Posted: 8/12/2025 10:43:30 PM EDT
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I've been able to hover my heli for years. But not much more than that. I'd usually hover it/fly it slow around my house. It's therapeutic to me, as it requires concentration which forces me to not think about all the crap going on around me. Great for times after a tough meeting, etc. I made a new years resolution to learn more than just tail in (or close to it) hovering; I want to learn to sport fly and do mild 3D as a next step. Got a late start on that resolution.  Bought the NeXt simulator and upgraded my radio (Spektrum NX8+) to enable me to use it on the sim and flying my 2 real helis (450L DFC and a 150X DFC). That turned out to be a mess as I then had to upgrade my FBL, Rx, and ESC in my 450L, but now I think I'm all ready to go.Now I just need to put in the hours.  Been doing it about a week now, and I can comfortably hover upright in any orientation, but my center point of the heli is probably drifting within a 6' circle or so, so need to keep practicing to tighten it up. Then I'll dive into tail-in inverted hovering, and then eventually any orientation inverted hovering. Not sure what after that, but I presume this will be slow growth.Pic of sim, I'm flying a Kraken 580 in the sim right now, primarily due to the fact it's cool looking and it's going to be the next heli I buy in all likelihood. Attached File |
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I just started w/ helis. I bought a Blade 90 FP on a whim. It's a great little heli to practice with since crashing it doesn't seem to really wreck it because it's so light. After a couple weeks of noodling around with the 90 and free copy of real flight I decided to buy a Blade 235. I started working on my hover with the 236 and it immediately struck me that these bigger helicopters are dangerous as fuck if you haven't developed SOLID control fundamentals. That being said, I put the 235 away and will keep working with the 90 until I'm confident in my skills. I will say, helis are fun if you want to get into a flying RC. |
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Honestly you'd be well served with a 450 size. "They" say it's the sweet spot for learning to fly outside a sim as it is a good balance on cost vs. size. The bigger birds definitely fly more stable simply due to inertia and weight being able to buck wind better. I have a 150X (which is barely larger than the 90 you have, but it's collective pitch) and the 450 and I even see a huge difference between them...the larger 700+ are way, way more stable than the 450, but a crash doesn't cost tens of dollars, they cost hundreds of dollars, or more. Learned to fly helicopters in 2003...I put my hobby on hold for a looooong time through college, and early career as funding simply wasn't there. Now I make enough to have some toys so bought the 450L maybe four years ago, and got the 150X three years ago or so, so time to get something new and fresh I suppose. I also have a few ground vehicles and those keep me occupied too.
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Originally Posted By EvoXGunner: Get used to doing this frequently. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/493937/1000008764_jpg-3606300.JPG Truth |