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training wheels for your helicopter.

training wheels for your helicopter.
Or perhaps more appropriately training balls.

This is an old idea reminded to me by Zach Radding.

It works great.

Problem:

You break your new remote control helicopter every time you try to learn to use it.

Solution:

You give it training stabilizers.
 
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Step 1Add stabilizer arms and ping pong ball ends.

add stabilizer arms and ping pong ball ends.
two pieces of carbon fiber rod or even wooden dowel work great. you need 4 rubber bands and 4 old ping pong balls too.

cross the two pieces of carbon rod and elastic band them to the bottom of helicopter.
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Sep 8, 2011. 11:32 PMasingh40 says:
Great work and I have got great idea. I will also try to make balance like this. This is good use of ping pong ball.
http://www.commercialpilottraining.net/FlightTraining/Helicopter-Flight-Lessons.htm
Apr 5, 2007. 5:31 AMEmoo says:
Nice and simple...now I just need to find some wire rod. Did the helicopter have any noticeable difficulty lifting the extra payload?
Apr 5, 2007. 9:48 AMi make shooting things says:
Most good helicopters (electric or glow) should have no problem with extra weight but cheep crapy toysRus types might not be able to. How ever they could affect the balance of some small electric and probably some glow too. Just make sure their evenly balanced.
Apr 29, 2011. 6:33 PMMCzone says:
is a double horse 9098 cheap???
I got that and a similar helicopter that cost twice as much.
Dec 4, 2008. 8:12 AMjedi pen-gui-n says:
just what is cheap in you opinion?
Nov 11, 2010. 5:39 PMmartzsam says:
Haha, Ahhh the sound of a newbie RC pilot... The "cheap" helicopters are any thing from $10 - 150. The helicopters that are expensive range from $150 - 2000. It is not a cheap hobby.
Jan 25, 2012. 4:37 PMCaleb Nehrbass says:
I've just bought a $160 :D I think I'm making progress in this hobby.
Nov 15, 2010. 12:11 PMjedi pen-gui-n says:
I guess it won't be my hobby .
Feb 4, 2010. 1:33 AMKryptonite says:
The problem with mine is I keep hitting the roof!
Sep 12, 2010. 8:23 AMagis68 says:
build a higher roof...;)))

Sep 17, 2010. 4:43 AMKryptonite says:
I'd have to move my upstairs though :P
Jan 3, 2011. 11:49 AMhedzup456 says:
fly upstairs and have no roof
Jan 5, 2011. 2:46 AMKryptonite says:
Gets blown away; sadly.
Jan 18, 2011. 8:51 AMhedzup456 says:
use string!
Sep 18, 2010. 7:00 AMagis68 says:
;D or learn to fly better!
Sep 19, 2010. 4:26 AMKryptonite says:
...Ingenious!
Jan 25, 2012. 4:39 PMCaleb Nehrbass says:
Dig down!
Apr 29, 2011. 6:31 PMMCzone says:
Never buy those airhogs, invest in a gyro, they are alot better
Aug 11, 2011. 7:35 PMThe nerdling says:
you can get those cheep rc helis at k-mart, jaycar, targt with gyros
Nov 22, 2010. 8:25 PMChowmix12 says:
Does this stabilize as well as protect, or does it just protect your blades?
Jul 21, 2010. 6:57 AMFrozenIce says:
can i use Styrofoam balls ?
Dec 29, 2008. 10:54 PMxproplayer says:
Could this be used on micro little more suseptable (sorry for spelling) to breaking
Jan 2, 2009. 9:59 PMjoey2542667 says:
almost definitely not, the helicopter would not be able to support the weight. I have a havoc heli and it barely even hold up a playing card!
Jun 20, 2008. 1:03 AMTmbo17932 says:
May i ask what do these things do? becuase i got R.C heli yesterday and it fys fine!
Dec 4, 2008. 8:10 AMjedi pen-gui-n says:
this is for people who have trouble flying their r\c helicopter.
Aug 11, 2008. 1:43 PMplane phanatic says:
This is a great idea. I have a 4 channel helicopter and have crashed it a few times. I will be making this instead of purchasing a similar product for $15 to $20.
Jun 23, 2008. 7:45 AMredpill says:
you could probly just go out and buy some some training gear for the same price and it would work better. i got mine when i started flying for like 9 bucks.
Apr 7, 2007. 6:35 PMandresm says:
i have a model helicopter and when i bought it the store keeper suggested i should buy "the training gera set" ans it had this... and even with this on.. i broke it. one of the sticks fell off and the weight of the helicopter went to one side, making it flip over and brake...
Jun 16, 2008. 6:46 AMseen53 says:
now that really sucks nuggets...
Mar 25, 2008. 5:19 AMjacob_uk says:
take that tape off your flybar paddles, its putting them out of balance, and its not stuck down properly.
Feb 3, 2008. 12:46 AMphilipster says:
u know helis go come with these is the box : l
Feb 21, 2008. 8:54 PMlooking4ideas says:
not all helis come with them
Jan 9, 2008. 6:09 AMpierson says:
Great idea, I will try it. I have a similar heli, the eSky CoCo Lama (where do they get these names?) I seem to have a problem with getting the blades balanced. The company that sold it said to buy spare blades and practice. Ha! I've already completely rebuilt the (purely cosmetic, I'm told) boom that hangs off the back. The '4-in-1' radio receiver/servo controller apparently has a built-in gyro. I'd like to try a very complicated project, using a feedback system from the heli to the transmitter. Install perhaps a 3-axis accelerometer, fast transmitter from the heli, and install a receiver in the transmitter with a micro to transmit commands back to the heli. Concerns that I want to address are: decelerating too quickly near the ground, and avoiding 'ground effect' from being too close to the ground (solve this by quickly jumping to a stable altitude when taking off). Adding some sort of altitude measurement would probably be necessary, perhaps a sensitive digital barometer. I was thinking bluetooth might be acceptable. Also, having a micro in the transmitter might allow programmed flight/autopilot. Any thoughts?
Dec 22, 2007. 1:18 PMandrepcg says:
i've made one of those for my helicopter and they're really cool. nice tutorial!
Jun 19, 2007. 11:27 AMhg341 says:
hee hee training balls
Nov 1, 2007. 11:42 AMclark says:
haha, very nice.
Aug 17, 2007. 11:01 AMtba469 says:
Where do you get the rods from?
Jul 31, 2007. 8:59 AMblop12311 says:
I have the exact same helicopter.... frikin hard to fly/control
Apr 5, 2007. 6:45 AMCameronSS says:
My helicopter came with a set like this, and many others include "training wheels" as an option. However, I've never seen how to make them at home. Good job.
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