Let's see some of your Birds
12-23-2011, 01:41 AM
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Let's see some of your Birds
Lets see some pics of everyones Helis, I am just getting back into Helicopter flying after a very long Hiatus. Right nowI just got a Blade 450 3D .Here is what I learned on,a GMPCricket and a Kyosho Concept 30 scaled up asa Hughes 500
12-27-2011, 06:39 PM
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RE: Let's see some of your Birds
LS-208 3.5 Channel Advanced and a Falcon X That I dont have much info on. (Im not sure if my pictures uploaded or not (im new to this forum)
12-28-2011, 09:05 AM
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RE: Let's see some of your Birds
Here is a picture of some of mine...
From Right to Left:
TRex700
Raptor 90 3D
Raptor 50
Sceadu 50
Vigor CX
Not Pictured:
Freya 90
TRex 450XL
TRex 450SE
Blade mCPx v2
Wow, you are dating yourself here. I will date myself too. 
When I started with thelicopters, I considered the GMP Line, but was attracted more by the Legend. Since it was a little too expensive for my budget, I settled on a Sport 500 from Hobby Lobby. A combination of lack of local support and wrong tools kept me from flying that thing. A year or so later, I got a Concept 30 DX. The great instructions and simple tools included in the kit, helped me really fly for the first time. All I did on the Sport 500 was hover a few inches off the ground. I can say that I learned on a Concept 30DX.
Rafael
From Right to Left:
TRex700
Raptor 90 3D
Raptor 50
Sceadu 50
Vigor CX
Not Pictured:
Freya 90
TRex 450XL
TRex 450SE
Blade mCPx v2
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Lets see some pics of everyones Helis, I am just getting back into Helicopter flying after a very long Hiatus. Right now I just got a Blade 450 3D . Here is what I learned on, a GMP Cricket and a Kyosho Concept 30 scaled up as a Hughes 500
Lets see some pics of everyones Helis, I am just getting back into Helicopter flying after a very long Hiatus. Right now I just got a Blade 450 3D . Here is what I learned on, a GMP Cricket and a Kyosho Concept 30 scaled up as a Hughes 500
When I started with thelicopters, I considered the GMP Line, but was attracted more by the Legend. Since it was a little too expensive for my budget, I settled on a Sport 500 from Hobby Lobby. A combination of lack of local support and wrong tools kept me from flying that thing. A year or so later, I got a Concept 30 DX. The great instructions and simple tools included in the kit, helped me really fly for the first time. All I did on the Sport 500 was hover a few inches off the ground. I can say that I learned on a Concept 30DX.Rafael
12-30-2011, 03:38 AM
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RE: Let's see some of your Birds
Yes, my years have shown I guess,Very nice fleet of Machines you have there my friend.I had a Legend, I was a nice flyer and beautiful Purple Anodized Aluminum. But I really did not like 60 size birds, so I stayed with the Concept 30's I had a C30 SRJet Ranger , SR Hughes 500 and an SR Bell222, I always liked the small look and ease of smaller model aircraft.. I just scaled up my Blade 450 3D with a U.S.Army Hughes 500, Here it is: Lets see those Heli's
01-17-2012, 06:36 AM
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RE: Let's see some of your Birds
I prefer to fly airplanes over helis...but I do enjoy the heli side of the hobby very much!
At the moment I am still very new (only been flying anything for 2 years now) and my heli hangar isnt nearly as full as my airplane one.
But I do own 6 helis toal, 4 of which are 450 size and up.
In the pic are 2 450 clones (EXI) a 500 clone (EXI) and a Raptor 50. I also own a cheapo micro co-axial that was the first heli I bought as well as a Blade mSR.
I hoping to really get serious with my heli flying this season and try and progress a bit to FF circuits. As of now I am still just doing slow flight in circles with various hovering heights and piros.
At the moment I am still very new (only been flying anything for 2 years now) and my heli hangar isnt nearly as full as my airplane one.
But I do own 6 helis toal, 4 of which are 450 size and up.
In the pic are 2 450 clones (EXI) a 500 clone (EXI) and a Raptor 50. I also own a cheapo micro co-axial that was the first heli I bought as well as a Blade mSR.
I hoping to really get serious with my heli flying this season and try and progress a bit to FF circuits. As of now I am still just doing slow flight in circles with various hovering heights and piros.
01-19-2012, 12:20 AM
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RE: Let's see some of your Birds
ATV, thats quite a fleet you have there, You must have a Boat load of Airplanes!! I just pickedup a T rex 450 se v2 and a NIB A 109 Coast Guard scheme Fuse for it, I'll getsome picsof it and post. Keep em coming guys!!!!
01-19-2012, 08:28 AM
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ATV, thats quite a fleet you have there, You must have a Boat load of Airplanes!! I just pickedup a T rex 450 se v2 and a NIB A 109 Coast Guard scheme Fuse for it, I'll getsome picsof it and post. Keep em coming guys!!!!
ATV, thats quite a fleet you have there, You must have a Boat load of Airplanes!! I just pickedup a T rex 450 se v2 and a NIB A 109 Coast Guard scheme Fuse for it, I'll getsome picsof it and post. Keep em coming guys!!!!
Last count I have 16 airplanes (not all are flying at the moment). I think I am flying about half of them at this point in.
Im flying (if you can call it that) all of my heli's though.
Like I said...I enjoy the airplanes more at this point. That may be because I am more comfortable flying them. That all may change once I progress into fast forward circuits and light 3D.
My biggest hesitation on helis at this point isnt really the cost of a crash...but the loss of time doing the repairs and setting it back up to go again. Im not that good at setting CP helis up and takes me a lot of hours to get it "just right". Im sure in time that will get better too.
Thanks for the comment on my helis.
01-20-2012, 10:55 AM
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RE: Let's see some of your Birds
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" Don't look at your helicopter and see your checkbook hovering there"
" Don't look at your helicopter and see your checkbook hovering there"
Easier said than done! LOL
But still...I dont invest in the creme of the crop. Why I only have a handful of models (helis and planks) that are made by a major known brand. I can build 2 450 clones for the price of 1 Align...so for and so on.
So really the cost of a crash doesnt botherme that much. Its just the 2 - 5 hours of time it would take me to rebuild a heli and then adjust it back in. Id rather pay 100 bucks and have it flying again...than to pay 50 bucks and work on it for 5 more hours after the monies spent.
So really for me...its more like...
"Dont look at your heli and see my time invested pre ANDpost crash hovering there."
I can always make more money....just cant make more time!
