veczar Gold Platinum Member Member 1,081 Member For: 20y 6m Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 02/12/06 07:15 AM Share Posted 02/12/06 07:15 AM as promised the pic of my other helli's, they are Kyosho concept 60Hirobo Shuttle 32LMH 100Walkera 36 and the new one, PicooZ super minature helicopterthere is another Kyosho concept 60 in the cupboard still to be assembled, and a crashed Hirobo shuttle in the shed←Who drew on your wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAturb Member 521 Member For: 20y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 02/12/06 07:45 AM Author Share Posted 02/12/06 07:45 AM my 4yr old boy is the artist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BAturb Member 521 Member For: 20y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 02/12/06 08:52 AM Author Share Posted 02/12/06 08:52 AM (edited) in short, yes, the cyclic multi channel helli's require a lot of patience and practice, but once mastered they are very rewarding to fly,however the cheap 2 channel helli's like my PicooZ could be mastered in a few hours Edited 02/12/06 08:55 AM by BAturb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 02/12/06 11:40 AM Share Posted 02/12/06 11:40 AM heres mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Member 225 Member For: 20y 8m 14d Gender: Male Location: Gladstone, QLD Posted 02/12/06 09:00 PM Share Posted 02/12/06 09:00 PM Are they hard to fly?Hell yes. I liken it to learning how to run before you learn how to walk.The hovering is probably the hardest skill to master (excluding 3D flight), but in order for you to fly it at all, you must first learn to hover. I spent a long time learning to hover, take off and land. When I mastered that I moved onto forward flight and found it was a piece of p*ss.My biggest drama at the moment is the direction the heli is travelling. With the tail towards me I can fly with no dramas, but when the tail is away from me I keep forgetting that everything I need to do on the controls is reversed.Had a lot of close calls. (Oh, and speaking of close calls - always check the switch positions before plugging the battery in. I've got some nasty scars from overlooking this)Panda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrdreaming Lifetime Members 1,693 Member For: 21y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/12/06 11:16 PM Share Posted 02/12/06 11:16 PM I have enough money hogging hobbies as it is but you guys are making it sound like fun, you really shouldn't do that to me so close to Christamas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 03/12/06 03:48 AM Share Posted 03/12/06 03:48 AM Dam, I have now cut my arm, and broken 2 sets of blades.I have also had to wire up the top of the rotor after both crashes.I tried flying in my garage and it went sideways and hit a cabinet (one set of rotors) so I thought I would take it outside and I was hovering when a gust of wind blew it into the swingset.I give this model credit as it has only smashed the blades and the last crash I thought it would be terminal, but only another set of blades.Now I need to go and get more.I think it is best flown indoors in a large area or off a cricket pitch as the tail was hitting the grass.On a brighter note I think I have the hovering almost sorted out.It is good to see that this Heli is like every other RC vehicle in that it costs a lot to have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headsex Donating Members 2,528 Member For: 19y 4m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melb Posted 03/12/06 04:29 AM Share Posted 03/12/06 04:29 AM damn I hate how email notification is not working !!! missed half of this..I see we have both mode 1 and mode 2 fliers hereAfter owning both petrol and electric ones, I have come to the conlusion that I prefer electrics better.. I dont mean any electric one, But inparticular this T-REX SE I have.. its small, agile, and its power to weight ratio is quite comparable to a 30 sized heli with a 90 sized engine.Ohh, and if it hits you, it doesnt hurt much My opinion on learning 3d, I originally had a 30 sized ergo, that was my learner.. I got the realflight g3 software, and started on that, then I purchased a Twister 3d Expert (brushless motor option), and I found I was hell of a lot more confident putting the twister through its paces knowing that 1) if it hits anything, its cheap to fix, 2) if it hits me, it wont hurt like a 50 sized heli with wood/carbon blades.. as shown by that picture..Since then, I purchased the T-Rex SE, and that's litterally a monster. Havent thrown this one around as much as the twister (replacement alloy bits are expensive), but I'm getting there Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 03/12/06 08:42 AM Share Posted 03/12/06 08:42 AM I have a quote on realflite 3d with helis320 from kellets liverpoolI have played this program and its 99% real.great way to learn to hover and fly without breaking things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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