Phil McCavity Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Posted by Clarence Ragland on 23/01/2021 13:48:04: Sorry, I wondered about that, my bad. I clicked Quote and that's what happens Honestly, there's no need to apologise for it Clarence, I've never seen anyone else picked up for that even though it's done on a regular basis by others. I think at 74 you're entitled to be cut some slack regarding IT. Edited By Phil McCavity on 23/01/2021 14:20:38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Posted by Clarence Ragland on 23/01/2021 13:48:04: Sorry, I wondered about that, my bad. I clicked Quote and that's what happens No, you click 'Quote' and then click well below the reproduced quote, if you see what I mean? Don't put your curser at the end of the quoted piece or it will not separate from the original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarence Ragland Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks for the heads up. I think I did it right one time by accident. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 There use to be a guy in the RC Helicopter world called Kevin Maxwell (aka Beavis Original) and his method of training was to stand behind the pupil and double up on the controls that way - oo-er missus - slightly uncomfortable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarence Ragland Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 I use to teach people to hover helis and a little forward flight instruction. What I did was stand to the right of the student and let him work the throttle/collective stick and I worked the cyclic stick. I would have him raise the heli with the collective stick a few inches and then down again, while I was controlling the cyclic. We would do this several times so he could get the feel of it. Once he got comfortable holding the heli in a hover a couple of feet, while I was controlling the cyclic, I would tell him to forget the cyclic for a few seconds, because the gyro was holding the tail, so there was little to think about for those few seconds. I would have him put his thumb on top of the cyclic while I kept the helicopter steady. This way, he could feel precisely how to move the cyclic. Then I would have him put the heli down for a break. This would go on for the entire fuel tank until he could eventually control both sticks with me keeping an eye on everything, only occasionally giving a nudge here and there when needed. Most of those I trained this way learned to hover within 2 or 3 tanks of fuel, some a bit quicker. Never broke anything in the process. I probably trained a hundred or so doing this. I sold many helicopters this way. Some said they couldn't afford to buy, when I asked them if they would like to fly a heli. I said , no matter, just do it anyway. Edited By Clarence Ragland on 23/01/2021 18:09:22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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