Thinking about getting into Heli's or have questions, Let me know!

[Nitrohuffer]

No doubt.

[Flyinfool]

Gee we must have done a good job answering questions.
Over a month has gone by without a question.

[Neogenesis]

Personally,

Wife wanted a new van......she got a new van.
Wife wants a new house......she's house hunting now.


I hate it when she makes all the money. It doesn't leave much for me to play with.




Neo

[RyanW]

Hey guys, I am just jumping in the middle of this discussion- hope my responses haven't already been said.

As for the "bling" stuff- only get what is actually useful- i.e. structural improvement. I have actually seen a raptor with so many shiney bits on it that you could barely fly it around. It was a full pound heavier than it came stock because of all the "bling". Remember guys, it is all about "Bling CONTROL" !!!

Neo- if you are wanting the ultimate in electric helicopters in a size bigger than the t-rex, but smaller than a 50 nitro, Hirobo is coming out with the Lepton next month. It is going to have around 425mm blades, which puts it smack dab between the 30 nitro and T-Rex. If you want more info, I will send a link.

-Ryan

[Neogenesis]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RyanW
	Hey guys, I am just jumping in the middle of this discussion- hope my responses haven't already been said. As for the "bling" stuff- only get what is actually useful- i.e. structural improvement. I have actually seen a raptor with so many shiney bits on it that you could barely fly it around. It was a full pound heavier than it came stock because of all the "bling". Remember guys, it is all about "Bling CONTROL" !!! Neo- if you are wanting the ultimate in electric helicopters in a size bigger than the t-rex, but smaller than a 50 nitro, Hirobo is coming out with the Lepton next month. It is going to have around 425mm blades, which puts it smack dab between the 30 nitro and T-Rex. If you want more info, I will send a link. -Ryan

Link Me!!!!!!


Neo

[RyanW]

HIROBO LEPTON INFO


-Ryan

[Nitrohuffer]

That is Sweet! I've never seen that before. How long has it been out?

[RyanW]

It will be released next month. I am going to Michigan for the Hirobo Grand Event next month and we should have several there. I really think this is going to be a great size for an electric. It is bigger, more stable and more maneuverable than the little guys, but doesn't carry the extreme costs of batteries like the larger machines. I will post some photos when mine comes in. For now I am working on a GP Yak 54 for a demo the week after next. I fly the heli (Evo 90) and airplane for this one. I usually just fly heli and it is interesting when I mix the two on back to back flights. For those of you who don't fly helis, you lower the left stick (throttle/collective) when in "aerobatic mode" to sustain inverted flight. Well, when I start flying the airplanes, I keep that tendency and chop throttle when I roll inverted. That will certainly get your attention when you hear a rolling circle going "braaaap, bing bing bing, braaaap, bing bing bing...."

-Ryan

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

Now, that looks COOL as hell!!!! It's a baby Sceadu!!!! Not too crazy about the CCPM, but I could manage settin one up...........

Chris~

[hillmanr2]

Is the chaos one of the most difficult maneuvers? What would be the equivalent of a rolling harrier in heli?
For me the most difficult maneuver seems to be not crashing

[Flyinfool]

My guess would be that a rolling auto would be most equivalent to a rolling harrier.
To me so far the Chaos is the most difficult heli maneuver to do correctly.
Many do a piro flip and call it a Chaos.

The piro flip would be like doing a rolling flat spin that maintained altitude.
I am not sure what the aircraft equivalent of the Chaos would be or even if it would be possible to hold altitude with a plank while rotating on all three axis at the same time.

There are some heli maneuvers that a plank just can not do, there are also plank maneuvers that a heli just can not do.

[hillmanr2]

Thats cool, I am trying to grasp the difficulty of maneuvers. I understand the difficulty level of airplane maneuvers so thats why I asked. I don't have much of clue with shanks. I am at the point now where I have just started doing loops and rolls even though I still crash in forward flight sometimes.

[RyanW]

I would say the piro wall of death would be close to a rolling harrier. That is if you are talking about rolling in a circle with the harrier. The piro wall of death is better defined as a pirouetting funnel or hurricane. Take the heli almost knife edge in a circle and start pirouetting. I will try to find a vid to show this. Right now I am trying to easy into a new maneuver for me which is a piro figure of 8 funnel that throws back and forth like pieces of the 'snake' manuever. Geez I do about as good of a job describing it as I do flying it

-Ryan

[hillmanr2]

On my blade cp I have modified it with a different rx so I can use my computer radio and a brushless motor I had in a foamy. The speed control, y harness and servo extensions required for the mods have left me with way to much wire. I want to shorten the servo leads.
My question is it better to get new ends and crimp them on to the wires or cut out sections and soldier the wires? I am concerned with soldier conections failing in a high vibration environment like a heli.

[RyanW]

If you don't have a crimping tool, then I would cut the section out and solder them back. Vibration is a huge factor on helis, but they are extremely reduced on an electric machine.
-Ryan