Rays manual

[raptorman]

I have Rays complete 3rd edition, i am just a beginner.

I have now noticed that there is a new one out.
Rays authoritive.
question to you guys in the know. is it worth getting?

thanks very much in advance

[Andy Carpenter]

"raptorman" <raptor@parrott-family.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have Rays complete 3rd edition, i am just a beginner.
>
> I have now noticed that there is a new one out.
> Rays authoritive.
> question to you guys in the know. is it worth getting?
>
> thanks very much in advance
>

No. No in my opinion anyway. It appears to be quite out of date with
respect to modern helis and techniques. I have it and have read cover to
cover (when I was learning).

[Tor Rasmussen]

A book I really would recommend is :
"A comprehensive introduction to Model Helicopter Aerobatics" by Russ Deakin

Don't let the title scare you as a beginner, this book takes you from
selecting your heli, building, tuning, lot's of good tips, through basic
hover and up to loops, rolls and autorotations.

Good illustrations, lots of pics and diagrams. Published 2000 and reprinted
2002 so it's quite up to date.

I've really learnt a great deal from this book and ended up rebuilding some
of my kit and ended up with a heli in perfect trim on the first hover.

Got my book from www.traplet.com and the price was less than 20£, not
remembering the exact price.

"Andy Carpenter" <andy@REMOVEcarpsTHE.coUPPER.ukCASE> wrote in message
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>
> "raptorman" <raptor@parrott-family.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:bbdeor$otj$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> > I have Rays complete 3rd edition, i am just a beginner.
> >
> > I have now noticed that there is a new one out.
> > Rays authoritive.
> > question to you guys in the know. is it worth getting?
> >
> > thanks very much in advance
> >
>
> No. No in my opinion anyway. It appears to be quite out of date with
> respect to modern helis and techniques. I have it and have read cover to
> cover (when I was learning).
>
>

[Andy Carpenter]

"Tor Rasmussen" <tor.rasmussen@tiscali.no> wrote in message
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> A book I really would recommend is :
> "A comprehensive introduction to Model Helicopter Aerobatics" by Russ
Deakin
>
> Don't let the title scare you as a beginner, this book takes you from
> selecting your heli, building, tuning, lot's of good tips, through basic
> hover and up to loops, rolls and autorotations.
>
> Good illustrations, lots of pics and diagrams. Published 2000 and
reprinted
> 2002 so it's quite up to date.
>
> I've really learnt a great deal from this book and ended up rebuilding
some
> of my kit and ended up with a heli in perfect trim on the first hover.
>
> Got my book from www.traplet.com and the price was less than 20£, not
> remembering the exact price.
>

I agree with that. Good book, but misleading title. The aerobatic element
is very limited (which is a shame as that is why I bought it), but the rest
is all good up to date stuff. I wish there was more about engine tuning
though.

[Tor Rasmussen]

Fell in the same trap myself.
Got it to learn Advanced Aerobatics, but turned out to be a great
beginnersbook.

Already got 2 other beginnersbooks, but both of them way out of date. This
title was a great beginnesbook up to date.

But, I agree, misleading title. Will not hit the beginners, and advanced
3d-people will be dissapointed.

"Andy Carpenter" <andy@REMOVEcarpsTHE.coUPPER.ukCASE> wrote in message
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>
> "Tor Rasmussen" <tor.rasmussen@tiscali.no> wrote in message
> news:JQuCa.23707$YZ6.1184018@news010.worldonline.d k...
> > A book I really would recommend is :
> > "A comprehensive introduction to Model Helicopter Aerobatics" by Russ
> Deakin
> >
> > Don't let the title scare you as a beginner, this book takes you from
> > selecting your heli, building, tuning, lot's of good tips, through basic
> > hover and up to loops, rolls and autorotations.
> >
> > Good illustrations, lots of pics and diagrams. Published 2000 and
> reprinted
> > 2002 so it's quite up to date.
> >
> > I've really learnt a great deal from this book and ended up rebuilding
> some
> > of my kit and ended up with a heli in perfect trim on the first hover.
> >
> > Got my book from www.traplet.com and the price was less than 20£, not
> > remembering the exact price.
> >
>
> I agree with that. Good book, but misleading title. The aerobatic
element
> is very limited (which is a shame as that is why I bought it), but the
rest
> is all good up to date stuff. I wish there was more about engine tuning
> though.
>
>