Learning the Hornet

[dad628]

Morning group,
I really just want to know if I am alone with a problem or two and if is
just my novice status or if this heli has a problem.(please, I am asking for
advice here and do not want to get slammed for my choice of heli, it's what
I have)
First, I am about to go broke replacing main gears... it seems that with
the VERY SLIGHTEST interference with the tail prop it will strip out the
main gear drive. It appears everything aligns great, but I am spending more
time replacing main gears than I am learning to fly.
Second, as I power up I get an uncontrollable spin (clock and counter wise)
that I usually can not compensate for. I am using the gyro that came with
the kit (GMS, PG-03) . Adjusting the "center" and different settings of
"gain" seems to make no difference.
Any helpful experienced help will be greatly appreciated


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[Rune]

Check this page:

http://microhelis.homestead.com/GeneralInfo.html

or

http://www.hornet-heli.com/cgi-bin/bbs/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=
General+Discussion&number=3
and do a search.



Alot of info on fixes and simular issues..


Rune





"dad628" <crmccashin@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Morning group,
> I really just want to know if I am alone with a problem or two and if is
> just my novice status or if this heli has a problem.(please, I am asking
for
> advice here and do not want to get slammed for my choice of heli, it's
what
> I have)
> First, I am about to go broke replacing main gears... it seems that with
> the VERY SLIGHTEST interference with the tail prop it will strip out the
> main gear drive. It appears everything aligns great, but I am spending
more
> time replacing main gears than I am learning to fly.
> Second, as I power up I get an uncontrollable spin (clock and counter
wise)
> that I usually can not compensate for. I am using the gyro that came with
> the kit (GMS, PG-03) . Adjusting the "center" and different settings of
> "gain" seems to make no difference.
> Any helpful experienced help will be greatly appreciated
>
>
> --
>
>

[Peter Christy]

Small electric helis are completely the wrong thing to try and learn on!

1) They are *very* fragile

2) They are quite "twitchy" in their response

I've had a Hornet for about a year, and as micro electric helis go, it's
quite good, but it won't take any abuse. I learned on fixed pitch machines,
with no gyros, nearly 30 years ago, so I didn't have any particular
problems adapting to the Hornet's flying characteristics. It's certainly
better than the fixed pitch Piccolo. However, when I handed the Tx around
at a heli meet, I was amazed how many quite experienced pilots were
struggling with it! (Including one 3D hotshot, who did very well at the 3D
masters! He didn't actually crash it, but he couldn't "fly" it properly!)

If you want to learn helis, get a Voyager / Mosquito / Raptor / virtually
any IC powered heli or a simulator.

It's not *impossible* to learn on a small electric, but you're not making
life easy for yourself!

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Pete
christy@attglobal.net

[GYRO]

The Century "Hawk Sport" is an excellent beginner heli to learn on as well!
Have a blast!
"Peter Christy" <christy@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:4jhS9.23$sR5.30@news13-win.server.ntlworld.com...
> Small electric helis are completely the wrong thing to try and learn on!
>
> 1) They are *very* fragile
>
> 2) They are quite "twitchy" in their response
>
> I've had a Hornet for about a year, and as micro electric helis go, it's
> quite good, but it won't take any abuse. I learned on fixed pitch
machines,
> with no gyros, nearly 30 years ago, so I didn't have any particular
> problems adapting to the Hornet's flying characteristics. It's certainly
> better than the fixed pitch Piccolo. However, when I handed the Tx around
> at a heli meet, I was amazed how many quite experienced pilots were
> struggling with it! (Including one 3D hotshot, who did very well at the 3D
> masters! He didn't actually crash it, but he couldn't "fly" it properly!)
>
> If you want to learn helis, get a Voyager / Mosquito / Raptor / virtually
> any IC powered heli or a simulator.
>
> It's not *impossible* to learn on a small electric, but you're not making
> life easy for yourself!
>
> --
> Pete
> christy@attglobal.net