"Heli-Chair" wrote in message
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6) i do not recommend using any of the mixing functions of the radio or
features such as a heading hold gyro or governor to assist in flying
the helicopter. they can be helpful for some aspects of initial
learning but it is critical to turn all that stuff off and do it on
your own.

kas


Now "that" should make things a lot more interesting. I've never flown a
model helicopter where the throttle and collective were separate functions.
It's always been a matter of setting the throttle and collective curves in
the radio and living with what you get.

Does the Heli-Chair have any kind of throttle collation with collective
movements or are you making the student to all the work manually?

Also, I agree with not using a heading hold type of gyro but are you using
any kind of gyro stabilization on the tail? When I first starting learning
to fly an RC helicopter, I didn't have a gyro at all and things got
"interesting" from time to time. I eventually had the models tail controls
setup as mechanically soft as possible. That is, having the shortest
possible arm on the servo and longest possible arm at the tail rotor itself.
I would think that having a small amount of gyro stabilization would keep
the models responsiveness a bit closer to what the student would feel in the
full size bird.

Just wonding?
Steve R.