Newbie query

[POWER]

Hi. I am learning to fly 450 heli. I am wondering how far u can fly it and still see it's orientation clearly. I seen on youtube those heli flyers can fly it real far and real high. i cant even see the heli properly, much less their orientation. For myself, a distance of 20m is already too far. So.. is this normal even for experienced flyers?? how do u all maintain orientation at far distance...
Thanks!

[Niven]

It will be easier to visualize the heli at far distance when it is at fast forward flight.

[POWER]

During FFF? But there will be times when u want to stablise it and hover. I find that it's hard to hover from far.. cant tell where's the tail..

[Adrianli]

Get a bigger heli???

[ricche]

Hi. I am learning to fly 450 heli. I am wondering how far u can fly it and still see it's orientation clearly. I seen on youtube those heli flyers can fly it real far and real high. i cant even see the heli properly, much less their orientation. For myself, a distance of 20m is already too far. So.. is this normal even for experienced flyers?? how do u all maintain orientation at far distance...
Thanks!

Use bright colors on your canopy, tail blades and vertical tail fins. It helps alot ESP for us who r learning bro

[vintcs]

just fly at a distance that is comfortable to u.

[feudallordcult]

a few ways to overcome without changing to bigger bird:

1) change to neon orange kbdd tail blades;

2) spray canopy to bright orange with black arrow sticker;

3) spray the tail boom;

4) practise hovering religiously on a sim.

A master once told me: if you cannot even hover tail-in comfortably then u should not be flying the bird. Advice that I still adhere til today. On days when I dun feel too comfy, I will just hover tail-in, side and little nose-in. No other flights, not even forward flight.

If you decide to upgrade and budget permits, go straight to 600/700 size and skip those in between. I "lost" quite a bit by selling my 500 birds but glad it found credible new owners.

Good luck and dun give up.

[POWER]

Getting a bigger bird seems to be the most direct solution. but it's way too costly for learning?? where do you get the bright tail blades? anyyway, paint the canopy with what? i mean any kind of spray paint will work?? and i usually fly without the canopy.. is a chore to get the canopy on for belt cp v2..
Thanks for ur replies..

[vintcs]

get some tamiya paint also can. or go to those hardware store and get reflective sticker.

[bambino]

u can buy some luminous spray paint at daiso..