Workin' on my Whirly bird!

NEW222 wrote:Nice Bird. What does the body look like? I had always liked helicopters, but did not venture into spending the dough. I do like the little Cox guys though....

Just a standard pod and boom setup, basically a cowl. that covers the front I'll have a pic soon of it together.

Cool. I will be watching. Thanks.

Whole wholly Hole-ly thems a lot of holes in that carbon fiber! ?
Looks like a lot of fun if your really into it. I've crashed about 2 billion dollars worth of HEli 's on my old real flight simulator....just couldn't get control of those little buggers.   You'll be needing a FAA number on that one for sure!  

Marleysky wrote:Whole wholly Hole-ly thems a lot of holes in that carbon fiber! ?
Looks like a lot of fun if your really into it. I've crashed about 2 billion dollars worth of HEli 's on my old real flight simulator....just couldn't get control of those little buggers.   You'll be needing a FAA number on that one for sure!  

Yup unforchantly...I never though that i would have to register my models. >_< This is one of three heli's that I have.
(Bandit)

Mercy that's a complex bird. Anyone who can work on that, not to mention fly it like you do, gets my awe and respect. Maybe as a younger dude, I had the reflexes to learn to handle one, but now UP and DOWN no UP no Down no PULL OUT!... is about all I can handle.
Rusty

Nice !! more than my old neck can handle not to mention flying , yes round and round up and down just a little good to hear from you TD Eric

Man THAT'S some stuff !!  Never been involved with helicopters on this level, but it's great to see flying machines updated and reset to airworthiness!

Good Luck with that machine !!!

Thumbs and Brain Just Too Slow Kim

The last week or so, I've been playing around with a little micro-heli .... Blade MSR.  I've had it about 10 years and fly it every so often in my garage .... its really a handful sometimes and can outfly me. Picked up some new batteries and been having some fun waiting for the winds to die down around here to get out and do some round-and-rounds ...

Apparently, there is a rather inexpensive helicopter that gets a ton of rave reviews ....  The WLToys V912 Brushless RTF.  For under 100.00 .... it is an amazing deal. More than twice the size of my MSR.  It cannot do 3D if your into that .... but parts and heli are available from US warehouses.  About the only thing that needs replacing is the brushed tail motor ... otherwise its rock solid and takes a beating.

I've always liked heli's .... grew up around them when I was young .... but the cost of ownership always kept me away.

I like Blade heli's ... specifically the 200SR .... but there are problems with multiple things according to RCGroups.  They can be fixed/upgraded, but by the time you think your done ... your already into it for several hundred dollars.

But, just about all the WLToys heli's get excellent reviews ....

I may just pop 86.00 after the holidays and get me one ...
http://www.banggood.com/WLtoys-V912-4CH-Brushless-RC-Helicopter-With-Gyro-RTF-p-922661.html

larrys4227 wrote:The last week or so, I've been playing around with a little micro-heli .... Blade MSR.  I've had it about 10 years and fly it every so often in my garage .... its really a handful sometimes and can outfly me. Picked up some new batteries and been having some fun waiting for the winds to die down around here to get out and do some round-and-rounds ...

Apparently, there is a rather inexpensive helicopter that gets a ton of rave reviews ....  The WLToys V912 Brushless RTF.  For under 100.00 .... it is an amazing deal. More than twice the size of my MSR.  It cannot do 3D if your into that .... but parts and heli are available from US warehouses.  About the only thing that needs replacing is the brushed tail motor ... otherwise its rock solid and takes a beating.

I've always liked heli's .... grew up around them when I was young .... but the cost of ownership always kept me away.

I like Blade heli's ... specifically the 200SR .... but there are problems with multiple things according to RCGroups.  They can be fixed/upgraded, but by the time you think your done ... your already into it for several hundred dollars.

But, just about all the WLToys heli's get excellent reviews ....

I may just pop 86.00 after the holidays and get me one ...
http://www.banggood.com/WLtoys-V912-4CH-Brushless-RC-Helicopter-With-Gyro-RTF-p-922661.html

Nice, looks like it flies pretty good. If you get one I suggest that you make up a set of training gear. The co-axle heli's are one thing, but a conventional heli like the 200SR which is a full collective pitch heli are a whole different animal. The WLtoy model is a fixed pitch A sim is the best training aid for heli's and will pay for it's self in crashed parts. (Bandit)

I've got several heli's ranging from the little indoor Blade Scout up to the 450 sized.  I like working with the mechanics and tuning.  When the pile of broken parts reaches the size of the helicopter, then it's either time to commit and get in all the way or get out and save having to mortgage the house.

Unfortunately, with most of the heli's, it's hard to have even a little crash without breaking or bending something.  The real downside is repair almost always involves replacement of parts, unlike our fixed wing planes where we can get back into the air with some shop time and glue.

I, too, have stuck umpteen thousands of dollars of heli's in the ground on my Phoenix sim.  I've really struggled with pitch in inverted hover and trying to get my thumbs and the heli to move like I wanted.  I still don't have the skills (or cajones) to do any actual inverted flying anywhere near the ground.