ARE REMOTE-CONTROLLED HELICOPTERS HARD TO FLY?
Short answer: YES.
I don't want to scare anyone with my short answer, but the truth is that rc-helicopters are not as hard to fly as you might imagine. What takes a lot of work and perseverance is the process. If you keep working consistently you will advance and eventually learn how to fly your helicopter. Once you have learned how to fly, it is no longer a question about just flying, but more specifically what type of flying you want to do and how far you are willing to push the envelope. Some people are happy with learning just how to hover, doing circles, and figure eights. Others will do some mild aerobatics all the way to full blown 3-D flying. This is just up to the individual and can be achieved with practice and dedication. However the hardest thing is to reach this point. The early stages of this hobby are the hardest because it is when you will crash the most, and this defeat is what turns many aficionados away from the hobby. There is also a hidden threat to beginners that proves to be a hobby killer, and that is the information overload. Many new heli pilots who are just starting don't realize how much information they will have to learn about the way helicopters fly, how they are build, power systems and how to properly set them up.
I don't want to scare anyone with my short answer, but the truth is that rc-helicopters are not as hard to fly as you might imagine. What takes a lot of work and perseverance is the process. If you keep working consistently you will advance and eventually learn how to fly your helicopter. Once you have learned how to fly, it is no longer a question about just flying, but more specifically what type of flying you want to do and how far you are willing to push the envelope. Some people are happy with learning just how to hover, doing circles, and figure eights. Others will do some mild aerobatics all the way to full blown 3-D flying. This is just up to the individual and can be achieved with practice and dedication. However the hardest thing is to reach this point. The early stages of this hobby are the hardest because it is when you will crash the most, and this defeat is what turns many aficionados away from the hobby. There is also a hidden threat to beginners that proves to be a hobby killer, and that is the information overload. Many new heli pilots who are just starting don't realize how much information they will have to learn about the way helicopters fly, how they are build, power systems and how to properly set them up.
THE END RESULT
Let me begin by saying that I am by no means a pro-pilot. I am your average rc-pilot who has learned how to fly and I am beginning to push my envelope a little at a time. One thing I can honestly say about this hobby is that the rewards are great. I can remember when hovering seemed like such a feat, and when I finally mastered it, I was jumping around like a little kid. I still get this same feeling now every time I accomplish a new goal or a new maneuver that I am working on, the adrenaline and the rush is what makes this hobby fun. Also there is no better feeling than flying my helicopters with a friend rc pilot in the field at a school near my house and have the occasional on-looker stop their vehicle and actually get out of their car to talk to us and give us compliments on the free air show We just performed for them.