marcuskeeler
Heliman
Location: UK
| Hi Guys.
I'm not the most experienced Helicopter 'pilot' but I'm learning more and more each day during my formal lessons. I've got an Observer machine and intend to take it with me to Canada when I emmigrate later in the year, I hope to make some pocket change from it.
Anyway..... I won't be just taking it to a field and 'giving it a go', I will take the lessons as far as I can and ultimately have my instructor formaly check me out on it.
- I was wondering if the Observer had any traits I should be aware of. I'm using my own Raptor 50 for lessons and my Brushless Voyager-E on my own.
- Am I right in saying that the Bergen is going to be a lot more stable and sedate in terms of control input reaction? The Raptor is quite a twitchy bird, as is my Voyager although I accept that some of that may still be me.
- The thing I get pulled up for by the instructor is that I drop the tail at height. Is that a personality thing of the Raptor? To be honest, I don't even notice it until the instructor tells me to lift the tail so I'm getting nervous about trying to fly the Bergen at significant height 
- I have seen some truly impressive video taken by the Bergen. Is it true that most folk actually fly at extreme flight levels using the onboard video as their only view point? I watched a video recently which was 'suppossed' to have been taken from a Bergen but I had serious reservations, the heli ran in a wide loop around a construction site with a radius of about 1000 yards and height of, I guess, 300 ft. Surely it's not possible to control that viewing from from the ground?
Gee, once I get writing questions seems I can't stop. Sorry about that 
Well, any help, opinion or advice received with thanks.
Marcus |
