OK, does this look right?


Pa=Populartiy of Heli A
Pb=Populartiy of Heli B
No=Number of owners on forum
X = Number of posts


(What + Heli + Should + I + buy) X [(Pa + Pb)/No] = X

If Pa and Pb are realtivly close and the ratio of No is the same than posts can reach into the hundreds.

Sounds right to me Einstein of R/C helicopters.

No no no, it is the inverse of the proportion.

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(What + Heli + Should + I + buy) X [(Pa + Pb)/No] = X

Watch out, you use that function too much and you'll start inverted hovers! Besides that's the reciprical.

This is the inverse:




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((What + Heli + Should + I + buy) X [(Pa + Pb)/No] = X)

please ignore the dots.

LOL, I think most of those equations end up with the name of the equation getting the fraction bar a little lower than usuall!

Man, do I feel like an idiot.

Actually there is some use for your theory.

As many inquiries about helis are relative to their dependability and flyability etc. one can use the recent polls done here and on RunRyder as a guide.

The MinAir flyers had 20 % of the flyers
TT had 20% of the flyers
Century had 10% of the flyers
Hirobo had 8%
Jr had 6%
Others made up the 36% remaining.

So using the above and assuming they are all equally well designed and dependable, we can say that for every 6 problems discussed in the JR forum theire should be 8 in the Hirobo forum, 10 in the Century forum, and 20 in each of the MinAir and TT forums. Or to simplify, for every 1 in JR there would be 2 in Hirobo and 2 in Century and 4 in MinAir and 4 in TT.

I am sure if one was to look through the last year in each of these forums they would find that the number of problems discussed are far greater in some of these brand forums then there should be.

This would mean that it is fairly accurate to say that the brand that has greater problems reported then the ratio indicates there should be is less dependable then its competitors.

Then you have to throw the skill level also. How many beginners have Minair aircraft compared to TT aircraft? Then you have to take into the effect what kind of posts are posted.

Beginner question.
Setup Question.
What's new Question.
What do you think of...?
How do I do that...?
How much is...?
ect.

My first "equation" had to do with which heli should I get, but you can theoretically make an equation for all types of questions. Hmmm, maybe I should do some polls and make a heli equation of RCU.