SAFETY
I did not mention Safety in the Co-Axial page because most co-axial helis are small in size and generally have limited power, which will not cause any life threatening injuries. However maintain caution when using any RC helicopter because of the risks from lithium-polymer (lipo) batteries catching on fire and electrical burns are present in all of the different kinds and sizes . I will not go in detail about the safety precautions needed to fly medium and larger size RC helicopters because I could dedicate the entire Website to explain this topic. I encourage you to please do the research and take the necessary safety precautions. RC Helicopters can be extremely dangerous and even deadly if not handled properly! Do your homework on SAFETY, remember blades rotating at very high RPMS=DANGER=DEATH!
4-CHANNEL NON COAXIAL HELICOPTERS
Here is where the FUN begins! With the help of 4-ch and 6-ch RC class helicopters you will learn to become a true RC Helicopter pilot. I must warn you that the learning curve here is also very steep. If you have made a choice to become an RC pilot by know you should be doing tons of research and learning as much as you can about how the geometry works and how it is set up. There are many helicopters out there but the mechanical principles are the same. I also recommend joining a RC flying club, or finding a mentor to help you with setting up your helicopter. You can do it on your own, but it will cost you a lot of money $$. I will be covering the functions of all electronics, the geometry of basic helicopters and some basic radio programming to help newbies to get started.
4-CHANNEL FP (FIXED PITCH) HELICOPTER
DISCLAIMER!!
To begin I must admit that I've never owned a 4-ch non co-axial helicopter a.k.a. fixed pitch helicopter (FP). I have flown a couple of FP helicopters that belong to some friends and I don't really like them. Personally I think that they are a bit hard to control because of their slow tail response and their sluggish cyclic response.
To begin I must admit that I've never owned a 4-ch non co-axial helicopter a.k.a. fixed pitch helicopter (FP). I have flown a couple of FP helicopters that belong to some friends and I don't really like them. Personally I think that they are a bit hard to control because of their slow tail response and their sluggish cyclic response.