Hey Jay....
I'm a little slow on the draw... I just looked at the T-Rex video
and noticed it was
YOU flying the Helli...
I'm quite impressed in your flying ability... Well done...
Damn... now I gotta spend more $$$...
Jerry
Thanks!
Hallucynogenyc, I guess I had been flying about a year before that video was taken. I'm a little better now, but not by much...
Yes, I crashed my 450 a lot. That's why you need a model that has easy access to parts when you get into the outdoor 6 channel heli's that you fly in 'stunt' mode. (inverted ability)
I did have one bad crash with my 600 once. That was a bummer. Because the Trex 600 parts are expensive. But the 450 parts are cheap. Usually only about $30 bucks for a normal crash...
But the key is to learn on a simulator. I use RealFlight G3.5, which is a very popular simulator. You can fly your exact model heli. And if you can fly in the simulator, then you can fly the real thing. It's that realistic. Almost exactly like flying the real thing.
Very important to learn basic hovering. You need to be able to hover, in order to land. My first flight, I just wanted to fly, and I did. I flew it around pretty good. But then I could not land. Because I did not spend enough time to learn to hover well enough.
Anyway, on the simulator, if you spend about 15 minutes a day for about a couple of months, then your brain kind of adapts. It's weird. You can't just rely on reflexes. You have to be 'at one' with it. And there are too many changes in orientation (especially when you are flying 3D), to figure it out as you are flying. It has to be a reflex. That's why you have to have a simulator... (about $200 bucks for the simulator)
P.S. With the Trex 450 and 600, there are some great build videos, and also videos that help you to learn to program your transmitter found at helifreak.com:
Trex 450 build videos:
http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=11373
Trex 600 build videos:
http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=13791