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How to Fly Helicopter

RC Helicopter Flying Tips

PART I: PROFILE
Important suggestions in order to learn to fly model helicopters fast, safe and without crashing every week:

1. Invite an experienced flyer to help you: Setting up a helicopter for the first time is not very easy. It is very unlikely that you will setup the helicopter correctly by yourself. A helicopter that has been setup properly flies much better and is more predictable! So it�s necessary for you to have an experienced flyer help you. He may give you additional hints and tips on learning and he may point you at certain mistakes you make, which may be very helpful.
2. Take small steps: Always take very small steps on the learning curve. If you take a big step, you may succeed, or you may crash. If you crash, you may be de-motivated, it will cost you money, it will make you less confident, you are grounded for some time and the worst it is dangerous! Make sure that you learn a step thoroughly and in all directions before you take the next step. In the end you will learn faster if you take small steps because you know the basics well and you will fly instead of repair. 
3. Don't skip steps: There are of course numerous ways to learn to fly a remotely controlled helicopter. However, if you follow the steps listed below, you will learn fast and with a minimum chance of crashing. The steps are chosen such that you always have learned the necessary steps before taking a new step. 
4. Use a proper RC Helicopter fly simulator: Having a proper simulator, which can be controlled by your Tx ( transmitter is necessary). It allows you to get acquainted to controlling an R/C helicopter and learn the needed reflexes.