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How to Use Helicopter Training Gear Sets

While radio-controlled helicopters offer a highly responsive and complex flying experience, they do require a high level of skill, and the execution of proper technique. Learning how to fly your RC aircraft will be easier with a training kit. It is important that your exercise your abilities in a manner that will sharpen your ability to pilot, to reduce your chances of damaging your aircraft and to maximize your skill-set as an RC enthusiast.

Things You'll Need

RC helicopter
Transmitter
Training kit

Instructions

- 1
  Install the training gear following the included instructions. Turn on your helicopter and set it up on a wide-open, flat surface with minimal obstruction. Try to find a concrete parking lot, or even a well-manicured baseball field. Use the bumpers on the training gear; they are intended to minimize the effects of hitting the ground while practicing.
- 2
  Apply enough throttle for the helicopter to get light on its skids. Let the helicopter lift off only a few inches form the ground, then reduce the throttle and let the aircraft touch down softly. Bounce the vehicle up and down to get acclimated to its behavior in the air.
- 3
  Practice hovering the aircraft about a foot off the ground. Familiarize yourself with the strength of the throttle, then slowly increase your altitude to around three feet. Rotate the helicopter and follow a figure-8 pattern, all the while paying close attention to the feeling of the aircraft. Make minor, gradual adjustments and always stay close to the ground when practicing any new maneuvers.

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