Helischool - the virtual flightschool
Lesson 8 - Roundabout
Flying in a circle is a practice for the side view as well as knowlegde of the front view at the same time. In circle flying the view changing to 360 ° constantly. You will have some problems after the aft-flying. That the heli flies in part without intervention, you have already noticed.
Well, here in the circle flying start with a right circle.
The heli flies away left, you pass a big curve to the right, and pay attention to a brisk, but steady pace without altitude fluctuation.
The heli comes alone to the right and now curcuit along with the nose to you , and finally again to the left. The circle is completed.
You limited to minimal corrections with nod and yaw to hold the drive and height.
After 2 batteries begin with the left circles. Experience has these little unbalance on the flight characteristics of a right turner.
As long as the heli fly in the outlying district half, turn yourself mentally right. Is he in the front half, turn a bit to the left ... Take home your transmitter in your hand and practice mental - close your eyes and circling! Then go on the field with better security.
By intention, we don't talk about left and right. You always sit in the cockpit ...
Do you cope with the cirlces in both directions? Good! Extend the exercises to an aft, in which your heli flies right the right circle and left the left circle. Put two ground targets which mark the circle center.
Come then to lesson 9