How to Control RC Indoor Helicopters

Place the helicopter on a flat surface and make it lift off by applying slight pressure to the throttle stick on your radio transmitter, moving the throttle forward.

Check your helicopter for any spin movement as it rises. When you lift your unadjusted RC helicopter it may change direction without input from the rudder controls, constantly spinning to either the left or the right without moving forward. Trim the helicopter using the trim control knobs on the remote control to compensate for the unwanted movement.

Release the throttle slowly, pulling back on the throttle stick slightly to land the helicopter back on the flat surface. Adjust the trim control on your remote by turning the trim knob in the opposite direction of the helicopter's turning movements. Make small adjustments to the trim controls, and test your helicopter after each adjustment until it rises without turning in place, pointing in a consistent direction while gaining altitude.

Press the throttle forward and move the rudder stick on the receiver left to right to turn the tail of your helicopter and change its forward orientation. To increase or decrease the altitude of your helicopter, increase or decrease the amount of throttle movement, moving it forward or backward.

Point the helicopter in the direction you want it to fly, and increase the throttle while at the same time applying slight pressure to the rudder. The helicopter will move forward slightly, curving in the direction of the rudder movement. For turns, center the throttle and press the rudder to the left or right.