senior Heliman
Location: San Diego

tos

TIME ON SIM
Keep trying.

FLY IT LIKE THE SIMULATOR!

05-10-2008 06:40 AM

HOMEPAGE

mchammer
Senior Heliman
Location: California,USA

I agree, lots of practice.also make sure your contoller is calibrated properly in the sim.it will make it harder to learn if you are having to hold in stick for an untrimmed machine.

Peace Through Superior Firepower!!!

05-10-2008 06:44 AM

04stangman
Heliman
Location: salt lake ut

Thanks guys, sometimes I feel like I want to break something, Grrrrrrr. This really is a hard, time consuming hobby. I am quickly gaining a greater respect for all you guys that can fly.........

05-10-2008 06:46 AM

Pull-n-Pitch
Senior Heliman
Location: Mt. Dora, Florida (USA)

04stangman--
well, you didn't fill out your bio, so how is your flying off the sim (on helo)?
Or are you sim only at this time! IF you are sim only, focus on the basics... Stick control! IF your flying (?) let us know what your flying and we can help you out! (like expo or ATVS etc!)
As far as your question "Hovering, Am I Retarded" ---NO, just hang in there and keep practicing on your sim or heli. Good luck you will get it, the trick is to stay with it......

05-10-2008 06:52 AM

04stangman
Heliman
Location: salt lake ut

Bio,

Good idea, I will do that right now! Practicing my hovering and flight with realflight G3

05-10-2008 06:55 AM

Zman9545
Veteran
Location: The Golden STATE

Definately lots of practice. Try to anticipate the helis movements and only make small corrections. You want to be able to correct the motion before the heli gains to much momentum. Picture balancing a ball on your fingertips. Its almost like driving a car with the steering wheel constantly moving but its so small and unoticeable that the entire car is not jerking around. Its more in the feel than anything else.

Trex600N Pro
Kinetic 50

-The ONLY way you fail is when you quit.-

05-10-2008 06:56 AM

SuperSixTwo
Senior Heliman
Location: Lockwood, NV

I found it very helpful to read the Army manual on helicopter flight.
Also, talking with a couple of full sized pilots for the basics of the who, what, and most important the WHYs of helis. There is a bunch of them!
Oh yea, practice.

05-10-2008 07:00 AM

Dood
Elite Veteran
Location: America's Dairyland

Something to remember, is that every stick input you put into the radio, you have to take out of the radio.
I'll leave it to you to figure out what that means. Soon, it will click.

It takes time.
You'd be surprised. Some of the "Elite Veterans" and "Key Veterans" and all them on RunRyder can't really hover either.

hell, I cant hover nose in upright to save my life.

Quote
am I retarted?

Their are some guys hear that are very pedantic. We is spelling and grammer notzies two. Watch out for them.

Im not Mr. Lebowski, YOU'RE Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dood! So thats what you'll call me

05-10-2008 07:30 AM

HOMEPAGE

Lomcevek1
Senior Heliman
Location: Eagle River, Alaska

Time on sim is invaluable. I brought my laptop into work to let some of the "REAL" pilots give it a try. It was sure good for a laugh.

It is most deffinatly not as easy as one might think, BUT it is not impossible to learn either. With some patience and persistance you will get it.

Also the sim is a lot of fun to play around with but try to devote at least 5 minutes or so to serious learning. after that play around all you want.

05-10-2008 10:29 AM

bagobitz
Veteran
Location: saddleworth,lancs,UK

Quote
Quote am I retarted? Their are some guys hear that are very pedantic. We is spelling and grammer notzies two. Watch out for them. Im not Mr. Lebowski, YOU'RE Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dood! So thats what you'll call me

Eny fule kno yoo don't spel it lyk that ....its " NARTZY "

And, yes, some of us still can't hover with any semblance of control,even after a couple of years

.....but the "flights" are pretty good (though expensive) fun.

G3 makes it affordable!

05-10-2008 10:50 AM

JRjoe
Elite Veteran
Location: Portage, IN

Heli's are NOT easy to fly. It takes time to just learn to hover. Eventually it'll just click. Hang in there...

..........Joe
Mind what you have learned.Save you it can...
JR Helis Rule!!!

05-10-2008 10:54 AM

tufguy1000
Heliman
Location: Jax, FL

Hey man try this it works for me when you start up the game and you have the heli in front you go to the simulation tab at the top and go to settings a small window will open up click physics and adjust ur physics down this will slow the heli and make it less sensistive to stick movement, and as you better your self adjust higher.

05-10-2008 11:39 AM

JRjoe
Elite Veteran
Location: Portage, IN

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when you start up the game

Game???? Not, game. It's a sim....

..........Joe
Mind what you have learned.Save you it can...
JR Helis Rule!!!

05-10-2008 11:46 AM

heli-cuzz
Veteran
Location: Pittston, Pa. USA

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Thanks guys, sometimes I feel like I want to break something, Grrrrrrr. This really is a hard, time consuming hobby. I am quickly gaining a greater respect for all you guys that can fly.........

Patience is key with lots of practice. Breaking things will make matters much worse for you.

Life Rotors On!!!

05-10-2008 12:39 PM

hampilot
Senior Heliman
Location: Reno, NV, USA

Quote
Thanks guys, sometimes I feel like I want to break something, Grrrrrrr. This really is a hard, time consuming hobby. I am quickly gaining a greater respect for all you guys that can fly.......

breaking things comes later, when you fly the real deal. Thats when you realize that the sim is a piece of cake and alot cheaper.

Parts, the're everywhere!

05-10-2008 01:15 PM

Blade Bomber
Heliman
Location: Odessa, Missouri

Just take your time and practice, practice, and some more practice never hurt anyone and in no time you will figure it out.
Good Luck and make sure you always enjoy it or it can get frustrating.

" What goes up must come down"

05-10-2008 03:48 PM

cub2000
Veteran
Location: Massachusetts

Dude,

I spent 3 months on hovering, so if you're retarded, what that makes me? Only difference is I didn't have a SIM back then, only on the heli and I tried to not crash

Cheers bro, you're doing well.

05-10-2008 03:54 PM

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