Your Complete Guide to Successful Flying For Glow and Electric Helicopters by Ray Hostetler (www.RaysHeliTech.com) [Definitely recommended for those who starts into the R/C heli hobby]

Description

Features:
- Covers Theory, Building, Setup and Flying
- eCCPM & mCCPM Fully Explained
- 4 Different Ways to Balance Rotor Heads
- Over 600 Photos and 114 Illustartions!


CHAPTER DESCRIPTIONS

SECTION ONE: HELICOPTER THEORY
Chapter 1: A Basic Overview on the Operation of the Helicopter
Chapter 2: Rotor Head and Swashplate Design and Operation
Chapter 3: mCCPM and eCCPM Theory
Chapter 4: Tail Rotor and Gyro Theory
Chapter 5: Features and Theory of the Helicopter Radio
Chapter 6: Servo Torque vs. Speed and Endpoint Theory
Chapter 7: Control Linkage Geometry Theory

SECTION TWO: A HAMMER WON’T DO IT
Chapter 8: Tools for Building the Helicopter
Chapter 9: Field Equipment

SECTION THREE: BUILDING THE HELICOPTER
Chapter 10: Glow Engine Preparation and Break-In
Chapter 11: Engine, Clutch and Drive Train
Chapter 12: Cooling Fans and Shrouds
Chapter 13: Main Rotor Heads and Tail Rotors
Chapter 14: Canopy - Fitting and Finishing
Chapter 15: Li-Po Batteries and Fuel Tanks
Chapter 16: Checking Ball Links and Linkages for Proper Fit
Chapter 17: Radio Installation
Chapter 18: Main Rotor Blade Building
Chapter 19: Main and Tail Rotor Blade Balancing

SECTION FOUR: SETTING UP THE HELICOPTER
Chapter 20: Cyclic Pitch Setup
Chapter 21: Collective Pitch Setup
Chapter 22: Throttle Setup for Glow and Electric
Chapter 23: Tail Rotor and Gyro Setup
Chapter 24: Weight and Balance

SECTION FIVE: FLYING THE HELICOPTER
Chapter 25: Avoiding Crashes
Chapter 26: Area Selection and Training Gear
Chapter 27: Types of Assistance
Chapter 28: Blade Tracking, Initial Pitch and Mixture Adjustments
Chapter 29: Initial Trimming and Basic Hovering Guidelines
Chapter 30: From Hover to Forward Flight
Chapter 31: Autorotations
Chapter 32: Advanced Carburetor Theory
Chapter 33: Pitch and Throttle Curves for Aerobatics
Chapter 34: Learning Basic Aerobatics
Chapter 35: I Crashed!
Chapter 36: Troubleshooting
Chapter 37: Flybarless Helicopters

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