hello all

can anyone tell me is it worth buying a robbie charlie skydiver .. #

has anyone got one and what are they like .as a first time skydiver ..

from what i can gather the skydiver went out of production some 10 yrs ago ..

but i have been offer a one wich is still boxed ,, and has not been used .. its old stock from a model shop ..

any info would be a help ..

thanks ka244mog

I have had one for years at least ten still intact tough as nails flys great
Steve

I have a "Charley". It flys good but you need to make a more posative method of releasing the chute. I fitted servo controlled pin to release the chute. Also i used metel geared servos on the arms. I broke a few normal servos.
Lots of fun.
I also made a "release platform" to hold charley while on the drop plane. The servo is controlled from a channel in charley and the lead comes apart when he drops. this way you cannot release him if you don't have control of the charley receiver.
I also made a "soft" chute pack, more like a full size chute pack.


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