www.iheartheli.com Model helicopters are exciting and very challenging to fly. The learning curve is steep, but In the challenge lies the reward. Are you up to the task? I am starting this Flight school to help others learn to fly these exciting machines.
#1 by mrmoney185 on August 8th, 2010
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i leared on my own
#2 by hbk2flyer on August 8th, 2010
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Thanks 99Sixer, 288 mm blades will not damage your heli, but it would be more stable with the longer blades. Consider that most of the lift is created by the outside few centimeters of the blade which are travelling faster than the rest of the blade. You shrunk it more than a cm which is why you either had to add rpms or pitch.
I would say fly em if ya got em! Next time get 315 or even 325 blades. The Align woodies are great. I fly frp blades, they can be had for pretty cheep now.
#3 by 99SIXER on August 8th, 2010
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Hi I love your videos, very usefull, but I did have a minor crash, just main rotors blades damaged, my question is, without knowing I replaced the with shorter blades (from 315mm to 288mm), could this damage my heli (falcon 3D)? it seems to fly well, I did inreased the pitch a bit, though. Thanks
#4 by hbk2flyer on August 8th, 2010
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The Mad Hawk looks like a nice starter FP heli. I like how the tail motor drives a shaft. If you have one already then great! Excede has become a pretty good brand.
I personally have never been able to get an FP heli to fly very well.
A good tip is to get a heli that you think you would want in 1 year from now. It will be challenging to get started, but later you will be glad. So you may want to go ahead and get a 3D machine for starters such as the Excede Blue Ray.
#5 by daggerfrag on August 9th, 2010
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do you think a mad hawk 300 is a good beginner helicopter
#6 by hbk2flyer on August 9th, 2010
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The hunter would be fun, and I started out with a coax once upon a time. It will fly very stable because of the two sets of counter-rotating blades.
The flight school lessons are not intended for coax helicopters, they are meant for single rotor helicopters that are much harder to fly.
0TOM007 is correct that a Honeybee Fixed Pitch is a good beginner single rotor heli.
I actually recommend skipping straight to the Exceed Genesis or some other 450 class heli with 2.4Ghz transmitter.
#7 by 0TOM007 on August 9th, 2010
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Honeybee Fixed pitch
#8 by volcomx484 on August 9th, 2010
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do you recommend a e sky hunter for a beginner
#9 by hbk2flyer on August 9th, 2010
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Well, believe it or not you probably already have an extra balance bar! For coax heli I have found many fun solutions using wire coat hangers. You can clamp some little fishing split leads on the ends and Bob’s your uncle.
I have used safety pins also for little bits here & there. Getting creative is key.
BBQ skewers and ping pong balls work for training gear.
#10 by Haxorxeverything on August 9th, 2010
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omg k, so i got a Apache 9088, and on my first flight i broke the balance bar,
, my question for you is where can i get traning gear or list items i need to make it OR if your really nice send me one 
#11 by dangerousprimate on August 9th, 2010
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i did the same thing, there are 4 other ways..cut down tree(nieghbours no much like)climb the tree,(not a chance)all of a sudden growing fifty feet tall(unlikley)try to calmly talk it down for its own safety(mmm never thought of doing that?) ; )
#12 by hbk2flyer on August 9th, 2010
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Glad ou got it down. How did you do it?
#13 by dangerousprimate on August 9th, 2010
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i did, and got it down with a good outcome. still works! thanks for the sub by the way.
#14 by hbk2flyer on August 9th, 2010
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Yea I saw the heli way up in the tree. Perhaps one of your kitties would be so kind as to fetch it!
I got my plane down one time with a bean bag tied to a long piece of chord and managed to snag it.
#15 by dangerousprimate on August 9th, 2010
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its done! did you see me shove my heli into a tree? im only learning…but its a laff.
#16 by hbk2flyer on August 9th, 2010
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Right on dude. I love your cat vids. YouTube can be a pisser at times.
#17 by dangerousprimate on August 9th, 2010
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im trying to subscribe,but youtube is pissing me about!! great vid.
#18 by Forcemaster2000 on August 9th, 2010
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Some good info there! I never thought about scooting around on the floor to get used to the controls…a good idea, wish I’d known about that before crashing my copter awhile back on it’s maiden flight!! LOL
#19 by kapitanC on August 9th, 2010
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good info for beginner. love the cd model heli that u make. nice.