Pete's unothodox helicopter learning method!
Thursday, 19 February 2009 15:29
Peter Dodd
Hi guys, I thought a note on how I learnt to fly helicopters might be useful to some. I am assuming here that we are dealing with a RTF, ready to fly, electric helicopter, and someone that has never had a hand on a helicopter before. One word of warning there is no such thing as a ready to fly helicopter in the hands of a novice. If you think that you are going to give it gas and fly off into the wild blue yonder, forget it, and go back to watching television. If you have seen the experts lift a helicopter out of the grass into a perfectly steady hover without a twitch or a shake just remember that is a long way down the road. You are going to need all of your patience, determination and lots of time to get to that stage.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 February 2009 06:33
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Night Flight 101
Thursday, 19 November 2009 08:20
Verobel
Finally after at least a month of preparation and several false starts I have achieved my first night flight. This was done down at our field at around 7 to 8:30 pm November 12. It was quite cold: -2 to + 2 C and I was flying with leather gloves. I used 8 solar/patio lanterns to mark/illuminate my path to the pits and the flight station and then the center line of the runway.
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 November 2009 07:42
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I thought. I just had to get out of the van and look it over. Somewhat to the north was another derelict; larger, twin engines, with a ramp at the rear, and the fading ‘Cubana’ name barely readable on its side. 
