Your advise is appreciated.

[rcflyer]

Hi bro and seniors...

I am a beginner flyer for heli and wish to seek your opinion.

I have bought a mode 1 Spektrum Dx6i from a hobby shop.

But I learn that it is better to use mode 2 to practise heli coz it is easier to control. I hv also call the hobby shop and they said they can convert mode 1 to mode 2 transmitter.

So, i can convert anytime I want to.

But before I do so, is it really easier to practise the hovering with mode 2 or mode 1.

Thanks

[pilot_bear]

some advance heli moves are easier on mode 2.

[rcflyer]

some advance heli moves are easier on mode 2.

But i am not into advance stunce yet leh.

I am wondering if for beginner like me who just begin with hovering practise, is it better to change to mode 2 or mode 1

Thanks for your advice but i need more info on this before i convert.

[pilot_bear]

its the habit thing, once you start, its difficult to change.

[wantime]

But i am not into advance stunce yet leh.

I am wondering if for beginner like me who just begin with hovering practise, is it better to change to mode 2 or mode 1

Thanks for your advice but i need more info on this before i convert.

Stunce????
Anyways, it's not a matter of being into advance heli flying/stunts. its a matter of u choosing to a mode n sticking to it. i'm a mode 1 user b4, den after ppl saying tt mode 2 is betta, i decided to switch. i gotta learn all over again to clear my brain of mode 1 controls. so hving said tt, i advise to to stick to a mode tt u wud wanna start off n stick wz it. dun start off in a mode, learn halfway, den switch (like me..... hhaha) den when crashes happen in a new mode, u'll feel regret n wud wanna switch again.
As 4 d DX6i, its not impossible to switch but it's quite a hassle to switch modes; correct me if i'm wrong.
betta yet, u try out wz both mode 1 n 2 in a simulator; den u decide. it'll save yr heli n yr pockets!!!

[Lplate]

Most people who chose mode 2 don't ask if they should have chosen mode 1 instead. So I think pretty safe to just choose mode 2.

I suggest you save your dx6i for your heli, but get a E-Sky Simulator Kit to play/learn on computer. You can try both Mode 1 and 2 easily on that.

[Murdanny]

Most people who chose mode 2 don't ask if they should have chosen mode 1 instead. So I think pretty safe to just choose mode 2.

I suggest you save your dx6i for your heli, but get a E-Sky Simulator Kit to play/learn on computer. You can try both Mode 1 and 2 easily on that.

I suggest you pick with mode you want to use then practice it on the simulator. Choose 1 and dun look back.

Helicopters, I suggest mode 2. Dun look back..

Cheers.

[artyboy]

also depends on how you started out flying helis. i started on toy micro helis, then larger coaxials, most of which are Mode 2. so when i got into 'real' helis, Mode 2 was the natural progression for my DSX7, with a bonus - the left (Throttle) stick no longer has a spring! try out for yourself which mode is more intuitive to you, then stick to it. Btw, get an experienced flyer to do the mode change for you + all the flying settings suitable for a learner. Setup is very important! And sim-time is mandatory... just sharing, im new in the hobby like you, but with a very good mentor

[keat]

Better to be on mode 2 for heli. Personally think it is easier.

[minipilot]

for heli, mode 2 is better as all the cyclic is on the right stick...like joystick like that. mode 1 will will split the roll and pitch to two different sticks, which is less intuitive for me personally

While the vast majority of heli fliers are on mode 2, I believe there are still a handful on mode 1. At the end of the day, it is still up to personal preference and I believe it is possible to learn advnace stunts on mode 1 as well...it's a habit thing. There's even mode 3 n 4 as well!

And most transmitters can be changed to different modes...

Heres more detail about the modes:
http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/rc-...ter-modes.html

[premonition08]

i'm in mode 1, i wanted to move to mode 2 since they say mode to is easier. but then i saw jin who's flying in mode 1 and he's doing piroflips if he can do it, maybe i can too someday

personally i'd prefer mode 2 but since i started in mode 1, might as well stick to it

it's your choice....

[Bomberboy92]

mode 2 is definitely better. although not many people in SG use it at the moment it is gaining popularity and is THE way to fly. i've gone mode 2 since day 1 and never looked back

[zxyong]

I like mode 2 also.

[rcflyer]

my existing Tx is a mode 2 but i got the joystick swop and the hobbist shop help me to reprogrammed it to mode 1 setting.

if i were to swop it back to mode 2, i may see most advantage on flying the heli.

can anyone advice, if i reprogrammed it back to mode 2 without swoping the joystick module and also removing the elevator spring inside the tx, will i be able to control/feel the controlling part as if it is a mode 2 tx?

I thought of doing so and try it out in the simulator to feel the different before i really convert it entirely.

Is this advisable?

Thanks

[vj3]

You need to know what the difference between them, and you chose which one you prefer. There is no which one easier, it depend on individual. I attach the illustration between mode 1 and mode 2 which taken from trex450se-v2 manual