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Who knows about gas RC helicopters
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So I got the FlyWing RC Helicopter and brought it to the huge soccer field at a local state park. I was learning to fly it and it veered into the woods and is now in a tree branch about 100' off the ground.
Thinking of my options.
Thinking of my options.
Still in recovery mode.
So how manageable will it be to buy two 24' telescoping poles at HD and use duct tape or nylon wire tires to make a 48' pole.
I have thousands of hours of flying RC airplanes.
The first 3 smart things for a beginner in RC be it planes or hilos is:
1) find the closest place where they are flown, hang out there often and talk to them, ask questions and don't buy a thing until you find out from them what is good for a beginner, and what is a waste of your time and money.
2) read 1 above again
3) follow everything in 1
BTW, the best time to fly is when the wind is low or non existsant. In Pittsburgh often that is late in the day. Friday and Saturday evenings have the largest turnouts. Especially if it is not windy.
If it is a windy day don't waste your time going to the field.
Getting into helo and spending 800 or less is going to require a lot of good advice from local flyers. Don't buy anything without their advice about it.
The first 3 smart things for a beginner in RC be it planes or hilos is:
1) find the closest place where they are flown, hang out there often and talk to them, ask questions and don't buy a thing until you find out from them what is good for a beginner, and what is a waste of your time and money.
2) read 1 above again
3) follow everything in 1
BTW, the best time to fly is when the wind is low or non existsant. In Pittsburgh often that is late in the day. Friday and Saturday evenings have the largest turnouts. Especially if it is not windy.
If it is a windy day don't waste your time going to the field.
Getting into helo and spending 800 or less is going to require a lot of good advice from local flyers. Don't buy anything without their advice about it.
Donald, do you know that when you fly any remote, when you turn it around to come back to you left and right seam to reverse. Since you bank turns this can cause you to crash. Example, aircraft is returning to you (flying to you) it banks slightly to one side (from wind, or just a slight incorrect input from you) and you don't have the left is right, right is left, reversal thing figured out to the point that it is natural to you yet. You put in the wrong correction, it rolls upside down and a few seconds later it is disassembled for you.
If you have not driven remote ground vehicles like a model car or truck, get one and practice driving it towards you. It is a skill you will need.
If you have not driven remote ground vehicles like a model car or truck, get one and practice driving it towards you. It is a skill you will need.
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twouvakind
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How are you going to manhandle a 48' pole cobbled together with duct tape?
When this would happen to us, we would use a fishing pole and a lead sinker (teardrop shape) - throw it over the tree and pull it back until you are on the right limb AND ease the weight down.
Tie a small rope to the fishing line and pull it back over so we got both ends of the rope AND start rocking the limb. There is no way to get that down without damage and really all you are going to recover, most likely, is the electronics.
Good Luck!
Tie a small rope to the fishing line and pull it back over so we got both ends of the rope AND start rocking the limb. There is no way to get that down without damage and really all you are going to recover, most likely, is the electronics.
Good Luck!
They are 4 section telescoping poles. Each pole with 4 sections weights 6 lbs. Using duct tape and nylon wire ties to attach together. Bought a brush to screw on the end.
The goal is to lift up the helicopter a little and hold it on the brush and slowly walk into a field lowering the helicopter. Or it may drop and I will try and be ready to catch it. It's a swamp like wooded area but most of the water has dried up.
Have ladder if this does not quite reach.
But things that figure good in your head that should work sometimes don't work in real life.
Good Luck - Just be careful and safe. Can't fly if you have a stick in your eye!
The two 24' poles were cheaper than I had hoped. A lot of bending. Not sure you could use one extended to 24' to clean windows high up on your house.
I attached using a few nylon wire ties wrapped with duct tape. The issue was not attaching the two poles together it was the cheapness, probably thinnish aluminum that allowed it to bend.
I managed to get the pole straight up and knock the helicopter off the branch. It fell to the ground which was woods/swamp/mud. Minor damage.
I attached using a few nylon wire ties wrapped with duct tape. The issue was not attaching the two poles together it was the cheapness, probably thinnish aluminum that allowed it to bend.
I managed to get the pole straight up and knock the helicopter off the branch. It fell to the ground which was woods/swamp/mud. Minor damage.
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