Radio Controlled Helicopter
14 January 2006, 06:59 PM
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Radio Controlled Helicopter
After the Fiasco in June of my first venture into Electric Helicopter Radio Controlled flying ............ where I sent the Heli back in disgust at the batteries failing to charge, I am now being tempted back.
By this:- http://www.jperkinsdistribution.co.u...%20-%20Twister
There is even video of it flying .....
Has anyone got one/ had one/ smashed one up??
Apparently, according to someone I know - they are brilliant fun and an excellent way to start the hobby .............................. ??
Pete
By this:- http://www.jperkinsdistribution.co.u...%20-%20Twister
There is even video of it flying .....
Has anyone got one/ had one/ smashed one up??
Apparently, according to someone I know - they are brilliant fun and an excellent way to start the hobby .............................. ??
Pete
14 January 2006, 07:05 PM
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First up you need steady hands - old folk tend not to do well in that deparment <snigger> 
Seriously though: I got an electric rc heli and never really took to it. The thing was just too light and nibble and the are actually regarded as being harder to fly. The bonus was they were cheap to buy, cheap to repair and if the blades hit you at full throttle you'd not die! I'll probably have a go again but I'll get a half decent petrol chopper which will be much more stable for use outside.
The real problem for me with the electic ones is as soon as they start to leave the ground the downdraught knocks them for 6 and you are immediately trying to 'catch' it. Tough to do if you are a novice!
Seriously though: I got an electric rc heli and never really took to it. The thing was just too light and nibble and the are actually regarded as being harder to fly. The bonus was they were cheap to buy, cheap to repair and if the blades hit you at full throttle you'd not die! I'll probably have a go again but I'll get a half decent petrol chopper which will be much more stable for use outside.
The real problem for me with the electic ones is as soon as they start to leave the ground the downdraught knocks them for 6 and you are immediately trying to 'catch' it. Tough to do if you are a novice!
14 January 2006, 07:10 PM
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Hmmmmm, yeah I know what you are on about - once I got the electric one 2 metres in the air it was a joy to hover.
Learning at 10" above the ground was a pain ..... a big bugger will be more stable - but I want electric really.
Pete
Learning at 10" above the ground was a pain ..... a big bugger will be more stable - but I want electric really.
Pete
14 January 2006, 08:30 PM
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I bought a toy twin rotor heli a few months ago. I very quickly outgrew it and gave it to my nephew when I bought a Walkera Dragonfly #36. This one is much better. It's a proper ccpm model, capable of full 3d flight. Very powerful and quick for a small electric. It's far to big for indoors and looks quite small outdoors. The small electric heli's are not very stable compared to the bigger IC models. Anyway, I decided the Dragonfly was ok for flying out the back door, and i started looking for a .50 to .90 class model.
Anyway Pete, you should very quickly master the little twister, it's one of the easiest and most stable for indoor flying.
Anyway Pete, you should very quickly master the little twister, it's one of the easiest and most stable for indoor flying.
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14 January 2006, 08:35 PM
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Since your c@ck is out of action that's OK 
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15 January 2006, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by shaggy1973
is it radio controlled pete? seems to have a wire leading from the bottom on that video.
looks very agile
looks very agile
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15 January 2006, 02:03 PM
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My old man had a petrol chopper.Very funny watching him learning to fly.He gave up after a particularly disastrous takeoff which sent the chopper straight at him,he threw away the transmitter and ran like hell!Ive tried a bit of fixed wing stuff as its a bit easier to learn.Ive had 4 solo flights and one landing!My hamster is still recovering.
15 January 2006, 02:47 PM
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You can get a PC program that interfaces with the helicopters R/C through USB and lets you virtually fly it on your PC like a flgiht sim before you use the real thing. I learnt to fly a mates one like this to get used to the R/C controls before he let me loose on the real thing. Picked it up really quickly and had no disasters when i started using the real helicopter, i'd reccomend it
15 January 2006, 05:11 PM
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Yes, seen them .... in fact I have one downloaded on my PC - not much good without a transmitter though 
I have 2 planes and fly them, a speedboat and a few cars including a big scooby ......
Just a helicopter seems to be the one thing you can fly almost anywhere
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I have 2 planes and fly them, a speedboat and a few cars including a big scooby ......
Just a helicopter seems to be the one thing you can fly almost anywhere
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15 January 2006, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
I imagine one gets to control pitch of the main blades (lift) and speed of the tail blades (forward) . Is that all..?
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15 January 2006, 07:47 PM
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They are quite a well known indoor helicopter, they are a copy of the Hirobo Lama, not that that's a bad thing.
They are very stable (one of the easiest 'Copters to fly) and the contra rotating main blades does away with the need for a tail rotor. The only down side to them is that they are too stable and have limited range of movement. If you learn to fly one of them it wouldn't give much advantage if you move onto a normal type helicopter.
Chris
They are very stable (one of the easiest 'Copters to fly) and the contra rotating main blades does away with the need for a tail rotor. The only down side to them is that they are too stable and have limited range of movement. If you learn to fly one of them it wouldn't give much advantage if you move onto a normal type helicopter.
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15 January 2006, 08:01 PM
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02 February 2006, 01:31 PM
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Well, I can now hover pretty much stable ................... with the training aid on.
I still hit the floor quite hard so the aid takes the stress and the thump, the Heli remains intact.
When should I remove the Training Aid? It is weighing the Heli down a little ... but it hits the furniture before the blades do!
I'm guessing another week should see me confident enough to remove it ... I'm sure it will end up in bits after that though
Pete
I still hit the floor quite hard so the aid takes the stress and the thump, the Heli remains intact.
When should I remove the Training Aid? It is weighing the Heli down a little ... but it hits the furniture before the blades do!
I'm guessing another week should see me confident enough to remove it ... I'm sure it will end up in bits after that though
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02 February 2006, 01:53 PM
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i`d keep the training gear on for another wek or so, to be honest, will you live that long?
enjoy the best.
http://www.dannyszabo.com/videos/Sma...FreeFlight.wmv
enjoy the best.
http://www.dannyszabo.com/videos/Sma...FreeFlight.wmv
02 February 2006, 03:09 PM
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Well, I can now hover pretty much stable ................... with the training aid on.
I still hit the floor quite hard so the aid takes the stress and the thump, the Heli remains intact.
When should I remove the Training Aid? It is weighing the Heli down a little ... but it hits the furniture before the blades do!
I'm guessing another week should see me confident enough to remove it ... I'm sure it will end up in bits after that though
Pete
I still hit the floor quite hard so the aid takes the stress and the thump, the Heli remains intact.
When should I remove the Training Aid? It is weighing the Heli down a little ... but it hits the furniture before the blades do!
I'm guessing another week should see me confident enough to remove it ... I'm sure it will end up in bits after that though
Pete
02 February 2006, 05:32 PM
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When you can hover it about and land without hitting the floor too hard then try without the training gear. Wouldn't worry much about the nose in, side on etc. and certainly not perfecting them, try them and you'll probably find it easy enough to return/recover to tail in anyway.
They fly better/smoother without the training gear anyway and will be a bit more responsive, so personaly, I did and would remove as soon as poss/confidence allows.
They fly better/smoother without the training gear anyway and will be a bit more responsive, so personaly, I did and would remove as soon as poss/confidence allows.
12 February 2006, 01:05 PM
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I've just smashed it into the chimney breast 
And it landed upside down on the fireplace ..... flybar bent, flybar carrier snapped, inner shaft out of balance
Ordered my spare parts
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And it landed upside down on the fireplace ..... flybar bent, flybar carrier snapped, inner shaft out of balance
Ordered my spare parts
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12 February 2006, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Habgood
Perhaps youu could graduate to bigger outdoor types and use them to buzz and distract the landed gentry/toffs on horses hunting 'ickle fluffy foxes
Deleting my threads
I don't know!!
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12 February 2006, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
I could fly them over your head and drop some dog pooh on your head!!
Deleting my threads
I don't know!!
Pete
Deleting my threads
I don't know!!
Pete
As for deleieting it you would be the first to know if i had!
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