flyachopper1
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Joined: 10/31/2007
From: North Platte,
NE, USA
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Hey rotorcraft wrestlers,
What a day yesterday. Lots of hours off the ground. By the time I got home I was tired all over. My ration of concentration was all used up for the day and I didn't work on any of the little helis. I kicked back with a (healthy Donica) good meal and stared at the TV. Flew a little over 980 miles total. Took those ranchers for a nice ride into the canyons on their property and they handled it real well. Those Nebr. country folk are a salty bunch and don't scare easy. On one pass through a narrow part of a canyon I got one of them to say "whoa boy" but he wasn't "scairt" he was enjoying every bit of it. Came upon a herd of antelope late in the day and kind of played with them. Got them running and stayed with them. Man, can those critters move. My airspeed was just under 57 mph keeping even with them.
Gotta go clean up the 'black beauty' from yesterdays workout and make sure all the mechanics on it are up to snuff. Gonna need it to fly 'wires' for the power co. soon. I don't enjoy that kind of flying much but it pays real good. Kinda stressful slowly moving along miles of buzzing wires knowing there is a whole bunch of electricity just a few yards from you. Not near as much fun as whipping over ranchland and cruising down through the canyons.
Think I'm gonna work on the Raptor some today. I have all the parts for it and I need something to fly while waiting for parts for the T Rex and Donicas CX.
Flyinghigh-Sounds like your on the right track. You're apparently putting together a nice bird. Good equipment will save you a lot of headaches by making your heli dependable so you can concentrate on your flying practice a little more. Even with good stuff though, be dilligent with the preflight and post flight checkups and maintenence. If something seems less than 100% skip the flying until you sort it out. It's a lot easier to fix little quirks first than to rebuild after. I'm looking forward to hearing of you flying all your batteries out with no mishaps. You're already a good 'ambassador' for the hobby and will be even more so when your flying is good. Keep up the good work building and getting others interested.
I may be a bit prejudice, but I love the way Donica writes. She cracks me up. It's even better to hear her say it in person with that sweet southern accent. She makes me laugh even when I don't feel like it. Yes-she has an amazing memory and it's making it real easy to get her through her first build. That mind of hers is what makes her good at her job too. Makes a dumb ol guy like me look good having her around. I can't wait for the day she outflies me. That'll be a good reason to get her all 'cuddly' with another bottle of wine  .
Helismith-If I'm remembering correctly Helimax has a page on their website for figuring rotor head speeds. Please don't run the woodies too fast. 2500 rpm is pushing them about as hard as you want to. When they fly off they break into sharp jagged pieces and can ruin your day. I know some have said they have run them faster with no problems and that is luck. Don't wanna hear about you rushing in to have shrapnel removed. Take it from an old Vietnam vet. That hurts like heck and heals slow. Yah-good suggestion on the 'shout outs'. I think I'll start right now. If for some reason I'm heading for your part of the world I will bring a bird or two with me and attempt to get together with you. After flying, steaks are on me.
I'M LOOKING FOR R/C HELI FLYERS IN THE NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA VICINITY TO FLY WITH AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOBBY WITH. AND, TO ARRANGE FLY INS, FUN FLYS, FRIENDLY COMPETITIONS, ETC. Anyone interested contact me with a PM or e mail (address is on my profile page).
Remember-rotor wash ain't for cleanin' your blades.
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A helicopter is 40,000 loose parts flying in formation, beating the air into submission and scaring the ground away.
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Unfortunately you are also addicted to a substance that know 12 step program will ever help you with. By the way how long did it take you think of all that stuff? Nice memory recall on the names of stuff too. hmm perverted I like my tail to run loose does that qualify me? 
That Super 9C and the returned 
. If teacher can't fly, student stay home 
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. I would likely stick around while you did it, but at a good distance. Someone would need to call 911 and apply a tourniquet on your neck 
. I carry some real big wire ties that would work for that. 
So I will need to buy some more Radix.