Blade 400 with custom paint hovering in back yard 05 10 2009

[@crowe73]

Awsome! I look forward to seeing you flying it as well as your paint job for it. It is a little noisy but, not too loud. The highest I flew it is about 15 to 20 feet. The blade 400 can be flown in windy conditions however, it takes some skill and quick reflexes to keep it under control. The wind will throw it around a bit. It is best to fly it in calm conditions especially if you don' have a lot of flying experience with helicopters. Thanks for the kind words.

[@crowe73]

Thanks kindly for the kind words. I look forward to flying it at the field and flying with you again.

[@crowe73]

That would be a good place to start. After you get used to the controls, then you want to take out the expo on your aileron, elevator, and rudder controls a little at a time. That way, it will teach you to use smaller control inputs to maintain a hover. The key to hovering is to use small control inputs.

[@crowe73]

The thing to remember is to never chop the throttle stick when you get into trouble. That will cause the helicopter to slam it the ground and cause a boom strike. I don't have a sim. I learned the hard way. It took me about a year to learn to hover tail in.Take it slow and you will be hovering before yo know it. Bottom line is have fun. The plug in the back of the TX is for use on the sim and to use as a buddy box with another pilot.

[@moek]

nice paint job!

[@crowe73]

Thanks kindly for the comment. I took it a little easy with this flight to get back in the groove and to fine tune my setup. How is your flying coming along?

[@thatonebeone]

cool..im getting mine this week..is it loud? looking to paint it aswell..good flying there..have you flowing it up high? does the wind blow it away pretty easy like light winds.. thanks..

[@thatonebeone]

wow just got back from flying it and its very very sensative controls..i was just hovering..when i put the throttle down the helicopter feels like it was to just drop like a brick i have to be easy with going down.. do you have a simulator ? im thinking of getting one... also i see that theres a plug on the back of the dx6i is that for so that you can use it on the sim? and you just buy the cable and cd for it? thanks.. ps you make it look easy..=)

[@thatonebeone]

ok great..thanks for the info..also im looking to try that new set up from horizonhobby.. the factory set up is very sensitive for me..i need the control to be more wide out when moving the sticks im not use to way to small in puts of this factory set up.. did you change your settings on the sensitive part or you like it like that? thanks a lot