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Offline EagleKeeper

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RC Tracerjet Helo
« on: January 07, 2013, 03:58:28 PM »
So...my dad got this for Christmas...




It was from one of my brothers, I don't know what he was thinking.

Anyway, I got it for now, until they get back from vacation. I've managed about 8 ft of travel at about 5 inches of altitude. I've not been able to hover the damn thing.

It's a Tracerjet with Gyro, Protocol, 3.5 channel remote.

I watched a youtube vid where a guy was standing up, holding it in his hand, he spun it up and let it go and was so good at flying it around that he tortured his dog with it.

If any of you doods got suggestions on how to fly this thing please let me know.
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Re: RC Tracerjet Helo
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2013, 06:22:33 PM »
We were playing with cheaper rc helicopters this Christmas and they are very hard to fly. We kept getting them stuck in trees.  :-)
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Re: RC Tracerjet Helo
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2013, 06:49:58 PM »
Patience. Start out learning how to hover just off the ground.  The controls are sensitive and need to be treated gently.  I have two about that size.  The first one I learned on is now a donor.  I got a small camera which I was using on it.  I got a second one that now needs a new landing gear.  I have broken several sets of landing gear.  They are great fun once you get the hang of it. 

I did have to trim one of mine out.  It refused to fly forward.  The extra weight of a camera solved that.  Of course the extra weight did not help the landing gear when I landed hard.  :thatsright:

Treat the controls like a beautiful woman with finess.  Don't paw at them or you will find yourself costantly over correcting.
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Re: RC Tracerjet Helo
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2013, 06:46:23 PM »
My husband has a couple of these in various sizes. He put some yellow ball things on the bottom metal bars to stabilize it and make it easier to fly. He said the airplanes are easier to fly than the helicopters.
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Re: RC Tracerjet Helo
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2013, 07:36:17 PM »
Oh man, next to a harmonica, my coaxial copter is the best cat tormenter I've ever owned.  :-)

Micro copters like that will be a little wobbly when you're only about five inches off the ground due to air disturbances from the blades-  get that thing up another seven inches or so, and you'll be surprised how stable it can be.  Just be careful around objects like walls, ceilings, or any other big objects that might cause air disturbances.  Once you get it up off the ground a little, you'll be able to see if it will hold a stable hover, if you need to make other adjustments, such as your battery may have shifted causing it to drift, or you need to adjust your 1/2 channel if it's spinning in place,etc.

I've got a four channel that is way too fast for inside the house, and has been in quite a few trees.  My only advice for crashing is that if you're sure that you're going to crash, throttle down to try to minimize any potential damage to the gears, motors, etc.     

Good luck!
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