5. Basic 3D: RC Helicopter Pilot Proficiency Program

[@RCCopterLove]

What I love most in your videos is that they give a lot of motivation and show how much there is to learn, how many variations of each exercise are possible. I was just "flying around" since I started a bit more than 2 years ago and that's a lot of fun. But since I am flying your very concrete training exercises, I feel more progress. Still a long way to smooth backwards flying, but now I know where to start!

[@rchelicopter]

That's pretty cool. I don't think I was anywhere near backwards after 2 years back in the day 😀

[@RCCopterLove]

@@rchelicopter Thank you so much! I a flying slow and not very round backwards circles and figure 8ts. I had some serious orientation problesms until another pitot gave me the simple advise for upright backwards flying "sticks together - sticks apart from eachother". That helped soo much. Now I am working on getting the speed and altitude more constant and getting the circles much more round!

[@Stoykofky]

I love to see real flight like this than simulations, looking forward to seeing great video like this thanks

[@MARKLINMAN1]

One of the main things about these exercises is PITCH CONTROL, Maintaining PITCH control isn't easy, once that is establish this exercise becomes easier.

[@yodecaf]

Finally can fly around inverted and this Playlist really structured my sessions. Thank you!

[@rchelicopter]

Glad it's helping. Thanks so much!

[@toncsirc]

Interesting video as always, there are things listed here that I've never tried so this has given me some things to work on.

[@rchelicopter]

That's exactly what I'm here for. To give you more work! 😄

[@MrRctintin]

Thanks again Rich, these are gold

[@rchelicopter]

My pleasure!

[@HeliShed]

very useful and as ever very clearly explained! Thank you Richard!

[@rchelicopter]

You're very welcome!

[@nathanc8206]

Love these videos. They’re really helping me excel my flying skills. Also beautiful flying field!

[@rchelicopter]

Great to hear Nathan! Yeah, the club is great, a bit exposed to the weather sometimes, but the facilities and views are fantastic.

[@cruxio02]

awesome content , thank you

[@rchelicopter]

My pleasure!

[@43SunSon]

good video!

[@rchelicopter]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@axelminet1095]

Keep up your videos, it's super interesting :)

[@rchelicopter]

Thanks to Hely-shop for the support. www.hely-shop.co.uk/

[@simonchapman2319]

Thanks for this - excellent content!

[@rchelicopter]

My pleasure. I hope it helps with the flying!

[@rcmanicmd]

Beautiful flying site. Where is it?

[@rchelicopter]

Thanks. This is in Leicestershire in the UK.

[@LichaelMewis]

Subscribed!

[@Agustin-jo8mv]

🤯

[@SimoneZunterer]

Now i feel like a total beginner although flying 14y… 😢

[@rchelicopter]

I think we all feel like that sometimes :D It's nice to hear you might have a few gaps, but I think with your flying there's nothing in there you couldn't do within a few warmup flights. I love your videos BTW, very stylish!

[@LichaelMewis]

What heli are you running here? It looks incredibly snooth. Are you in normal mode or stunt mode 1 or 2? Head speed sounds very low so I'm assuming you're in normal mode.

[@rchelicopter]

This is my Specter NME V2. My low headspeeds is 1600, so this would have been the next one up at 2100. It's just a super smooth, I think VBar vibration level is down below 400.

[@LichaelMewis]

@@rchelicopter @rchelicopter just getting back into the hobby after a 10 year absence. Have two small Align Trex kits from back then. Just ordered two Goosky kits, their S1 and S2. From what I can tell it's best bang for buck for small form factor heli's. But will have to check out Specter. Looks very impressive.

[@LichaelMewis]

@@rchelicopter also regarding your setup were you outside of normal mode, meaning the collective is full negative pitch at bottom stick, 0 pitch at mid stick, and full positive pitch at top stick?

[@rchelicopter]

@@LichaelMewis All of my flight modes are +- 13, even flight mode 1, but yes, I was in the 2nd flight mode or bank.

[@LichaelMewis]

@@rchelicopter thank you for answering my questions. I am torn between NeXt and Heli-x sim. What would you purchase if you did it over again? I am primarily flying Goosky and Align at this time and want to fly these models in the sim. My transmitter is a Spektrum DX9.

[@alwaysflying6540]

I thought I was an intermediate 3d pilot. Not after watching this video

[@rchelicopter]

Personally I think some of the moves are in the wrong section. They're aren't far off, but they seem weirdly grouped together, not necessarily in the order a normal pilot would learn them. I think the whole program could do with a rewrite at some point.