ESKY Honey Bee CP3

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I can imagine the repair bills mounting up Mike. I still wonder about flying a pastic single blade first. The flight experience would help get it off the ground safely.

I read somewhere that the average is about 30 seconds for beginners!!

The MSR has made me wary because it's all very well seeing it floating there in the air, but it makes the front room seem small in comparison to the MCX2, so I dread to think what the CP3 must feel like.

If you have the knowledge/tools to repair, then you're ok, but for me ...... I'll have to BEE very careful!!

It's on its way. It may not leave the box for a little while so that I can get a load of hours on the MSR and make sure I have absolute control.

I think being close to the ground is the dangerous part. It is with the MSR, but I have learned its habits and compensate for it so that I can do a really slow controlled take off. Slower than the MCX2 actually.

Although they are hard to hold, they do actually fly better than the MCX and I'm sure that the Bee will be way better than the MSR once it's in the air.

Let's hope you haven't got damage even further down. (That's what I suspected - it just sends it along the chain unless it breaks and takes the wallop.

Who's advising you? Sam?

Ian

[PinkFloyd]

As I say Ian...... get to know the machine BEFORE you even contemplate flying it. I think they throw these things together at the factory so it is worth removing the canopy and double checking everything.... Most of these people reporting instability are possibly flying machines that are not properly set up.

It took me a crash to realise this and I did all my research "AFTER" the event.... remember, this is a fine tuned flying machine, not a clapped out ford cortina with 4 different coloured doors.... a real pilot would refuse to fly a helicopter unless he was sure the maintenance crew has fully tuned it... same goes with these things (even MORE so).... most of this "compensation" is compensating for flaws in the fine tuning of the helicopter.

Absolutely essential that you do a pre flight check and adjust things to perfection.... will save a few bent parts in the long run

Much the same with a car, adjust the brakes, the clutch, the steering tracking, balance the wheels.... get to know the biting point of the clutch, understand what the clutch is doing.... learn to change gear without using the clutch..... get to know your machine.

You want to be happy that your helicopter is 100% fine tuned before even CONTEMPLATING taking it for it's maiden flight and the only way you can do that is to understand the mechanics of the machine..... there's not a lot to learn but I believe this is JUST as important as the actual flying.


Remove the canopy, power up..... fiddle about with the controls and watch what they actually DO.... watch those levers move up / down / sideways and understand WHY they are doing what they are doing..... this bent feathering shaft is the best thing that has happened, it has now got me "hands on" under the bonnet

[toad]

I think I'll stick to the playstation game, it's definately cheaper and my abilities with that have shown me that I'd definately trash a few heli's before I got the hang of things. Crashing the virtual heli costs nothing

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Honestly Ian, there's nothing like the real thing. When you send a heli up and you're the one in control, it's a great feeling. (unless it crashes) Controlling it is another matter. Just not like the real thing although they kind of copy with exaggeration. They react much more to wind currents and tiny movements of a joystick, so you have to be very calm and keep your nerve. Especially with the bigger ones like Mike's.

Ian

[PinkFloyd]

Got the feathering shaft in (a REALLY fiddly job) and all is ok except she will not take off now.... have fitted new blades (extreme carbon types) and have to go through all this shite: www.heliguy.com/Forum/honeybee-cp2-setup-guide-in-pictures-t638.html

She is now taking off but, my god, these things are FAR from ready to fly.... there are so many adjustments to be made..... off to carry on.