ESky Belt CP: Second flight ever

[mandrakezu]

that heli needs some adjusment..... on swash plate servos....

[gekkonz]

Flying these helis are about 1 hour of flying, 5 hours tweaking until you are used to flying it. There are also lots of forums on the net about these helis where some real experts can help out with adjustment and flying tips too.

[gekkonz]

Make sure that you don't over tighten the rotor blades, they should be able to be moved by hand, but not move when the heli is held perpendicular to the ground. They will straighten by the rotor forces. You need to ensure that the blade tracking is perfect, the manual explains how to adjust and test it ( thats if you can understand Chinglish, but there are pics that help ). make sure that the swash plate is level with controls centered and that all servos move correctly.

[gekkonz]

Also, the radio gear that comes with the heli is of low quality. It is fine to learn on, but you will want to look at a futaba set if you can afford it, as the stock one has glitch and build quality issues.

Oh, a critical thing for you to do, is not to fly the heli when you first get it! It will need to have a good look over. My one had a damaged tail rotor shaft, and a mates one had a bent mainshaft.

[yazid129]

I got my heli, looked it over and tightened all the parts, and just recently took it out for its first flight.

I have training gear and such, so I was just hopping around (not even 3 inches off the ground :p) but the heli would always go backwards...I understand that it's supposed to go left, but it was going backwards and no amount of forward push on the right stick would offset it...Any Idea why that is?

[gekkonz]

Good one for getting a Belt CP. I would say that one of the best things as a beginner to do is to put the trainers on, and spend all your flying time only hovering no more than a meter off the ground. This way you can learn to get used to the controls and the mechanics of flying. Also, on the stock controller there is a switch on the left hand side that is used to fly the chopper upside down. If you accidentally flick this switch when flying, you will lose control.

[gekkonz]

What i did was to open the controller, and cut and insulate one of the wires going to that switch so that is always disabled. You should also learn flying with the tail facing you so that the orientation of the controls is natural. Once you become used to flying it then you can fly with different orientations. Another tip is to get yourself a head-lock gyro, this makes flying much easier. The ESky one is fine.

[gekkonz]

The best tip is to really just take it easy for the first 10 hours of flight time, they dont take crashes kindly, and by then you will be quite used to flying it. They are also very sensitive to wind, so ideally you want to practice inside in a hall, or on a calm day.

[yazid129]

Nice video, I'm getting one too in a few weeks, gonna get one of those training kits too.

Any suggestions or tips you could share from your experience?

[girrocks12345]

I always have to say this....and i hope you have learned it by now. You did correct to join this hobby...and you have potential like all of us. Make gentle imputs on the stick and dont crash by doing more than you can handle. As a last note...96 % of people who try this hobby quite because they crash...so dont give up.

[MysteriousRJC]

good effort... I just took mine out for the first time yesterday... maybe 1 min spent in the air LOL bunny hopping all over the place cause of nerves... training gear is my best friend

[kezamizogabi]

do u think sim. is a good idea to get?

[homeunt]

hey there, lol thats exactly how I'm flying my belt-cp right now. Except I do it in my garage. (snow everywhere outside) So are you better now?

[gekkonz]

Yeah, im really starting to get the hang of it aye. Hovering at reasonable height is much better now, i have pretty much got that down pat. The real difficult part is orientation, i.e. flying without the tail being pointed at you all the time, that part is best left to the simulator. So far ive had around 7 or so hours flight time. I have found that the absolute best place to practice is in a big indoor hall, especially one with a smooth floor. Plenty of roof height, and no wind.

[faapipercub]

Sweet!

[zam640]

cool!

you look like 'Jason Plato'

[gekkonz]

Who?

[LUCKCHAMORRITA]

not bad!!

[nonstopproduction]

i have a belt cp 2, and i did fly much on the simulator g3 before my first flight, you kan se my flight at mye profil. But simulator training is very helpfull. but helis is the hardest stuff to fly

[vanepico]

i found that to increase your confidence, on the sim, add a little bit of wind then randomly select a yaw position after you have practised nose out

[tuboyut]

Looks like a bit of a struggle and I can see something bad will happen soon. Can I suggest you Google "Radd's School of Flight" and read up on that and stick to it. Its a tried and tested method of learning to fly a heli.

[gekkonz]

cheers for the info! I did indeed have a crash, but thats part of learning too :)

[wemme]

Nice keep practicing

[gekkonz]

Note: I have never flown any sort of RC aircraft before, this is my second attempt at hovering the Belt CP, RTF kit. The yellow balls are trainers, without those, i would have crashed many times before. Critical for beginners. Just look around Youtube to see what this helicopter can do.

[gekkonz]

No crashes so far!