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How to set up pitch and throttle curves on an RC helicopter
Two five-point curves decide how your helicopter actually flies. Here is what each point does, what good values look like, and how to tune without breaking anything.
2026-05-16 · 10 min read - GuidesRead →
Tracking RC helicopter blades: a step-by-step guide
Off-tracking blades cost you altitude, eat batteries, and shake the airframe to pieces. Twenty minutes and three coloured strips of tape and you can fix it forever.
2026-05-13 · 6 min read - GuidesRead →
Setting up your transmitter for the first RC helicopter (Spektrum, FrSky, Radiomaster)
Swashplate type, dual rates, expo, throttle hold, failsafe. The five settings that decide whether the helicopter flies well or fights you the whole way.
2026-05-10 · 9 min read - GuidesRead →
Diagnosing tail wag, drift and bobbing: a flight-controller primer
Three symptoms, ten possible causes, one diagnosis tree. How to read what your helicopter is telling you and fix the underlying setting.
2026-05-07 · 8 min read - GuidesRead →
Replacing an RC helicopter tail rotor: tools, time, what can go wrong
A bent shaft, a snapped belt, a torn blade. Every heli pilot replaces a tail rotor eventually. Here is exactly how, in about 40 minutes, without expensive tools.
2026-05-02 · 7 min read - GuidesRead →
Choosing LiPo batteries for RC helicopters
C rating, cell count, capacity, connector choice — how to read a helicopter battery spec and why the cheap 45C pack is often the wrong pack.
2026-03-18 · 6 min read