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View Poll Results: Are you a closet heli pilot?
I fly only fixed wing (planks) 44 13.84%
I fly only helis (shankbone) 12 3.77%
I fly both fixed wing and helis 228 71.70%
I used to fly both but I now only fly fixed wing 25 7.86%
I used to fly both but I now only fly helis 9 2.83%
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Old 04-09-2008, 07:01 PM   #85 (permalink)
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here's my raptor 50 with MD-530 scale fuse. I am fairly new to them.

http://www.terynd.com/MD530/MD530.html
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Old 04-13-2008, 06:42 PM   #86 (permalink)
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Flew planks for 12 years. .then did planes an helis for 2 years.. been flyin heli's exclusively for 9 months now, and been getting back into planks slowly (startin off flyin other peoples big stuff, an building my twin turbine F-18)
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Old 04-13-2008, 07:39 PM   #87 (permalink)
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Helis for a couple years ,

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Fly mostly fixed wing ,but I just caved in and bought another T-rex
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Old 05-04-2008, 04:41 PM   #88 (permalink)
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A bit of everything, here's my EF Yak and Trex 600n
I also have a Raptor 50 scale with the md530, a Titan 50, Vibe 50, Mini Titan, and Beam E4, and a buncha airplane stuff too
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Old 07-14-2008, 02:23 PM   #89 (permalink)
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I started out with a Heli-Boy as my first in '81. I've built, flown and crashed countless models since and currently I'm down to only a T-Rex 450...


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Old 07-14-2008, 09:37 PM   #90 (permalink)
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Sold off one of my 35%s to fund a Trex600n
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Old 07-15-2008, 06:03 PM   #91 (permalink)
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Old 07-15-2008, 07:59 PM   #92 (permalink)
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Just bought a Blade 400. So far so good, tail needs a little work but not too bad.
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Old 07-15-2008, 11:08 PM   #93 (permalink)
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Full on out of the closet .... thats what I am and I am proud !
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Old 07-16-2008, 08:06 AM   #94 (permalink)
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I fly both, I started with planes for years, but helis are great to work on,just bolt new parts on.
Go try to fix a pile of sticks............Raptor 90,50 and mini titan, and a pile of profile 3d planes...
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Old 07-19-2008, 05:08 AM   #95 (permalink)
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Full on out of the closet .... thats what I am and I am proud !
can we get a good pic of that green one on the far right please?
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Old 07-19-2008, 06:40 AM   #96 (permalink)
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I've just started flying a Raptor 50 titan, good fun, still love my planes tho
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