12 yrs later and I'd like to say Thank you. Been about 20 years since I last flew (poorly) an RC helicopter. I could tail in hover but not much else. Electric helis have come a very long way since the little Dragonfly helis back then. I've been doing your drills with my hovering on a sim and picked it up back again. Rusty...but then again I stopped with helis because I sucked and there was no panic button (Auto stabilization or even GPS like drones) like there is now. Sure helps if you use the same TX on your sim that you'll fly with. My sim time has been substantial and my confidence is really growing. I can do circuits, hover inverted and basic aerobatics but as long as the fundamentals are there... that's what counts. Thank you again for your tips Freddy..Know that it's VERY appreciated.
Freddy... Thank you, thank you. I'm 74 yrs old and I returning to the hobby after a 10 yr absence. I built an ALZRC Devil 505 electric heli and I have been practicing poorly on the RealFlight RF8 Sim. I found your series by doing a search on UA-cam and Lesson #1 put me on the right track. It retaught me to stay off the damn sticks and or move them gently to let the ship settle in a hover. I'll work on side-in, nose-in hovers before moving on to practice turns. By the time I get out to the club field, I will not be "walking the dog" away from the flight line.
A Big Thank You.... I first watched your series of videos several years ago... I haven't flown for the last 5 years, and thought I'd re watch them to refresh myself. Still very helpful today. Many thanks for your time and attention to explaining.... 23/05/2021.
Freddy, To me you are an incredibly awesome, generous, considerate & exceptional individual. The knowledge, experience and information you share with others on UA-cam concerning RC Helis is the best bar none!!! Thanks for all the time, effort and attention to details. Thanks for sharing and revealing information that allows and permits others to become and perform great in the hobby and sport of flying, maneuvering and manipulating RC Helis in the air.
Freddy one more time your videos are master pieces of excellence in planing and communication. I have being in the hobby for one year. I my opinion your videos are the best in Utube. Thank very much. Dr. Mendez. ( alias Nykkytta )
been 3 to 4 years since i flight and this video is Super for content beginners terminologies. well spoken. well done. thank you for all your beautiful work. all the best
I recently went from toy to hobby grade with a blade nano and man did I feel stupid but hey these videos are great not enough people wanna take the time to help others so thanks.they helped me a lot!!!
Freddy, I'm a beginner and have watched your videos over and over and this has help me greatly. Practice, practice and more practice now I am thinking like a pilot. Wish I had got into this hobby earlier but as a 64 year old, I'm having the time of my life. Thank you.
I hate to say it,but I feel that because of my color that I have often been shunned by many of the Hobby Shops in my area when I go for help. When they do help,the prices are very high! So,all that I have learned,I have learned from watching your videos,and a whole lot of trial and crashes! That has not,and will not stop me from learning not just to fly,but to repair. So far,I leave my radio alone! Fooling with it has caused my Helicopters to develop a mind of their own where they seem to have turned into "BLADES OF FURY!" I hate the T-6 Radio!
Is it easier to program? I got very lucky on my 1st attempt to program my T-6 Radio. It was more like trying to control a helicopter intent on my shredding! No harm done,but it did blow my mind!
Excellent instructive video. I have the blade 230 s v2. Took it out today by myself away from the crowd. Fl ew 7 30 second hover flights, no crash, very proud of myself. My philosopy a llttle bit at a time will take me a long way.
Thanks Freddy, I have just started flying collective pitch for the first time having never flown RC (Middle age + Crisis need to do before its too late) I found your tutorial real helpful my hovering and mastering the Cyclic collective free hovering is going really well, I am loving it. Rob (UK)
Awesome Freddy , getting my 50 size heli setup by a mate of mine, looking forward to practice some hovers after watch your video, you are one of the best Rc heli instructors for sure👌
Grt tutorial, I have flown planes, gliders and drones of all sorts but helis is the one aircraft I find the hardest. I have just found out now where I was going wrong thank you for such a great vid. You now have another subscriber 👍
still extremly relevant. Every single video is so informative and helpfull, I didn't think I would ever be able to fly clean and precise 3D but here I am. I regret thinking these videos would be useless for so long.. Big props
Freddy - Thank you very much for your training videos. I was a fixed wing RC pilot for years, and made the jump into HELI's with an Align 450L dominator 6S. Spent a few hours on Phoenix RC before discovering your videos. I've got 4 flights on the Dominator and it's still in one piece! Now I can really accelerate my helicopter skills !!!!
Thank you for watching, please feel free to check out my playlists for more organized Heli info. And also feel free to reach out to me any time if you need some help :)
Best tutorial iv seen so far especially when I can see both the Helicopter and the Remote Control because for me a beginner it’s making learning a lot more interesting through observation🤷♂️😮😃😍👌
I could already fly a little around with my micro CP, but was hovering in a 3 m sphere. Thanks to your video I've gone back to hover exercises and can now hold the little machine stable as a rock 😃
I just got the Phoenix Flight Sim to practice fixed wing 3D flying. Just for fun, I tried the heli sims and BOOM! instant respect for the guys at the field that make even these simple first moves look precise and graceful. But I like a challenge so I'm going to practice until I get I get it. Thanks for the help.
Excellent instructional video on basic Heli hovering...I am new to Heli's and this is excellent!..I will watch each one as I graduate to more advanced skills...thanks..BB
darn it, i have seen so many instructional videos, bu this is a first! i almost gave up on this hobby, feeling i could never get it right.i learned a lot from you sir. thank you so much. still rough but thank you!!!
I already know this stuff but it is a great thing to just remind me that small steps are actually bigger than you think. I was having the weirdest problem I could fly nose in just fine but tail in was giving me fits. I have been flying for a long time and never thought that that would happen. LOL . This video has been a big help. Thank you
Hi Freddy, Thanks for these vids. Been flying since the 80's (Airplanes) Haven't seen enough Heli vids that actually teach anything, until yours. Very well done. It is simple, (your direction) but very effective. That's all I needed to know! What to do (or not) with the Cyclic! I always lose it, now I know why.
This video is simply awesome. Excellent / superb job. Thanks a million for the detailed information. Pictures are worth a thousand words. See position of sticks is priceless. Thanks again... over and over again.
i have been in self induced flying layoff for almost a year, I went flying first time yesterday with some friends and was pleasantly surprised at the control I had without nerves. i learned to fly without this manor of instruction and was the kind of pilot that did the i can fly and without this orientation training have ruined quite a few great helis. my flying is abrut and not smoothed as this training of orientation will provide now I am going to start over and do these drills until i get proficient and relearn the right way thank you.
Just starting out and so glad I found your videos! Very well organized progression of lessons! Thank you. after 20 years of airplanes, I never thought I'd get into heli's. I'm having a blast! Thanks again!
Thanks for the great video. It was a tremendous help. As I am just getting started, all I was doing was crash after crash, until I watched this. Now, I still have a long way to go, but getting better each flight. Your video gave me the starting point I needed.
Excellent video. Even as someone who can hover this provides some helpful tips and a useful framework for getting into the right headspace. Well done Freddy!!!
Very nice & instructional. I also purchased Phoenix 4 to learn and hopefully crash less. Also going to work with some Quads, then move into a 450 series collective pitch. Enjoyed this first lesson, thanks.
Excellent video. I've pretty much mastered my tail hovers and travelling sideways, forwards and backwards on my own and with minimal use of a sim. Its enough to get me my bronze cert, but its a long way off from what I'd consider proper flying. I've done a few circuits too (with cyclic and rudder), but they always felt hairy cause my orientation is still poor. This video has given me a push in the right direction. After watching this vid, I started practicing sideways facing hovers in phoenix. Took me a few goes to get it right, but after approx 20 mins, I continuously nailed it. Eventually, I'll move onto nose hovers. Subbed.
Very very nice tutorial !!!!Thanks man ....don't believe it could be a better way to explain to my friend who is joining rc helis the basics controls :)
Didactic. Easy to understand. A dooropener for me just going into helis after doing quite a bit of props and EDF. Thanx Freddy! An yes you CAN fly. Lasse
Wow I feel so much better after watching this. I got my first RC heli very small Trex 150 and can fly it but wow so different from drones. But tons of fun getting the hover has been the biggest challenge.
Great video One tip for beginners like myself using Phoenix:Set the simulation speed down to 50% to begin with (In Program setup... Physics). It gives you loads more time to react to what the heli is doing, and correct mistakes. Once you've got 50% down, increase the speed 10% at a time until you're at 100% or above. It's especially good, if you're impatient like me, and just want to storm into doing loops and hammerhead turns and knife edge flying without hours of hovering practice. Hovering practice is certainly important, but at slow speeds, even a person taking up the controls for the first time ever can perform some relatively advanced manoeuvres, and get a feel for how the bird reacts to the controls, tail in or out, or inverted. And of course, when you inevitably crash you come back to hovering for a bit.
@Freddy Cordova. Thanks for an absolutely fantastic first incite into heli flying. I have only just recently installed RF 7,5 at time of this post, and am learning to fly the trainer plane, i think its the Nextstar nitro version. I have never owned, flown any type of RC plane or heli before so i am very new to this. I am now at the stage were i am comfortable with flying the trainer anyway i like, i have even masted inverted flight too. After viewing your video on basic flight for the heli i will be looking into giving the heli ago. I will take your advice and do it very slowly just as i did with the plane. Thanks again for your fantastic tutorial
Really appreciate that Freddy. I'm very new and I have a Trex 250. Extremely touchy on the cyclic. How to watch your video over and over just to make sure I'm getting it right. Almost ready to go to lesson 2
Thanks for sharing this. I saw one of your more advance video lessons and figured there had to be more basic ones. I'm going to review all lessons. Thanks for show stick positions.
I have every RC type out there from 4x4's to jets but have not owned a Heli till last week. I bought a Goblin 770 three blade and a Blade 120 S2 and I hope with your video's and starting slow I will be able to add Heli to the list of a flown RC's. I will be going slow and steady.
I would like to say thanks, this is and good video. I'm and beginner and I learn and great deal about hovering. pitch. and tip and tricks looking forward to the next one.
Built, set up and learning myself on an Sceadu. Got to hover tail in and side on and can just about manage a figure 8 but had to step back and re educate myself to fly the nose and not the tail. Also as I fly fixed wing mode 1 the throttle on the left was a little weird so I bought a little Hubsan X4. Cracking little job ,nigh on unbreakable and builds your confidence without thrashing itself to pieces if you get it wrong although I have broken the Sceadu only twice. Once when I put it down too quick and struck the boom ( adjusted collective setting to make that more unlikely now) and once when I didn't put it down quick enough and clipped the blades in the corn. Let battle commence.
Very VERY informative for me, and im not exactly new to flying helicopters or multirotors... thank you! Ill be practicing all of your videos, and relearning the correct way:)
Thanks so much for your time and sharing your knowledge friend. Your videos are great, and very enjoyable to watch. I'm a noob, so I can take all the help I can get!
Getting back into this amazing hobby after a long break and so happy your videos are still available. Also glad I never upgraded my pc so I can still use Phoenix. Thanks so much Freddy!
Really AWESOME info. I'm new but not really. I was stupid and started with a heli and not a sim. I'm gave up and I'm back into it again. I got a couple quad copters and now want to get another heli. But want to do it right and work with the sim first. Thanks for the info. Hope you have a few more starter video's.
That was a great video. I've been flying RC for about 37 years now but have only casually played around with choppers a few times. The heli I owned was a glow powered .30 class and that was about 15 years ago now. So I just bought an electric heli yesterday and decided this time instead of just pretending that I know what I'm doing because "I've been flying RC since before you were born" (the attitude a lot have in this hobby),,,, I would seek out some experts and do a little learning first. Thanks a lot for doing this, I'm about to see if you have any other videos online and continue my education.
Hey Freddy, Just wanted to say thank you for what you do. I'm really excited for your website to get up and running, so we can help support you as you've done for so many of us. Your work is much appreciated. You are an amazing teacher, and that is not a skill to be taken lightly. Thank you again friend, Mike P.S. I'm a flight RN, so I spend lots of time in an EC 145. I love flying in the real thing, but my passion for my R/C heli is just as great!
Thanks Freddy for some awesome training videos. I'm new to this sport and there is no flying fields in my area so I have to learn on my own. Videos like this will make it possible.
i just started flying helicopters. i have a SIM (phoenix ) and I quickly figured out what you have gone over. i wish I had seen this video first but hey. you did a great job on explaining things.
Freddy, I've got a Blade 120 SR (my 1st heli) on it's way and your video is the first one that I've watched for beginner pilots. Great lesson and presentation. Thanks for the "lesson inspiration" because I sense that the learning curve is a bit more than my flying my airplanes.
WoW!! Thanks Im very new I just got a Walkera V450D03 but I have yet to fly it. Im prepping myself with a WL911 micro. Then b4 that Im thinking about buying the TR-808 mini 3D or the WL977 Power Star to get in some practice b4 I try out my V450D03. Your video was very helpful. I can't wait to try my bigger one but know that I need to put in the time b4 I do. Thanks from a new pilot Nes.
I've just bought a Blade 120 S2 and have learnt to tail in hover, I was wondering what steps to take next in my learning journey and found this video to give some great direction. Thank you! I'm moving to side hover and nose in hover now.
Freddy Cordova please may I ask if the new Blade 230 s v2 (collective pitch) Heli is a good heli to take your course with. I’ve been flying for a while with fixed pitch but want to start from scratch. I mean will the gyros in the Blade even in agility mode interfere with my learning? I know I need heading hold gyro but do you know whether there are AS3X ‘features’ in agility mode that will inhibit my progress by making it too easy for me?
Joe Fagan I have just bought a simulator.. Real Flight 9, and my flying has come on leaps and bounds, I’d highly recommend getting one of those to speed up your learning!
Hey thanks so much, feel free to check out my playlists. I have tried to organize all my videos so it is easier for you to search and find Heli information.
Your collective free hovering is an excellent tip. My first heli was a 1975 design called the DuBro Whirlybird. Primitive as heck but it flew and taught me the basics. One thing. Back in the day we were told about ground effect. In fact, near the ground, the blast of air from the rotors is impacting the ground and compressing that air. When in ground effect, it's like you're balancing on a ball,,,, yes, of compressed air. And the heli is constantly falling off the ball. In fact, when you get a bit higher, and out of ground effect, you should find that some stability is gained. Good work.
Glad I could help! please feel free to reach out if you need any further help. Check out my play lists also, I have all the series in one section and other videos as well.
Wow, that was a great beginners video, and kind of where I currently am. I use Sim (Phoenix) a lot, and I can fly inverted and so, but I always crash when I start to fly high and turn it, I lose control. So my IRL Choppers I'm still on hovering and nose in and but I newer start sideways, but with tail against me, and focus on hold it still. This is hard with a Blade 230 S, as it doesn't hold the throttle well, so if I leave that stick alone it will go up or down, I think it's the wind, for my Razor 500 SE is far easier to fly, than the small once, but a lot more expensive to crash. I have signed up to your videos and hope I can learn some more from you. I really struggle with flying head against me, all become opposite, right is left and much more as you ofc know. I guess practice and practice is the way. I can sure hover now, but when I'm trying to do pirouettes, the Throttle stick is so lose and sensitive, that it's hard to use tail-rotor without giving a bit of throttle or too little, and I lose control. But my Transmitter is the lowest Spectrum DXe, and the one I have for my Razor 500 is way better. So I decided I'll buy Spectrum DX9, it feels way better. What are your views of Transmitters? What's your favorite and why? Thank you for this video, and I hope you will give some answers
Excellent stuff there. I found your site via a RCGroups link on the WL V950, which I have two of these machines. Just learning CP now and have an Align 450 waiting in the wings. Keep up the good work. Will view your later vids as I progress.
just got my first heli...a nano cpx...i dont kown much about flying them...i have a quad copter but that almost flys itself...this heli thing is like trying to balence a plate on a stick whilst on a trampoline....great video...i am going to start out like you said...small steps ....thanks for the help....
Great tutorial Freddie! I'm just waiting to get my very first rc helicopter. I have a Skyartec wasp x3v coming and really am looking forward to trying it out, maybe this weekend. Fortunately, it has a beginner mode and an advanced mode. I'll be learning in beginner mode. This vid has given me the basics (I hope) to get up enough nerve to try this hobby for the first time. ( I know 62 years old, late bloomer ha ha)
Thank you for this guide. I'm currently learning how to hover an acro mode quadcopter line of sight before going fpv. I know a quad is more stable than a heli but the same principles and exercises can be applied!
12 yrs later and I'd like to say Thank you. Been about 20 years since I last flew (poorly) an RC helicopter. I could tail in hover but not much else. Electric helis have come a very long way since the little Dragonfly helis back then.
I've been doing your drills with my hovering on a sim and picked it up back again. Rusty...but then again I stopped with helis because I sucked and there was no panic button (Auto stabilization or even GPS like drones) like there is now.
Sure helps if you use the same TX on your sim that you'll fly with. My sim time has been substantial and my confidence is really growing. I can do circuits, hover inverted and basic aerobatics but as long as the fundamentals are there... that's what counts.
Thank you again for your tips Freddy..Know that it's VERY appreciated.
@@steveblackbird awww shucks 🥹 thanks so much I am still making new content and trying to keep up
Freddy... Thank you, thank you. I'm 74 yrs old and I returning to the hobby after a 10 yr absence. I built an ALZRC Devil 505 electric heli and I have been practicing poorly on the RealFlight RF8 Sim. I found your series by doing a search on UA-cam and Lesson #1 put me on the right track. It retaught me to stay off the damn sticks and or move them gently to let the ship settle in a hover. I'll work on side-in, nose-in hovers before moving on to practice turns. By the time I get out to the club field, I will not be "walking the dog" away from the flight line.
Without a doubt, these are some of the best training videos I have seen. Thanks for taking the time to do them Freddie.
A Big Thank You.... I first watched your series of videos several years ago... I haven't flown for the last 5 years, and thought I'd re watch them to refresh myself. Still very helpful today. Many thanks for your time and attention to explaining.... 23/05/2021.
I will be doing a new series here soon with AccuRc :)
Yes exactly the samne for me Kevin Duck!
This is the best video I have seen yet on training how to fly. I love that the RC remote is also in the pic it really helps. Thank you.
Freddy,
To me you are an incredibly awesome, generous, considerate & exceptional individual. The knowledge, experience and information you share with others on UA-cam concerning RC Helis is the best bar none!!!
Thanks for all the time, effort and attention to details. Thanks for sharing and revealing information that allows and permits others to become and perform great in the hobby and sport of flying, maneuvering and manipulating RC Helis in the air.
Freddy one more time your videos are master pieces of excellence in planing
and communication. I have being in the hobby for one year. I my opinion your videos
are the best in Utube. Thank very much.
Dr. Mendez. ( alias Nykkytta )
been 3 to 4 years since i flight and this video is Super for content beginners terminologies. well spoken. well done. thank you for all your beautiful work. all the best
Thank you for your kind words, please feel free to message me if you ever need any help :)
I recently went from toy to hobby grade with a blade nano and man did I feel stupid but hey these videos are great not enough people wanna take the time to help others so thanks.they helped me a lot!!!
Freddy, I'm a beginner and have watched your videos over and over and this has help me greatly. Practice, practice and more practice now I am thinking like a pilot. Wish I had got into this hobby earlier but as a 64 year old, I'm having the time of my life. Thank you.
Also 64 and getting into it.
I have learned a lot from you Freddy! I will continue to watch you as I have for the last 3 years.
+Benjamin Stephens Benjamin thank so much :)
I hate to say it,but I feel that because of my color that I have often been shunned by many of the Hobby Shops in my area when I go for help. When they do help,the prices are very high! So,all that I have learned,I have learned from watching your videos,and a whole lot of trial and crashes! That has not,and will not stop me from learning not just to fly,but to repair. So far,I leave my radio alone! Fooling with it has caused my Helicopters to develop a mind of their own where they seem to have turned into "BLADES OF FURY!" I hate the T-6 Radio!
Is it easier to program? I got very lucky on my 1st attempt to program my T-6 Radio. It was more like trying to control a helicopter intent on my shredding! No harm done,but it did blow my mind!
2020 still great :) thanks alot
Thanks buddy :)
Even in 2022 👍
Excellent instructive video. I have the blade 230 s v2. Took it out today by myself away from the crowd. Fl ew 7 30 second hover flights, no crash, very proud of myself. My philosopy a llttle bit at a time will take me a long way.
Great job just keep at it buddy :)
Thanks Freddy,
I have just started flying collective pitch for the first time having never flown RC (Middle age + Crisis need to do before its too late) I found your tutorial real helpful my hovering and mastering the Cyclic collective free hovering is going really well, I am loving it.
Rob (UK)
Awesome Freddy , getting my 50 size heli setup by a mate of mine, looking forward to practice some hovers after watch your video, you are one of the best Rc heli instructors for sure👌
Hey thanks so much buddy, fly safe out there 😎
Grt tutorial, I have flown planes, gliders and drones of all sorts but helis is the one aircraft I find the hardest. I have just found out now where I was going wrong thank you for such a great vid. You now have another subscriber 👍
Thank you very much :)
@Mad Bren - where were you going wrong?
@@joefagan9335 I was basically getting my hover attempts wrong incorrect use of my right stick.
Mad Bren oh OK. Thank you.
@@joefagan9335 with the helis the use of the right stick is a lot slighter than with drones or aircraft.
Awesome training Freddy wellll done...I am learning with your instruction's...
Hey that's great news, please feel free to reach out to me any time for any help :)
@@33forsaken
thanks let me perfect the tail in hover which I am getting good at using RF7.5 sim
Can you recommend me a collective pitch training heli using a spectrum transmitter
still extremly relevant. Every single video is so informative and helpfull, I didn't think I would ever be able to fly clean and precise 3D but here I am. I regret thinking these videos would be useless for so long..
Big props
one of the best videos about hovering! thanks so much
Your welcome please keep watching and fly safe buddy !
Freddy - Thank you very much for your training videos. I was a fixed wing RC pilot for years, and made the jump into HELI's with an Align 450L dominator 6S. Spent a few hours on Phoenix RC before discovering your videos. I've got 4 flights on the Dominator and it's still in one piece! Now I can really accelerate my helicopter skills !!!!
Very nicely done and well-presented. Great demeanor and teaching skills. My hat's off to you. And Thank You!
Thank you for watching, please feel free to check out my playlists for more organized Heli info. And also feel free to reach out to me any time if you need some help :)
Best tutorial iv seen so far especially when I can see both the Helicopter and the Remote Control because for me a beginner it’s making learning a lot more interesting through observation🤷♂️😮😃😍👌
Hey thanks so much buddy, if you go to my play lists I have all of my flight instructional videos user one category.
One of the best explanations of CP hover !
I could already fly a little around with my micro CP, but was hovering in a 3 m sphere. Thanks to your video I've gone back to hover exercises and can now hold the little machine stable as a rock 😃
Really good for someone who is about to enter the sport, thanks mate
No problem 👍
OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTOR , 5 STARS !!!!!
Thanks Melvin :)
This is by far the most informative video for a beginner I've watched yet! Thank you so much for the inspiration to keep trying
I just got the Phoenix Flight Sim to practice fixed wing 3D flying. Just for fun, I tried the heli sims and BOOM! instant respect for the guys at the field that make even these simple first moves look precise and graceful.
But I like a challenge so I'm going to practice until I get I get it. Thanks for the help.
Excellent instructional video on basic Heli hovering...I am new to Heli's and this is excellent!..I will watch each one as I graduate to more advanced skills...thanks..BB
darn it, i have seen so many instructional videos, bu this is a first! i almost gave up on this hobby, feeling i could never get it right.i learned a lot from you sir. thank you so much. still rough but thank you!!!
I already know this stuff but it is a great thing to just remind me that small steps are actually bigger than you think. I was having the weirdest problem I could fly nose in just fine but tail in was giving me fits. I have been flying for a long time and never thought that that would happen. LOL . This video has been a big help. Thank you
Omg, this is the best help I have seen on youtube using a sim. Thank you for this
QUE PASO MIS VEGGIE HUNTIN BRICKS HE HAND OTHER TECH HE INCH HAIR MUCH TUH YUH STUFF HAVE YUH USING TEEF HALF OFFICE
Hi Freddy, Thanks for these vids. Been flying since the 80's (Airplanes) Haven't seen enough Heli vids that actually teach anything, until yours. Very well done. It is simple, (your direction) but very effective. That's all I needed to know! What to do (or not) with the Cyclic! I always lose it, now I know why.
Thank you fly safe out there buddy :)
This video is simply awesome. Excellent / superb job. Thanks a million for the detailed information. Pictures are worth a thousand words. See position of sticks is priceless.
Thanks again... over and over again.
Best lesson I’ve watched!
Ive seen tons of vids in prep for the arrival of my first heli tomorrow. Getting the Nano s2. This was superclear and usefull!! Thanks man!
Hey thanks so much for watching :) Check out my play lists I have all my Heli content in categories to help
Just got Real Flight 7.5. This is such a big help. Thanks a bunch. Ernie
Excellent video again, set up my trex 500 on your 4 part videos,made everything so clear,thanks from the UK
i have been in self induced flying layoff for almost a year, I went flying first time yesterday with some friends and was pleasantly surprised at the control I had without nerves. i learned to fly without this manor of instruction and was the kind of pilot that did the i can fly and without this orientation training have ruined quite a few great helis. my flying is abrut and not smoothed as this training of orientation will provide now I am going to start over and do these drills until i get proficient and relearn the right way thank you.
Just starting out and so glad I found your videos! Very well organized progression of lessons! Thank you. after 20 years of airplanes, I never thought I'd get into heli's. I'm having a blast! Thanks again!
Freddy you are a Good teacher & I could learn Quite a bit from you also ! Thanks for the Nice Video !
Thanks for the great video. It was a tremendous help. As I am just getting started, all I was doing was crash after crash, until I watched this. Now, I still have a long way to go, but getting better each flight. Your video gave me the starting point I needed.
just got a blade mcpx bl, thing is beast these videos have kept me from daily trips to the hobby shop thanks man.
So informative !!!! I am a beginner who fund this video of excellent information. Thank you!!!!
Great for people did not know anything and want to get into the game. Thanks for doing it. :)
Great coaching! Thanks very much for putting these videos together.
Excellent video. Even as someone who can hover this provides some helpful tips and a useful framework for getting into the right headspace. Well done Freddy!!!
Thx a lot Freddy, to chair your knowledge with us on video. You did a great job. Thanks again from a newbie from Belgium.
Very nice & instructional. I also purchased Phoenix 4 to learn and hopefully crash less. Also going to work with some Quads, then move into a 450 series collective pitch. Enjoyed this first lesson, thanks.
I totally learned how to fly helicopters on Battlefield 3.
Excellent video. I've pretty much mastered my tail hovers and travelling sideways, forwards and backwards on my own and with minimal use of a sim. Its enough to get me my bronze cert, but its a long way off from what I'd consider proper flying. I've done a few circuits too (with cyclic and rudder), but they always felt hairy cause my orientation is still poor. This video has given me a push in the right direction. After watching this vid, I started practicing sideways facing hovers in phoenix. Took me a few goes to get it right, but after approx 20 mins, I continuously nailed it. Eventually, I'll move onto nose hovers.
Subbed.
Very very nice tutorial !!!!Thanks man ....don't believe it could be a better way to explain to my friend who is joining rc helis the basics controls :)
Just ordered Phoenix 5.5 with the DX6i. Can't wait to get started. Thanks for the videos. I can tell they will help me greatly!
Didactic. Easy to understand. A dooropener for me just going into helis after doing quite a bit of props and EDF. Thanx Freddy! An yes you CAN fly.
Lasse
Great job, instruction that is clear and concise.
Wow I feel so much better after watching this. I got my first RC heli very small Trex 150 and can fly it but wow so different from drones. But tons of fun getting the hover has been the biggest challenge.
Great video One tip for beginners like myself using Phoenix:Set the simulation speed down to 50% to begin with (In Program setup... Physics). It gives you loads more time to react to what the heli is doing, and correct mistakes. Once you've got 50% down, increase the speed 10% at a time until you're at 100% or above. It's especially good, if you're impatient like me, and just want to storm into doing loops and hammerhead turns and knife edge flying without hours of hovering practice. Hovering practice is certainly important, but at slow speeds, even a person taking up the controls for the first time ever can perform some relatively advanced manoeuvres, and get a feel for how the bird reacts to the controls, tail in or out, or inverted. And of course, when you inevitably crash you come back to hovering for a bit.
Excellent job Freddy, learned a great deal from video #1. Been trying to fly collective for years constant crashes. Again thanks a lot!
Great video. Looking forward to watching all your videos. Keep up with the good work. Thanks
@Freddy Cordova. Thanks for an absolutely fantastic first incite into heli flying. I have only just recently installed RF 7,5 at time of this post, and am learning to fly the trainer plane, i think its the Nextstar nitro version. I have never owned, flown any type of RC plane or heli before so i am very new to this. I am now at the stage were i am comfortable with flying the trainer anyway i like, i have even masted inverted flight too. After viewing your video on basic flight for the heli i will be looking into giving the heli ago. I will take your advice and do it very slowly just as i did with the plane. Thanks again for your fantastic tutorial
I'm not a beginner but that was the best starter video, nice one.
Really appreciate that Freddy. I'm very new and I have a Trex 250. Extremely touchy on the cyclic. How to watch your video over and over just to make sure I'm getting it right. Almost ready to go to lesson 2
Thanks for sharing this. I saw one of your more advance video lessons and figured there had to be more basic ones. I'm going to review all lessons. Thanks for show stick positions.
I have every RC type out there from 4x4's to jets but have not owned a Heli till last week. I bought a Goblin 770 three blade and a Blade 120 S2 and I hope with your video's and starting slow I will be able to add Heli to the list of a flown RC's. I will be going slow and steady.
Just keep practice and you will get there :)
I would like to say thanks, this is and good video. I'm and beginner and I learn and great deal about hovering. pitch. and tip and tricks looking forward to the next one.
Built, set up and learning myself on an Sceadu. Got to hover tail in and side on and can just about manage a figure 8 but had to step back and re educate myself to fly the nose and not the tail. Also as I fly fixed wing mode 1 the throttle on the left was a little weird so I bought a little Hubsan X4. Cracking little job ,nigh on unbreakable and builds your confidence without thrashing itself to pieces if you get it wrong although I have broken the Sceadu only twice. Once when I put it down too quick and struck the boom ( adjusted collective setting to make that more unlikely now) and once when I didn't put it down quick enough and clipped the blades in the corn. Let battle commence.
Practice Practice Practice my friend
Great Videos Freddy Thanks for taking the time to explain
You welcome buddy, be sure to watch the whole series, and check out freddycanflyrc.com
Very VERY informative for me, and im not exactly new to flying helicopters or multirotors... thank you! Ill be practicing all of your videos, and relearning the correct way:)
+Stephen Rumer Stephen thank so much be sure to check out freddycanflyrc.com :) fly safe buddy
Thanks so much for your time and sharing your knowledge friend. Your videos are great, and very enjoyable to watch. I'm a noob, so I can take all the help I can get!
Excellent work. Great edification. (Food for thought) over a quarter million views
That's an accomplishment.
Getting back into this amazing hobby after a long break and so happy your videos are still available. Also glad I never upgraded my pc so I can still use Phoenix. Thanks so much Freddy!
Really AWESOME info. I'm new but not really. I was stupid and started with a heli and not a sim. I'm gave up and I'm back into it again. I got a couple quad copters and now want to get another heli. But want to do it right and work with the sim first. Thanks for the info. Hope you have a few more starter video's.
Can't wait to get a nano CP S and start learning! Extremely helpful video!
One thing he did not mention is the smaller the heli is the more precise the controls must be, like flying a bumble bee ask him 😜
That was a great video. I've been flying RC for about 37 years now but have only casually played around with choppers a few times. The heli I owned was a glow powered .30 class and that was about 15 years ago now. So I just bought an electric heli yesterday and decided this time instead of just pretending that I know what I'm doing because "I've been flying RC since before you were born" (the attitude a lot have in this hobby),,,, I would seek out some experts and do a little learning first. Thanks a lot for doing this, I'm about to see if you have any other videos online and continue my education.
Best teacher for me
Hey Freddy,
Just wanted to say thank you for what you do. I'm really excited for your website to get up and running, so we can help support you as you've done for so many of us. Your work is much appreciated. You are an amazing teacher, and that is not a skill to be taken lightly.
Thank you again friend,
Mike
P.S. I'm a flight RN, so I spend lots of time in an EC 145. I love flying in the real thing, but my passion for my R/C heli is just as great!
+mskennedyrn Hey broth thanks so much for the kind words, the site is up and still trying to build it more and more. your support means the world :)
Thanks Freddy for some awesome training videos. I'm new to this sport and there is no flying fields in my area so I have to learn on my own. Videos like this will make it possible.
Excellent video for me as I’m new to helis, coming from RC cars
Nice confidence booster and review as my batteries charge. I like the tutorial as you go. Thanks.......
i just started flying helicopters. i have a SIM (phoenix ) and I quickly figured out what you have gone over. i wish I had seen this video first but hey. you did a great job on explaining things.
Such a perfect training vid! You explain things so well.
As a beginner you rock dude,awesome hovering.
This is really helpful. Your videos are great.l
Thanks this really helps, I am getting back in to helis as I gave up in the past and now regretting that decision
Mr. Freddie,
Great super class...
Respectfully;
Andy
Freddy, I've got a Blade 120 SR (my 1st heli) on it's way and your video is the first one that I've watched for beginner pilots. Great lesson and presentation. Thanks for the "lesson inspiration" because I sense that the learning curve is a bit more than my flying my airplanes.
Good idea to show the radio in the corner of the screen __ great basic training __ Thanks
WoW!! Thanks Im very new I just got a Walkera V450D03 but I have yet to fly it. Im prepping myself with a WL911 micro. Then b4 that Im thinking about buying the TR-808 mini 3D or the WL977 Power Star to get in some practice b4 I try out my V450D03. Your video was very helpful. I can't wait to try my bigger one but know that I need to put in the time b4 I do. Thanks from a new pilot Nes.
I've just bought a Blade 120 S2 and have learnt to tail in hover, I was wondering what steps to take next in my learning journey and found this video to give some great direction. Thank you! I'm moving to side hover and nose in hover now.
Great job, keep at it buddy !
Freddy Cordova please may I ask if the new Blade 230 s v2 (collective pitch) Heli is a good heli to take your course with. I’ve been flying for a while with fixed pitch but want to start from scratch. I mean will the gyros in the Blade even in agility mode interfere with my learning? I know I need heading hold gyro but do you know whether there are AS3X ‘features’ in agility mode that will inhibit my progress by making it too easy for me?
Joe Fagan I have just bought a simulator.. Real Flight 9, and my flying has come on leaps and bounds, I’d highly recommend getting one of those to speed up your learning!
@@siholley Yep Simon I use RF9
Thanks so much I needed it
Vidio very well done, your
Instructions are great!!!! I will
Pratice them I really get a lot out
Of you videos
Hey thanks so much, feel free to check out my playlists. I have tried to organize all my videos so it is easier for you to search and find Heli information.
Your collective free hovering is an excellent tip. My first heli was a 1975 design called the DuBro Whirlybird. Primitive as heck but it flew and taught me the basics.
One thing. Back in the day we were told about ground effect. In fact, near the ground, the blast of air from the rotors is impacting the ground and compressing that air. When in ground effect, it's like you're balancing on a ball,,,, yes, of compressed air. And the heli is constantly falling off the ball. In fact, when you get a bit higher, and out of ground effect, you should find that some stability is gained. Good work.
Spot on brother, thank you for the comment.
Thank you so much. The video I needed to get me started!
Glad I could help! please feel free to reach out if you need any further help. Check out my play lists also, I have all the series in one section and other videos as well.
Wow, that was a great beginners video, and kind of where I currently am. I use Sim (Phoenix) a lot, and I can fly inverted and so, but I always crash when I start to fly high and turn it, I lose control. So my IRL Choppers I'm still on hovering and nose in and but I newer start sideways, but with tail against me, and focus on hold it still. This is hard with a Blade 230 S, as it doesn't hold the throttle well, so if I leave that stick alone it will go up or down, I think it's the wind, for my Razor 500 SE is far easier to fly, than the small once, but a lot more expensive to crash.
I have signed up to your videos and hope I can learn some more from you. I really struggle with flying head against me, all become opposite, right is left and much more as you ofc know.
I guess practice and practice is the way. I can sure hover now, but when I'm trying to do pirouettes, the Throttle stick is so lose and sensitive, that it's hard to use tail-rotor without giving a bit of throttle or too little, and I lose control. But my Transmitter is the lowest Spectrum DXe, and the one I have for my Razor 500 is way better. So I decided I'll buy Spectrum DX9, it feels way better.
What are your views of Transmitters? What's your favorite and why?
Thank you for this video, and I hope you will give some answers
Awesome videos Freddy, they have helped my confidence heaps. Can't wait (but i will be patient) to get to 3D flying! Thanks.
Excellent stuff there. I found your site via a RCGroups link on the WL V950, which I have two of these machines. Just learning CP now and have an Align 450 waiting in the wings. Keep up the good work. Will view your later vids as I progress.
just got my first heli...a nano cpx...i dont kown much about flying them...i have a quad copter but that almost flys itself...this heli thing is like trying to balence a plate on a stick whilst on a trampoline....great video...i am going to start out like you said...small steps ....thanks for the help....
Thank you for your flight instruction videos! They're GRRRRRREAT!
Great tutorial Freddie! I'm just waiting to get my very first rc helicopter. I have a Skyartec wasp x3v coming and really am looking forward to trying it out, maybe this weekend. Fortunately, it has a beginner mode and an advanced mode. I'll be learning in beginner mode. This vid has given me the basics (I hope) to get up enough nerve to try this hobby for the first time. ( I know 62 years old, late bloomer ha ha)
How's the flying going? Hopefully you have kept up with it! Just remember, every time you fly, you will get a little better!
Awesome video, extremely educational, I can't wait to learn more!
Thanks Fred, will pratice on my simulator, the vidio was just what I needed
You are very welcome, fell free to message me or face book me if you have any questions or need any more tips :)
Thank you for this guide. I'm currently learning how to hover an acro mode quadcopter line of sight before going fpv. I know a quad is more stable than a heli but the same principles and exercises can be applied!