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Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
01-28-2007, 09:19 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,988
Posted By 1ight

RE: Gas or Electric

Tuning your engine is just as difficult as anything else. All it takes is practice and knowing what to look for. Your engine temperature can be checked by putting your finger on the back plate of...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
01-28-2007, 08:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,030
Posted By 1ight

RE: WHat happens when the battery/engine dies during flight?

You will have plenty of warning on electric helis when bring it down safely. You will feel your heli losing power and that will be enough of an indication that its time to land it.
On a nitro,...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
01-28-2007, 12:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 953
Posted By 1ight

RE: Safety First! "Rotor Blades" Can Hurt.

And to sum up this discussion, watch this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko8Yp3Kv6Is
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
01-27-2007, 10:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 953
Posted By 1ight

RE: Safety First! "Rotor Blades" Can Hurt.

This is a good reminder for everyone who files helis, not just for newbies. I found that a lot of experienced pilots who've in the hobby for quite a while forget the dangers and start doing really...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
01-20-2007, 10:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,249
Posted By 1ight

RE: JR Venture 30 question -->

This is a common problem and a common fix. The only downfall of a longer bolt going through the frame, rubber and into the skid is that if you crash hard enough, it will rip the frame at the bolt...
Forum: Helicopters - Full Scale
01-19-2007, 01:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,776
Posted By 1ight

RE: Funny Story

Here is a couple links to the video taken from the helicopter. Both begin with commercials but its worth the wait. (The second link is better)

...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
01-18-2007, 11:04 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,307
Posted By 1ight

RE: Better Fixed Wing Pilot???

How about pushing the cyclic forward when the engine dies? I heard that tends to be a problem for fixed-wing guys that go into the helicopter world.

But besides the thread drift, heli flight...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
01-15-2007, 10:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 847
Posted By 1ight

RE: QUICK QUESTION

paulybehaved

This might not apply to you if you have any prevoius RC experience but make sure your rudder stick controls the nose of the heli not the tail ! Fly the heli as if you were sitting...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
01-15-2007, 09:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,513
Posted By 1ight

RE: Star Wars Heli

I agree.. but can you imagine how much a crash kit would cost on one of those ?
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
01-14-2007, 09:50 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 25,796
Posted By 1ight

RE: Heli Training Stand

IF yours or any other stand was so usefull then we would defenetly see a lot more posts claiming how good there are. I think a heli stand can only be attractive to someone who has never flown a RC...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
01-12-2007, 01:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 692
Posted By 1ight

RE: You know you're an expert when...

Now that is just leet ... very very impressive.
It shows you how far you can take this hobby. Amazing.
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
01-11-2007, 05:27 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 25,796
Posted By 1ight

RE: Heli Training Stand

How is Debian's advice wrong ?

The way I see it, suggesting a stand to someone who is just starting out is a bad advice. It can provide you a false sense of security. I can see someone...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
01-10-2007, 11:04 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 25,796
Posted By 1ight

RE: Heli Training Stand

As long as your helicopter is set up properly then you shoudn't run into any troubles at all. Once you spent enough time on a sim, just start it up and give it some gas. Again, with a good setup,...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
01-10-2007, 06:30 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 25,796
Posted By 1ight

RE: Heli Training Stand

I woudn't bother with a training stand. Invest the money in a good simulator and spend your time learning orientations and flying that way. Once you are ready, install training gear on your heli...
Forum: Aerial Photography and Video
04-03-2006, 09:31 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 863
Posted By 1ight

RE: Three Mile Cross Country Video Flight !!!

This might be a silly question. What kind of TX do you guys use to control your planes at long distances. Would a normal radio have that kind of a range ?
I always wanted to get into AVs but I...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
03-30-2006, 06:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,073
Posted By 1ight

RE: CAN THE S3151 DIGITAL SERVOS BE USED WITH HELICOPTERS ????

Futaba shows S3151 as 'compatible' with helicopters.

http://www.futaba-rc.com/servos/digitalservos.html

Besides, would futaba package a radio designed for helis with servos that were not ? ...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
03-03-2006, 09:23 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,814
Posted By 1ight

RE: HOWS THIS FOR STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Helijack. Wouldn’t you agree that calling in a funeral home would be more appropriate?
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
02-13-2006, 10:28 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,702
Posted By 1ight

RE: Heli caught fire-nearly burned the house down!

Someone on this forum said that they put a smoke detector by their gear when charging batteries. That to me was a very good sugestion. I've been doing it ever since.
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
01-16-2006, 05:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,386
Posted By 1ight

RE: can real helos fly inverted?

Visit this site:

http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/videos/

Look for a video called "B0-105 Aerobatics for German TV". I think this is as 'inverted' as real helis get. Now that site is...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
12-19-2005, 06:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 601
Posted By 1ight

RE: Apache coaxial helicopter

A co-axial Apache ???
Why couldn't they make it into a Kamov 50 ??? IMHO ... a co-axial apache looks really really silly. What where they thinking ?
Just my 2 cents ...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
12-19-2005, 07:14 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,067
Posted By 1ight

RE: experts advise

Everyone who does any sort of flying was at your point at one time. You can learn to fly but it will not happen over night. It will take hours of research. My suggestion is that if you are not...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
12-10-2005, 04:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 561
Posted By 1ight

RE: whats the best way to learn?

My simulator pick would be etiher G3 or Reflex. G3 comes with a radio controller so you dont have to have a heli radio to start flying. Reflex XTR seems to be very nice in terms of graphics /...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
12-10-2005, 02:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 561
Posted By 1ight

RE: whats the best way to learn?

Your best bet is to start off with a simulator and practice on it while you save up for a heli that you want. You could start with a micro but the problem with those is that they are extermly...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
12-10-2005, 07:14 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,398
Posted By 1ight

RE: Aeroomni blades on ebay?

Barracuda makes a very good ponit. "You get what you pay for" This is really critical in this hobby. I'd say buy the best you can or wait, save up and then buy. I made a few mistakes similar to...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
12-09-2005, 09:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 490
Posted By 1ight

RE: Unable to unplug servos from receiver

A bit of tinkering usually does the trick !
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