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Old 08-21-2002 | 12:00 PM
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LMH Corona. Yes ... I'm very new on the heli side of the R/C fence.
Old 08-21-2002 | 12:10 PM
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Schluter mini boy!
Old 08-21-2002 | 01:10 PM
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LMH 110 and a Kyosho Nexus 30.

Both gone in favour of a Rappy 30 and a Mystar 60
Old 08-21-2002 | 02:31 PM
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Blue Shuttle..... you know, the one with the belt hanging out the side to start it..... worked great with that 4 channel futaba radio!

Gyro?? isn't that a Greek Sandwich?
Old 08-21-2002 | 02:35 PM
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Kyosho Concept 30 SR-X

dated design but flew well and had fast forward flight
Old 08-21-2002 | 03:13 PM
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cricket OS 28
Old 08-21-2002 | 03:26 PM
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Shuttle ZX.....


those were the days........................
Old 08-21-2002 | 04:38 PM
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Shuttle Z back in the late 80's. with Futaba airplane radio.
Old 08-21-2002 | 05:27 PM
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A GMP Cobra with an OS MAX .50 SFRH
Old 08-21-2002 | 05:29 PM
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Schluter Heli Boy 1981
Old 08-21-2002 | 07:09 PM
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with a futaba airplane radio at first then a circus circus heli radio. This was when I was 12.
Old 08-21-2002 | 07:31 PM
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Concept DX flew (only a couple times), then a Raptor 30
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My first was a Venture CP 30.
First one to fly without crashing was a Caliber 30.
Old 08-21-2002 | 11:55 PM
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Started with a Caliber 30 and ended with a Raptor 60.
Old 08-22-2002 | 12:33 AM
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American Revolution 40... '75- '76
Old 08-22-2002 | 02:34 AM
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Hirobo Shuttle Sceadu 50!
Old 08-22-2002 | 03:07 AM
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Blue (first generation) Shuttle ARF with OS28H engine - 1985
Old 08-22-2002 | 03:09 AM
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Kavan Jet Ranger - Lots of building!!!
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schulter heli boy
Old 08-22-2002 | 03:01 PM
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"Blue (first generation) Shuttle ARF with OS28H engine - 1985"

This was my first heli also! Not a bad machine at the time.
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Venture CP
Old 08-23-2002 | 11:18 AM
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thanks all for the great response! So far the 3 most popular (i think) are the Raptor 30, the Schulter Heli-Boy, and the Shuttle series. But not in any order. Thanks,
Old 08-23-2002 | 05:01 PM
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American Mantis R/C - Flew it twice, wrecked it twice. Stuck with planes for another 15 years.
Old 08-23-2002 | 09:09 PM
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Raptor 30
Old 08-23-2002 | 10:01 PM
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Should have added a timeline here....

early 80's ..... Schulter Heli-Boys

late 80's were the years for the Shuttle series

early-mid 90's were big with the Concept series

machines of late tend to be the Raptor series

What will be the machine of tomorrow????


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