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Women Pilots > Beginner Suggestions
 
 
Katrina
New Heliman
Location: Loveland, CO

Hello All!

For a while, I have been considering getting into this hobby a little more. Rather than always watching my boyfriend fly his heli's, I have thought about trying to fly my own. He is an awesome pilot, and I am not sure if I can keep up.

What do you all think is a good heli to start with? Simple yet still fun.
07-04-2007 Over year old.
 
 
jwhitacre
Key Veteran
Location: Creighton,PA- US

I'd say get a sim first for pratice and also to see if you like it before you get a heli and decide that it isn't for you. As far as what heli, it would probably be easier to to find out what helis your BF is flying since he will probably be the one to help set it up and probably already knows what your local hobby shop has as far as parts.

Depleting the world of parts, one crash at a time!!
07-04-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Katrina
New Heliman
Location: Loveland, CO

I actually have tried the sim and enjoy it. Not that good, but I do have fun. My boyfriend flies both gas and electric including a Raptor 50 and 90 and a Trex 450SE and a Mini Titan. I dont know that I should buy any of those, they are more high tech than I am ready.
07-04-2007 Over year old.
 
 
jwhitacre
Key Veteran
Location: Creighton,PA- US

Depending on which way you go(electric or gas) if you search around here you will see that most suggestions for beginners are usually a T-rex 450SA or Mini Titan for electric and a Raptor 50 for nitro. Even though these birds seem conplex trust me the simpler looking ones like the Blade CP are actually a lot harder to fly. Maybe you could convince your Boyfriend to throw some training gear on one of his and try it out since he has all of the suggestions.

Depleting the world of parts, one crash at a time!!
07-04-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Katrina
New Heliman
Location: Loveland, CO

Well thanks for your suggestion! I dont know how he will feel about flying with me on a buddy box, but it would probably be best. I think maybe starting with a CP might be my first.
07-04-2007 Over year old.
 
 
jwhitacre
Key Veteran
Location: Creighton,PA- US

Did you figure out what your getting yet?

Depleting the world of parts, one crash at a time!!
07-05-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Katrina
New Heliman
Location: Loveland, CO

I am not really sure. I need something simple but still fun. My boyfriend has previously said a Blade CTX or something like that would be good for me. He is out of town right now to help me decide, but once he gets back I am hoping we can find one. Id love to say I can fly a bigger one, but I think I need to start very small. Do you know if you can buddy box two different radios, like a 9C and a 14MZ?
07-05-2007 Over year old.
 
 
jwhitacre
Key Veteran
Location: Creighton,PA- US

Don't know about linking those two TX's together as I don't have either. My wife tried to get into the hobby last year. We got her a Blade CX and the training gear. After about a month of her trying and banging that thing into EVERYTHING she gave up. So I ended up getting the CX.

Depleting the world of parts, one crash at a time!!
07-05-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Katrina
New Heliman
Location: Loveland, CO

Well I have spent some time on his sim banging things up, so I think I could be over the giving up part, but I am not 100% on that! I need to research if those radios can be buddied up or not. I think that would help, because I dont want to pay a fortune for a 14MZ just so I can buddy up to him.
07-06-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Learning Helis
Heliman
Location: Hobart, IN

If your going to get a 9c then just look or ask locally if anyone has a old 6ch that would sell dirt cheap just for a buddy box. I know before my ex wife gave away all my RC stuff for FREE in a yard sale while i was out of state. I used my old 6ch as a buddie box and worked great.
07-06-2007 Over year old.
 
 
jwhitacre
Key Veteran
Location: Creighton,PA- US

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my ex wife gave away all my RC stuff for FREE
OUCH

Depleting the world of parts, one crash at a time!!
07-06-2007 Over year old.
 
 
perfesser zero
Key Veteran
Location: Dublin, VA., USA

I guess...

that why she's the "EX" wife . My ex-wife did sort of the same thing, but she sold all mine.

Later...

Scott!

Tiger 50 - OS 50SX-H
Hawk Sport - OS 37SZ-H
Raptor 30 - OS 37SZ-H
JR 10X/R950S
07-06-2007 Over year old.
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Swoop
Veteran
Location: Newark, DE USA

Katrina, the blade CX is a great starter heli and is very easy to fly. The problem is, most people get bored with it very quickly because it isn't really designed for fast forward flight, which is what all newbies dream of. I do not recommend the Blade CP, because it is frustrating to fly and the blades are overpriced. Mild aerobatics are even hard with this twitchy little thing. The Trex is probably your best bet, because it is very predictable and responds well to input. It can take you from learning to hover, all the way to aerobatics and 3D. It is also very cheap to fix. If you stick with the hobby and get good with the Trex, the next logical step is a nitro. What does your boyfriend recommend? He can probably give you good advice also.
07-06-2007 Over year old.
 
 
fulload
Senior Heliman
Location: Wichita, Ks.

Best to you Katrina on you flying. Some others might chime in, but I wonder if flying with a buddy cord attatched to you boyfriends radio for a while would help reduce the learning curve. You can fly with what your are confident in by yourself and when you want to try something have your boyfriend support you while you go throu it a few times.
07-07-2007 Over year old.
 
 
jwhitacre
Key Veteran
Location: Creighton,PA- US

How's the flying going? What heli did you end up with? I'm teaching my wife (bwhitacre on rr) with my old blade cx for now.

Depleting the world of parts, one crash at a time!!
07-21-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Rockohaulic
Elite Veteran
Location: Valencia, CA, USA, 3rd Rock from the Sun

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I know before my ex wife gave away all my RC stuff for FREE

Smart man! I noticed it said "ex-wife"!!

I got a helicopter for my girlfriend,
It was a good trade!
07-24-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Heliwoman
Heliman
Location: Edson, Alberta, Canada

Katrina,

If there is one thing I've learned as a female heli pilot it's don't try to keep up. The guys tend to push and want to go fast. Women pilots are more there for the controll. Learn the control and eventually you will be just as good as they are.

Have you ever watch those guys sit and hover a whole tank. When my husband and I started out I think he did for the first 2 weeks and then he had to go fast. I haven't seen him hover a tank since. althought he did half a tank inverted the other day but not the same thing.

take your time, do it at your pass, and you'll have help when you want to start going forward.
09-16-2007 06:48 PM
 
 
OICU812
rrProfessor
Location: Resources Capitol, Canada

Good advice Heliwoman, pushing yourself "too much" costs too much money, I can vouch for that! BTW you are doing great, looking forward to seeing you guys at many funflies again next summer!

...Once upon a time there were Nitros, flybars and frequency pins...
10-04-2007 07:13 AM
 
 
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