Pirouette Training With The Blade 400

[EnterTheLast]

Eric thats are spins :D

greetz from germany :D

But nice flight ^^

[pj1980123]

cant wait to fly mine

[chiQiboy]

Nice flying man.Im looking at moving to a cp heli like this and have seen 'RTF' (yeh right!) versions with dx6i tx for aound £200.Roughly how much more dyou think id need to spend to get decent servos,rx and gryos? as im assuming the stock parts that come with the cheap RTF kits will be made of chocolate!.

[erkq]

@chiQiboy The rx servos and gyros that come with it are very decent... very serviceable. A faster tail servo and a better gyro would lock the heading in better. But it really does very well just stock.

[illbeda1974]

That was a common problem when i started Piroutte's.I think its just a natural instinct to chop the throttle a little.As you gain confidence in Piroutting the dropping of the chopper diminshes i found.We all start out at the beginning.Nice job.

[legomastter13]

what does Pirouette mean? thanks

[luskedyret]

so how is this compare to the t-rex 450 se pro?

[theoriginalJASONXYZ]

I cant get mine to stay in the air for more then 2or 3 seconds. I gave up after I destroyed my 4th or 5th set of blades(on the same battery). suppose I should have learned how to fly my cx better first. :(

[joehandsome99]

@theoriginalJASONXYZ I use a sim to practice and that helps alot. Also the new blade SR is a better choice to step up to from a CX in my opinion.

[theoriginalJASONXYZ]

@joehandsome99 well I actually have a cp pro2. i wish I would've looked into other helis before I got it. I was just looking at the SR u suggested, I should of got that one. sounds like its easier to fly. I'm having a hard time trying to find a heli sim, what one do u use?

[frankovich213]

@theoriginalJASONXYZ I'm in the same boat mate. I've flown mine once and it crashed after 3 seconds. I repaired it but instead of trying again I just bit the bullet and bought the G5 simulator. I was expensive but nothing compared to what I would've have spent on repairs. The thing with the sim is you can have unlimited crashes and you can practice for as long as you want instead of 8 minutes at a time in real life with batteries and what not. It's fun to master the planes too, you might prefer.

[theoriginalJASONXYZ]

@frankovich213 thanks for the advice, I almost could have bought the sim with the money I spent on blades already.

[NewWorldRebellion1]

put idle up on and you wont continually lose rpm and hence altitude

[joehandsome99]

@NewWorldRebellion1 thanks for watching.

[CrazyHeliDude]

What kind of cam are you using? Good angle, good shooting. Keep up the good work! 5 stars

[joehandsome99]

@CrazyHeliDude I used a sony handycam. Thanks for watching.

[roberttreboranita]

Hey Eric...this is an old vid now but anyways i used your idea of a training ¨cross¨without balls on the end too! i also fixed the rods like 3/8 inch up the landing skid so that the cross only saved me if i really needed saving..so far so good on my 400! cool vid by the way cheers rob

[joehandsome99]

@roberttreboranita thanks for sharing that. Glad the video was helpful. Keep me posted on your flying and thanks for watching.

[roberttreboranita]

@joehandsome99 Hey Eric...how are you doing? well, i took training cross off a while back and all is going really well! i also have blade sr but, i find the 400 is much easier to fly..maybe cos it is heavier and just more stable...anyway..all is cool. oh..i like your boat vids! cheers  rob

[SuckeroftheYear]

yes really nice landing...

[joehandsome99]

@SuckeroftheYear thanks

[alexztyphoon]

i tried to do 2 pirouettes in my small garden on my first flight lol, flew over next door and as soon as i got back in my gaden the battery died

[Frerunr722]

Nice heli, vid and shirt. I have a Blade 400, nice heli! As of this vid, I am doing my first rolls, loops and stal turnes. :) have fun! (I will subscribe)

[joehandsome99]

@Frerunr722 Thats good to hear. Thanks for watching.

[kinbigbird]

The bigest fear I have to get over is the crash my 400 is still in the box in good shape I built a training pole for the first flights and then used dollrods with plastic balls on the ends.The flight simulator is the way to go im going to look into geting one Thanks for your video and comments

[mrboudin83]

you should piro the nose left. You won't lose headspeed and motor rpms doing so. Work on hovering 45 degrees left and right. Master that, then 90 degrees left and right. Before you know it, you'll be nose in hovering and piroettes will be a sinch no matter the speed.

[helipilot94]

hey.. can you put some more b400 videos up.. i wunna see your flying skill now. great training video.. keep up the great work

[mitchellcr250r]

nice video. i want to get 1. are thay hard to lear to fly??

[zabob276]

I never used the sim. i find it a waste of time, really. flying the real thing is much more educational.

[joehandsome99]

A flight sim is the better way to go unless you just have lots of money to blow repairing your heli for your education.

[zabob276]

good point, but i don't have money for the sim :(

[fspacerc1]

a sim does help ALOT but some things just are not the same on the sim...(for one ur not worried about crashing)sometimes u just need the real thing

[patrickfight1]

then you also dont have the money for a god helicopter

[puggster]

not really, most will disagree, a good quality sim wil allow you to gain stick experience and allow the new pilots to get over the stick input problems that occur when the heli faces to the side or back towards the pilot,

i found the sim easyer to fly than the actual thing but it does help with the learning curves that limit new pilots,

get 2 people, one that trained on a sim and one who never flown, who you thinks gonna crash first? ild bet its not the one who flys with a sim.

[ozserialsurfer]

@puggster you're are spot on the money there, a sim will give you the opportunity to develop the intuitive stick inputs that will save you when it all turns pear shaped. If you have to think about how to react then the crash is already history. It's true that a sim can't mirror real flight perfectly but it can enhance your progress and save you lots of rebuild downtime. Wish I had bought mine 2 helicopters ago, I'd have saved myself lots of grief.

[MrDoubledoubleyou]

wow nice landing

[joehandsome99]

Thanks kindly

[redcrayolaking]

it's easier if you go faster...stock servo might not have the spead for it though...

[puggster]

trouble is with sims there not really acurate as the real thing but i supose its better than busting up your heli lol

what i did when i had a go on a blade 400 was to give it some throttle in sync with the tail rotor or rudder movment

the thing is with most motor driven helis is as soon as you touch some rudder movment the thing drops in rotor speed causeing it to loose altitude. if you give it some throttle at the same time as tail input it should give you a steady Pirouette

[djccchouse]

i moved from the gyrotor to the dragonfly 4 but i cant control it is to hard what should i do ?

[socersoccerguy]

nice helicopter, you must need to go on a little faster going upside down. What happened to the ping-pong balls on the end of the training gear?

[alpha2490]

I like your T-Shirt!

[joehandsome99]

Thank you.

[joehandsome99]

It is similar for the stick movement, but does require more skill. The coaxial blade helis do alot of the hovering work for you while the CP (collective pitch) helis need your input.

[bigcarp1976]

Good stuff mate keep it up. just remember when doing a right Pirouette (nose going right) you will be going against the torque so will lose hight so just give a little more pitch just as you do it and it wont sink and stay at one hight.

But when nose going left come down abit as your going with the torque so the heli will rise.

You will master it soon just keep at it mate well done

[joehandsome99]

Thanks for watching bigcarp1976.

[joehandsome99]

Good to hear. Thanks for the comment.

[geo385]

hell yeah thats so cool

I just got one and stil hovering

good job man pretty soon youll be upside down.

[joehandsome99]

Thanks kindly.

[crowe73]

Not bad flying. I'm practicing side in hovering on both sides with my B400. I can hover tail in with no problem. 5 stars for the vid.

[joehandsome99]

Thanks kindly for the comment crowe73.

[achilles22382]

that second piroeutte was tight. nice job, do you have the real flight sim? i just ordered the g4.5....and im thinking about getting this as my second heli. what heli do you use on the sim?

[joehandsome99]

I use FS one as my flight sim and a cheaper one also. I recommend a flight sim if you are into helis. Thanks for watching achilles22382.

[achilles22382]

awesome man, my pleasure. g4.5 gets here on the 20th!!! tower hobbies had a great sale on it, and a $50 manufacturer rebate. is the blade 400 easier to fly than the blade cp pro? thats what ive heard. i ordered the heli max axe v3, but im gonna log at least 20 hours on the sim before i even open the box.

[joehandsome99]

That is an excellent idea about the flight sim. Resist the urge to fly until you can get the basics down in the flight sim or you will just be buying more parts from tower hobby right away. Thanks for watching achilles.

[spitfireMK22]

would i be able to start with a blade 400 with no heli exsperience but with some time on a sim sorry not the best speller

[joehandsome99]

I would buy a tamer heli for a first one. The blade 400 is for intermediate to advanced flyers. A coaxial blade heli would be a good first choice as it will teach you the basics and then you can get better spitfiremk22.

[skiboyscuba]

Nice flight!! keep it up......

Mike

[joehandsome99]

Thanks for the comment skiboyscuba.

[joehandsome99]

Thanks a bunch for watching and all the cool tips. Tbese are some of the best comments that I have seen in a long time cobaltzule.

[joehandsome99]

Thanks for watching and the comment Peter.

[RCSuperPowers]

Nice heli and good music too!

[joehandsome99]

I may not be too good at flying it right now, but atleast I can show you in style. lol.. Thanks for the comment Dave.

[moolikeacow2]

Sweet man. You make some great videos. :-)

[joehandsome99]

Thanks for the great comment moolikeacow2.

[NightFlyyer]

Great job! Funny, everybody PMs and comments that they cant stop their helis from spinning, and here you are doing it on purpose. LOL.

Hope to see the real thing pretty soon.

[joehandsome99]

This blade 400 really got me back into the helis again. The learning curve with it is much easier than the blade pro. I look forward to seeing 2 blade 400's in the air real soon. Thanks for the comment Dave.

[startazz]

Good flying mate,your getting there real fast,5 stars.

[joehandsome99]

I'm taking my time with this heli. It can do way more than I can make it do right now, but practice is the key. Thanks for the comment startazz.

[startazz]

Yeah mate i know what you mean as ive got the same heli,not as easy as Dave (nightflyyer) make it look is it lol

[roybob2000]

Very good Eric...

[joehandsome99]

Thanks alot roybob2000.

[youtwoba]

Great job hovering, try to remember to pitch forward and back just a little when turning, this puts you in control, not the heli. I'm no pro though, just learning myself.

[joehandsome99]

I tried that the next day and it worked. Thanks for the tip Tom.

[retiredrider]

Great job. I love the blade 400 just cant bring myself to try a heli again. Maybe someday...Are you planning on bringing this on the suprise trip?

[joehandsome99]

Just wait, When you see it you will be ordering one. Thanks for the comment Greg.

[Winston51249]

I don't care what anybody says. Just to hover an RC helicopter is quite an accomplishment. I tried Dave's Blade 400 on his training stand, and if it weren't for that stand, I'd have crashed it several times. He says he might let me try his Honeybee while you and Greg are here. I don't know though, way different than flying an airplane.

5 stars!

Jeff

[joehandsome99]

That sounds like fun. I look forward to seeing that. Thanks for the comment Jeff.

[MicheleMidnight]

i want to rig a pin camera to it and fly around and catch footage...

[joehandsome99]

Been there, done that! lol... Plan on doing some more of that in two weeks at a fly in. Thanks for the comment Michele.

[WORRO01]

5* just for a cool vid :) looks fun!

[joehandsome99]

Thanks for watching and the comment John.

[loadbrecht]

I realy need to see you hook up a real car to your remotes like in the mythbusters

maybe your sons 4 wheeler

I know you can do it!

[joehandsome99]

I have been wanting to go big with something RC, but havent found the right toy yet. Thanks for the comment John.

[loadbrecht]

I realy think a used quad/4wheeler might be a good way to start

you can get one of those little automatic

80cc ones that are made in china real cheep on e-bay or creigs list

it would be a good start

lol what you and I think is cheap is not that cheap to the wives...lol

[joehandsome99]

I am thinking of 1/5 scale which is pretty big and have a few trucks in mind, but your idea would be much better. Thanks dude.