kallend 1,623 #251 December 14, 2006 QuoteAgreed. If you want an electric CP heli, buy an T-rex. They are much, much more durable. If you still do want a Blade CP (or CP pro), then you better get yourself a simulator and fly it until it's routine. The frames on Blade CP's are tremendously flimsy, as are the stock blades (buy plasti's) and the main shaft. I promise you I have over $600 tied up in my "$240" helicopter. My local hobby shop loves me. Uh? I haven't broken anything on my Blade CP Pro (yet). Been flying it since June.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 7 #252 December 15, 2006 QuoteI haven't broken anything on my Blade CP Pro (yet). Been flying it since June. You are a very accomplished pilot. You probably have not broken anything on any heli since June."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 7 #253 December 15, 2006 You are going to get alot of advice here. One piece of advice I would give is to NOT buy anything from anywhere other than a Local Hobby Shop for a while. There are many good deals to be found on online hobby shops, but a heli is a very maintenance heavy thing and you will need your LHS quite a bit. In fact my LHS is brining me a part to the field tomorrow. Having said that the bigger the heli the easier they are to fly. 50 sized helis are a great mix of low cost and high power. Two popular types are Raptors and Sceadu Evo's. Both are cheap to fix and fly great. I would avoid JR heli's since they are expensive to fix. If you are looking to get into heli's, visit the local hobby shops and see which one has the most heli stuff. Ask about a flying club and then ask them what hobby shop to use. Buy the same model as there are parts on the wall. You will need parts. As for me...Well I am now working on Kaos's and flipping and rolling auto's....Way fun, did two flights today."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #254 January 8, 2007 Thought you folks might like to see my winter project - finally finished it this morning. It's all scratch built to my own design. Needs a bit of tuning, it rolls too much and has a slight directional instability. Note - this IS January in Chicago! Extensive use of graphite, kevlar, and zero-P fabric.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #255 January 9, 2007 John, that's the strangest looking helicopter I think I've ever seen.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcecil 0 #256 January 9, 2007 Just now found this thread. The main jump airplane at my home DZ is a DHC-2 Beaver, so I decided to build a R/C Beaver, and make it drop jumpers. http://studentweb.eku.edu/jacob_Cecil18/remotejump.wmv The first takeoff was a little rough, but any crosswind is going to make the takeoff in a 12 oz plane with no ailerons interesting :-D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #257 January 9, 2007 QuoteJohn, that's the strangest looking helicopter I think I've ever seen. My three helis all float on water too!... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #258 January 9, 2007 QuoteJust now found this thread. The main jump airplane at my home DZ is a DHC-2 Beaver, so I decided to build a R/C Beaver, and make it drop jumpers. http://studentweb.eku.edu/jacob_Cecil18/remotejump.wmv The first takeoff was a little rough, but any crosswind is going to make the takeoff in a 12 oz plane with no ailerons interesting :-D Coolo man! Nice flying, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 1,623 #259 January 9, 2007 QuoteJust now found this thread. The main jump airplane at my home DZ is a DHC-2 Beaver, so I decided to build a R/C Beaver, and make it drop jumpers. http://studentweb.eku.edu/jacob_Cecil18/remotejump.wmv The first takeoff was a little rough, but any crosswind is going to make the takeoff in a 12 oz plane with no ailerons interesting :-D How did you engineer the release mechanics?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jcecil 0 #260 January 9, 2007 QuoteHow did you engineer the release mechanics? I'll take pictures when I get home, but I basically poked 2 small holes in the side of the fuselage, ran a rubber band out one, then a piece of wire attached to a servo out the other. I hit the 2 position switch on my remote, and the piece or wire either extends outside the fuselage to trap the rubber band, or retracts into the fuselage to release it. When the rubber band is held, the parachutist is held tightly to the side of the Beaver, but as soon as I hit the switch he falls away. Kind of difficult to describe, like I said I'll take pictures when I get home to better illustrate how it works. What was really cool was when I attached one of those tiny parachutes to a small wireless camera and dropped it. I only tried it one day, and had all the lines attached at one point, which meant the camera spun like a son of a bitch (line twists) the whole way down, but the video still looks neat. It was interesting flying that though because the camera and battery weighed about 3 ounces, made the plane a heavy bastard to fly :-D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jcecil 0 #261 January 9, 2007 Found the camera dropping video. Like I said it usually spun like crazy. The last actual drop (next to last flight), the parachute malfunctioned and never inflated. The last flight the battery to the plane died right after takeoff, resulting in a less than stellar looking return to earth. That's the great thing about a styrofoam airplane, I can just tape it back together :-D http://studentweb.eku.edu/jacob_Cecil18/cameradrop.wmv Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 135 #262 January 9, 2007 do a search for "Gibolin" on skydivingmovies, you'll see cool R/C skydives (and BASE jumps) scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gene03 0 #263 March 11, 2007 Any of you r/c pilots know where to find the clip on RF dampening beads.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next Page 11 of 11 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
kallend 1,623 #259 January 9, 2007 QuoteJust now found this thread. The main jump airplane at my home DZ is a DHC-2 Beaver, so I decided to build a R/C Beaver, and make it drop jumpers. http://studentweb.eku.edu/jacob_Cecil18/remotejump.wmv The first takeoff was a little rough, but any crosswind is going to make the takeoff in a 12 oz plane with no ailerons interesting :-D How did you engineer the release mechanics?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcecil 0 #260 January 9, 2007 QuoteHow did you engineer the release mechanics? I'll take pictures when I get home, but I basically poked 2 small holes in the side of the fuselage, ran a rubber band out one, then a piece of wire attached to a servo out the other. I hit the 2 position switch on my remote, and the piece or wire either extends outside the fuselage to trap the rubber band, or retracts into the fuselage to release it. When the rubber band is held, the parachutist is held tightly to the side of the Beaver, but as soon as I hit the switch he falls away. Kind of difficult to describe, like I said I'll take pictures when I get home to better illustrate how it works. What was really cool was when I attached one of those tiny parachutes to a small wireless camera and dropped it. I only tried it one day, and had all the lines attached at one point, which meant the camera spun like a son of a bitch (line twists) the whole way down, but the video still looks neat. It was interesting flying that though because the camera and battery weighed about 3 ounces, made the plane a heavy bastard to fly :-D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcecil 0 #261 January 9, 2007 Found the camera dropping video. Like I said it usually spun like crazy. The last actual drop (next to last flight), the parachute malfunctioned and never inflated. The last flight the battery to the plane died right after takeoff, resulting in a less than stellar looking return to earth. That's the great thing about a styrofoam airplane, I can just tape it back together :-D http://studentweb.eku.edu/jacob_Cecil18/cameradrop.wmv Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #262 January 9, 2007 do a search for "Gibolin" on skydivingmovies, you'll see cool R/C skydives (and BASE jumps) scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #263 March 11, 2007 Any of you r/c pilots know where to find the clip on RF dampening beads.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
