NightFlyyer's RC Helicopter Practice Program, ClearView sim version.

[Unplugued]

Thank you for the video.

[shebotnov]

get phoenixRC. Its 100x better

[EVELYNEMIL]

Is it runs on Vista 64?.,thanks.

[minileafe]

wat is ur activation code

[MegaUSAF]

hey ali i was just wondering if u have the idle up switch on to long can it burn out the engine. or hurt the engine in any way. ??

[littlehammer05]

Thanks for the tips. I'm a girl and learning to fly helis, I love it!

[RCFlyer132]

You know it is weird for me that i can fly great in real world(4ch) but i can't fly in the sim :D

[andy765gtr]

some pretty advanced stuff for someone just started to hover tail in!!

[razhua]

have yo tgried the rc miniwolf is suer easy and nice for indors

I kow is coaxial but you still have 4 channels

thanks fo all you r vid

Ed

[JollySwagman2006]

Great Vid tute Dave, I Love Flying in ClearView and That is my Favourite Field too

[nandd100]

thanks nightflyyer! I learned on first try by following youre steps!

[cirkus197817]

5. Left and right slides, forward and back slides (optionally add stationary slow pirouettes here in both directions)

6. Upright figure 8 circuits

7. Inverted tail in hover

8. Inverted nose in hover

9. Inverted left and right side in hover

10. Backwards upright figure 8's

11. Forward inverted figure 8's

12. Backward inverted figure 8's

(Always have a bailout plan, know which way to add collective upright or inverted)

Thanks for taking the time to make helpful videos...

[cirkus197817]

I'd never teach a student loops and rolls until they are comfortable with hovering in all orientations. Then teach autos because there is no point in progressing into forward flight if you can't land successfully when you engine fails. Each lesson should be a building block to the next lesson.

1. Tail in hover

2. Nose in hover

3. Left and right side in hover.

4. Stationary Autorotations, start low and progressively build altitude.

[datwister]

Hey!

It seems like you start out flying in 3D mode early? Should i start training in idle-up from the start? I've got a Belt CP v2

[rhhobby]

I just recently bought CV and started practicing. I'm able to to hover for now (after couple of days). Should I complete the whole practice routine with CV or buy a heli and practice simultaneously on it?

Thanks

rhhobby

[timdog161]

how do i get the videos iv recorded on clear view on to you tube

[timdog161]

how do i get da vids iv recorded on clearview on to youtube

[rhhobby]

I like the way you explain minor details. Keep it up... Thanks.

[rhhobby]

Thank You Sir. You really rock, giving all the minor details.

[MrGHWilson87]

What camera view do you use in clearview?

[smartass23t]

Dude your vids on rc heli's are the best on youtube. I've watched a ton of them and never get bored half way through unlike most other peoples vids...keep up the good work and you're helping me learn a lot!

[TstAllTruth]

Hey NightFlyer - do you have a video showing how one installs one of those 'training kits' onto helicopters? I have a new 4CH 2.4Ghz Esky Co-Comanche and bought the training kit which came with no instructions for assembly or use with that aircraft..

All the best,

TstAllTruth.

[bavariantuner325is]

I have a Dynam 6 ch USB transmitter with Clearview Sim and want to know what channel to set the upper left toggle switch to(5 ch Gyro)? same for the upper right knob on my transmitter(Gear/Pit). and finally the (mix) toggle switch? I have my settings set up now as Throttle (reverse) Z axis, Rudder Z rotation, Alieron X axis, Elevator Y axis, Idle up Y rotation, and theottle hold X rotaion. not sure if they are correct because I cannot fly inverted? Please set me straight. Thanks alot.

[puggster]

that gives me some ideas to practice on my b400 :D

got the hover and sliding forth and back side to side nailed in 3 flights think some sliding 8's are next then slow forward fig 8's

the nose in should be fine coz ive been flying planes for years and been doing tuns of nose in on my msr :)

[uglybob6666]

I got the clearview sim and it has helped me a lot already and it's only been a couple of days. I crashed A LOT at first and nearly gave up but i am getting better. Thanks Mr. Herbert!

[430oscar]

really nice Video,I need help? I just purchase a Heli form exheli and i try to put the cd that come with it do I can practice and it dosen't work.How could i fix the problem.thank you

[burnrider2001]

which sim would you say is better? im not to worried about the $ but i just want the best flight physics. i was thinking about getting the realflight g5 because of its online pilot vs. pilot and its in cockpit viewpoint plus the remote is a mock-up of the futaba 6ex. any advice?

[ghost500e]

Just wanna say 2 you Dave that i´m so thankful that you have inspired me to getting into this absolutely mega great hobby. Thx a million man and please keep the awesome work up with your supergreat videos. Marry xmas to you and all other r/c helipilots out there.

[dbalues]

I recognize that field ! I have crashed there many times.

Thanks again, another great video. You are my inspiration...old engineer guy asking what can I do for fun and NOT get killed doing it. I gave up fast bikes a long time ago.

[wkialyleiam]

What does a heavy sharp lean look like, and how do you keep the tail above the heli to turn like that?

[4onlineotter]

@wkialyleiam I know this was months ago and you may have found your answer since, but I saw what you are wanting to know in how to videos by sokal11, search sokal11 Basic Flight Theory and sokal11 Coordinated Turns. I would have posted the links, but it would not allow me.

[wkialyleiam]

@4onlineotter Thank you soooo much for the lead. It is much apreciated.

[neverblameme]

YES this vid helped me so much!

[gtokarsk]

As always a good video! It's nice to see you display the sticks in clear view. You've shown it before using a real radio, but it's not the same as seeing it done on the same screen so one can just watch few times and really pay attention to the stick movements. Thx a bunch!

If you ever get time to do some slow circles and figure 8 flying with sticks visible it would be great. Altitude control while transitioning turn/turn or turn/straight is a huge challenge to me, so is flying slow.. :)

Thx!

[Robmacracing]

is the download version just a demo

[gtokarsk]

Yes and no. It is same version that you keep once you purchase, but it requires a license key to stay working for more than the minute or 2 initially enabled.

In my mind very worth the $40....

[yamaharider575]

i just got a brand new yiboo cargo transporter heli.

[hiddenasskiker]

Hi i just buyid a Peonix Rc simulator and i noticed that ur able to nightfly on it and its really cool but this summer ive been flying my airplanes and i need to get to fly my honeybee king 2 more and the pheonix sim has taht model in there so i will be training all winter so this really helps me thank you

[shurlock1]

Uncle Dave I hope you send me a good one the last one you gave me was very nice. You just used it so much you worn it out. Oh well thanks Uncle Dave.

[SpecMaster1]

i watched it again and i think i got it.

the Left stick controls: when moving up and down, it controls the throttle; when moving left and right, it controls the rotation (yaw).

Right stick: when moving up and down, it controls the pitch; when moving right to left, it controls the strafe (roll).

Right?

[copperheadno2]

the left stick is used for the throttle and collective pitch on 3d hellis but for coaxial or non-3d hellis its just used for trottle and the collective pitch is fixed, thats moving the stick up and down. moving it left and right works the tail rotor and makes the nose of the heli rotate left and right or clockwise and counter clockwise. the right stick is used for the cyclic, pushing it up will make the nose drop down and the heli will start flying foward, pulling it back will make the tail drop

[SpecMaster1]

okay, i got it. except for one part. what is collective pitch?

[copperheadno2]

i forgot to explain cyclic too...cyclic is only controlled by the right stick and pivots the swash plate foward and back and left and right. Now for the collective pitch, on most 3d hellis it is separate from the throttle and the throttle is controlled by the throttle trim and the motors will stay one speed now on some 3d hellis they are combined so the left stick will work the collective and the throttle....now to explain collective more detailed....

[copperheadno2]

the collective pitch means the swash plate is being pushed up and down, the whole plate not just pivoting like the cyclic does, and that makes the rotor blades twist and creates more or less thrust or more or less wind, if you've ever seen a 3d heli sit on the ground with the motors at full throttle then it shoots up in the sky all of a sudden, that is what the collective pitch does, at 0 pitch or no collectiv pitch the rotors are completly level and wont create any wind, pushing up on the left

[copperheadno2]

stick will give the rotors pitch and will start to blow downward and create thrust and the heli will start to lift off, the more you push it upwards, the more thrust is created and the faster and higher the heli will travel...hope all of that helps, sorry my comments are so long, just trying to help you the best i can

[copperheadno2]

and pulling back on the right stick will make the heli go backwards, moving the stick left and right will make the heli dip to the left and right and slid sideways left and right. hope these 2 comments helps you specmaster1...i have a blade cx2 its a 4 channel..its broke now so yea i cant fly very well yet lol but i love it and i love your vids too nightflyyer

[copperheadno2]

@SpecMaster1 sorry this is so late but you are almost spot on...you prolly know it all by now though lol, but the left stick is correct...up and down controls throttle which makes it go up and down and fly faster or slower...and if its a 6 channel 3d heli it also controls the pitch of the main rotor blades...more pitch aka (twisting of the blades) creates more lift and less pitch eguals less lift or more and less wind from the rotors...and left stick left and right points the nose of the heli to

[copperheadno2]

@SpecMaster1 the left and right...and the right stick up and down controls cyclic making the heli fly foward and backward...and left and right on the right stick makes it slide sideways left and right, i havnt flown my heli in a while but they are extremely fun once you learn it but also really challenging and can be expensive, i would suggest starting with a small 4 channel coaxial, like the blade cx2 or 3 then work your way up and using a simulator if possible

[SpecMaster1]

im new to this so i have a couple questions.

1. You used the word cylic (or something like that), what does that mean?

2. With 4 CH flying, what do each of the sticks do? Like the L/R stick.

3. To wrap it up, i suggest you make a video on technical terms.

Thx!

[dfbdavid38]

the falcon 40 you showed there is two kind the old style and the new 2.4 review both or them because some of us has the old ones

[Afrocanuk]

That heli looks exactly like my Concept 30SX.

[riztar]

what about a hovercraft for winter?

[d3jsp]

sweet! nice to see a gide of this kind

[bear3103]

Dave as always your video's are informative and extremely helpfull. I will try to find the clearview sim down here in Australia and as you say practice,practice,practice.

Cheers

Alan

[GTOsixOhh]

also RealFlight has made a "basic" flight simulator thats a bit cheaper than the 4.5g

[ausguy33]

Thanks Dave that was great and the information you provided will help me so much i will be learning to fly my heli off this video i will keep you posted and post a response video so others can see how well it works.....AWESOME job keep up the good work..

[stltryn]

I love my Clearview. Great instruction Dave, Thanks.

[chivone21]

Dave

What simulator is this that you are using on your laptop? I'd like to get one tool

Thanks for your help

[manuelbeltranmeza]

Thanks Dave, again greate video.

saludos desde México.

[SweetKn0b]

Guys is clearview a good sim? Im gonna get a sim so i dont hurt my wallet ^^

[tendo1980]

Great vid as always, 2 things I wanna mention, one thing that is great to add to the first "hover lesson" is to try to hover the heli with the tail facing towards,left,right and away from you, alot harder to hover with the tail facing away from you.

And the other thing is for all of you beginners out there, even if you master flying your heli in the sim it's way harder in real life, nervs and gravity are your worst enemy, and the fysics are sadly not even remotely the same. Instructor recomended

[spektrum33]

I like flying helies on my sim ...you dont mind crashing it just resets itself ...cheaper on the wallet......{*_"}

[nishbrown]

Excellent advice as usual!

Thanks Dave!

[SweetKn0b]

Guys whats better trex 250 or any blade heli its gonna be my first 3D so need help please 5***

[john55223]

id say buy the simulator and ry out them then buy your heli

[0n3m1s1s0]

excellent tutorial Dave :) 5*

[yadabub]

Very clear and easy to follow instructions. Thanks.

[Vik13vik]

Very useful tips Dave. Perfect timing too considering I ordered my mSR a couple days ago.

[prateekarora95]

hey dave

please reply to my messages.

please

please

please

[jackuserjack]

i just got that helicopter at 0:16 and the motors burned the first week.

[RCTestPilots]

So your instructors name was John Simone. One of my teachers has the same name.

[BMFoamy]

this is perfect. a all in one video to getting started with heli. This is just what i needed. now i think i might go ahead and get me a a coaxi to learn with .. Great stuff. 5 stars friend

BruceM (BFOAMY)

[cevin11]

The Eflite Blade MCX is PERFECT for learning on. It's small, coaxial and can crash with little damage.

[rcplanetim53]

very well made!! easily understood...

thanks

[trgerhpy]

wish they had sims when i started this hobby

[bloodhound122]

love the video love the tips I'm still practicing everyday on my simulator tite hovering and pin point landings are still very frustrating for me i do better in the sim because i don't panic and worry about destroying my machine like i do in real life lol but hey ill get it down one of these days.for now i just practice some hovers and lil short circles in real if i panic i just set her down and take a breather lol

[Henal89]

perfect video 5 star very useful

[XysflightchampX]

FMS works well if you have a low end comp.

it doesnt take very good grafics and you can get an RC controller for the helli models

[duderunescape1]

I use real flight 4.5 and it works great for planes and for choppers

[B4its2L8guy]

Dave is right, don't fly if you can't hover 100% on the sim. I spent many thousands of hours on the sim before flying. I have a Blade 400 3D, HBCP2, Typhoon 2 3D, Pitts Bipe, and and an F-35 EDF and I have NEVER crashed. I was self taught (minus watching Dave and his 9 heli tips). Its all discipline. If you can't do it on the sim, CONSISTENTLY, then you will not do it in real life. Flying heli's is not as expensive if you do your homework! Great vid as always!!!!

[oxgon]

This is a great video thank you. I actually am starting out this way to. I have that exact same control and clear view I got. I have moved onto another flying sim called aerofly it's really good also. Also have tried realfly. I love them all and so far i haven't moved onto the real thing.

[JaSeY963]

Thanks for the tips Dave =)

[catfishmudflap]

Great show. Thank you for the lesson.

[rcplaneguy1]

52 degrees and sunny here up in MN first non-rainy day in a while :) flying time!!

[AxsFin]

Dave, you were lucky to have your intructor. Now we are lucky to have you !

I've been watching your videos way before I even got my first coaxial. Now I'm in singlerotors, in begining, but I can say the progress hasn't been as painful as it has been for some, and I belive biggest reason is having your videos and guides as a support !!!

Thank you !

[beverke7]

nice tutorial Dave, indeed helis are lots of fun once you get these lessons right, nice work !

[startazz]

Yet another top video Dave and i have put it in my fav's so i can come back if i forget anything ;-) 5*

[rockonmyfriend]

hey dave i can do sone pretty sereous things like an inverted hover from like a foot off the ground in realflight on advanced difficulty.

for my first helicopte, do you think i chould start with something like a 4 channel fixed pitched like the blade msr.

then go to something like an allign t-rex 450

what do you think?

[gentarion]

The bigger the heli, often the better, i started out on a blade400, after flying on sims on/off for 3 years (at friends house, demoshows etc.) realflight is way easier than real life, you are mot nervous and it doesent affect you mentally at all, real life is very much harder, i way that from my own experience. You will crash, i die, but so what $70 for å crash is nothing. An msr is harder to fly ås it is tiny, get å 50 nitro if you really are in for it ;)

[mgrande11]

I find that my brain just isn't wired for inverted flight, I have the receipts to prove it.

[zestyguy87]

another good vid dave, thanks!

[ramis182]

Nice tutorial mr. herbert. that is going to help me a lot when i start flying more complicated rc heli modles. you make everything look much easier than it really is but i guess that is from years and years of practice. anyway nice video as usual.

[shonomercyy12]

what is this flight program called plz respond.

[TheodorKK]

The simulator is a Clearview and is free to download  try rcflightsim (.) com

[AxsFin]

It's a ClearView and it works well with low-end computers too (like mine).

[XysflightchampX]

thats a lie...

i have a low end comp. and i can't get clear view to work well

[AxsFin]

you get two short cuts, clearview and clearview1 and if you start clearview1 it works LOT faster. Java didn't work on my comp first, but after latest updates or something, it works great now. Same goes to Heli-X, now it works too.

[XysflightchampX]

ya but my comp. is like skrewed up in its video or sumthin cus the sound starts and it shuts down

[AxsFin]

I think I used to have that same problem. Not sure why it started working later on. Try installing it to c: ?

[XysflightchampX]

shure...

[0TOM007]

A truly great video, nicely done, explained, good quality nice and calm,!

PERFECT this video is ideal for me, i just learned to hover my belt cp and now i can try to fly side to side, (indoors, because the weather is crap here)

10/5 * i favourd this one!! gREAT!

[taofledermaus]

I agree with the previous poster about doing more of these. Quite interesting!

[SoCalsandman780]

Nice instructional video, Dave. I'll be watching this one over & over when I get my first REAL heli! Very well done sir.

[kalmathegratebassist]

lol winter order :D i wish my parents would put a winter order up at xheli lol.... oh well nice vid man :D as always :D

[hbk2flyer]

Very good lesson Dave! Some nice tips.

[cruisingcody]

i have a software thing for you if you ever need to record applications, it's called FRAPS and it records the things that you are doing, it's real good too, it's what i use for my video game videos

[helicopterkid1996]

I see your still using the gift I gave you!

[ssrc30]

Wow Dave, this was awesome. You should do more of these kinds of videos. 5/5

[helipilot94]

great video. I myself hold the sticks opposite though. just because I dont want my thumb slipping off the cyclic . and I also learned that way. If I were to switch... there would most likely be a crash. great video again and five stars. love the tips and keep up the great work.

[destinationpsp]

cool i would like to learn how to fly a heli

[jasona380]

nice video man! i love it!! :) another great video.