Originally posted by: troytime
Originally posted by: Tom
Originally posted by: swtethan
Originally posted by: Tom
He might be good at flying, but those maneuvers are the result of gyros and computer assited radios.
Nobody can do those things that close to the ground just using skill.
ever try to fly a rc helicopter? no? then dont talk
<--- has a 3D rc helicopter
Yes I have, i had a Schluter Heli-boy back in 1980 or so. I knew people who could fly inverted, do rolls, etc, back when the radio didn't do half the job for you.
how does the radio know the exact position and location of the heli?
its not a two way communication
sure gyros make flying a lot easier - but its still very difficult just to not crash
the closeness to the ground doesn't even relate to the gyros - the gyro just corrects the yawwing created by the torque of the main rotor
I'm not an expert on what the modern radios can do, but I know enough to know they combine various control inputs, that are extremely complex otherwise, into relatively simple controls.
I didn't say it was easy, I said the guy was skilled. But the maneuvers he does are impossible to do without the radio combining several control functions, through mixing etc, into a single control.
Additionally, I'm pretty sure sequences of manuevers can be programmed and operated by throwing a switch. The pilot only has to concentrate on not hitting the ground, the computer and gyro handle stability and multiple inputs needed to say fly a heli inverted.
These radios/gyros are so advanced now, it is literally possible to fly heli by computer, with no analog human input.