I have been watching this thread for some time--glad you finally take off. Congrats on this. Never mind the broken skids--this is just the first of many types of repairs in the journey.
I suppose your helicopter will always drift even if you have an absolutely perfect set up mechanically and electronically. Even any slight wind will cause it to drift, not to mention slight imperfections in the setup. And we are never absolutely perfect here too.
So your fingers have to be constantly on the stick and making very small adjustments to hover steadily. When you are good at it, you will instinctively make these small adjustment.
And on lift off from the ground, you will also find the helicopter drifting immediately to the left (assuming tail in position) more often than not. So usually, you will give the aileron a small right as you lift off the ground.
Same with throttle--no sudden movements or you will have a few more broken skids and other broken parts too.
Practising more on the simulator will help you to get to this without too many broken things. Keep at it.
I suppose your helicopter will always drift even if you have an absolutely perfect set up mechanically and electronically. Even any slight wind will cause it to drift, not to mention slight imperfections in the setup. And we are never absolutely perfect here too.
So your fingers have to be constantly on the stick and making very small adjustments to hover steadily. When you are good at it, you will instinctively make these small adjustment.
And on lift off from the ground, you will also find the helicopter drifting immediately to the left (assuming tail in position) more often than not. So usually, you will give the aileron a small right as you lift off the ground.
Same with throttle--no sudden movements or you will have a few more broken skids and other broken parts too.
Practising more on the simulator will help you to get to this without too many broken things. Keep at it.
Originally posted by ATR76ers
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