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Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
06-29-2003, 08:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,253
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Pittsburgh PA heli club

check these guys out, they are in Pittsburgh.

http://www.hovercrew.com
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
05-23-2003, 02:57 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,846
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

The choas manuever

Piro flip = 1 flip to or from inverted with the tail spinning either direction

Tumble piro = from upright to inverted to upright with the tail spinning either direction

Tumbling piro = More...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
05-13-2003, 12:14 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 576
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Futaba - PC interface

Anyone been playing around with a program interface between 9Z radios and PC's for programing setups?

I have found this RS232 - CamPac interface....
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
05-12-2003, 10:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,232
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

401 vs 601 a surprising hardware comparison

Thanks again Augusto for taking the time to share that info with us!

I agree that the 601 is a far superior gyro than that of the 401 for whatever reason. I just know that after I bought my first...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
04-26-2003, 01:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 769
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Did you keep your 30's ?

That is a good thing to think of.

When I went from my R50 to a Minature Fury, I did not have much fun. There was to great of a pucker factor with the bigger machine. Not really even due to the...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
04-26-2003, 12:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,846
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

The choas manuever

Chaos in the video is a really good (very slow) example...

The tail can rotate either direction and when done right, appears to be changing directions because of the normal to inverted orentation....
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
04-25-2003, 10:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 769
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Did you keep your 30's ?

I myself, got back into the hobby a couple years ago with a R30... Great machine at the time. I had probably 3 of them at one time. Then I built a new 30 with the 50 upgrade kit before the R50 kits...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
04-24-2003, 12:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,034
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Which helicopter is suitable for 3D?

Thanks guys!

I should add, doing this kind of stuff does come with some expense,

http://66.221.143.80/hc_gallery_2/albums/CATANEY041903/2003_0419_182605AA.sized.jpg

I was dared to land...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
04-23-2003, 06:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,034
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Which helicopter is suitable for 3D?

In the raptor line of helis... the V2 Raptor 50 would be a great choice for a 3D learner. I have 3 of them and have not seen any other 50 sized machine even come close to their 3D performance.
...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
04-23-2003, 06:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,034
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Which helicopter is suitable for 3D?

oops -sorry-
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
04-21-2003, 06:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,034
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Which helicopter is suitable for 3D?

Just about anything with collective pitch with be capable of doing some sort of 3D.

Raptor 30 to Fury Extreme, or anything in between
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
04-21-2003, 06:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 586
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

order of getting into 3d?

If you are looking to stay in the hobby for a long time, and want to put a little effort into this, try to go through this program in order...

http://www.ircha.org/ppp.html

It will really help...
Forum: Thunder Tiger - Raptor 30, 50, 60, 90
04-17-2003, 08:10 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 852
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Wiggling Raptor

try some diffrent paddles...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
04-17-2003, 08:05 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,508
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

OS 50 and CY muscle pipe problem

Just gonna drop my 2 cents in as well.

I favor that exact same setup, but.... only fly in when using a GV-1 governor. I have heard lots say the the pipe "acts" like a governor, but I still...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
04-17-2003, 07:49 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,446
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Blades de-tracking suddenly....

Warlock beat me to it... blades sound to be too loose.

I have seen this only on a few helis, and every time it was solved by tightening the blades.

You should be able to hold the heli...
Forum: Thunder Tiger - Raptor 30, 50, 60, 90
02-25-2003, 12:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 820
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Raptor 50 V2 - Assembly Problems

lol... with all the pics, those instructions are great for those folks that cant read :)
Forum: Thunder Tiger - Raptor 30, 50, 60, 90
02-24-2003, 04:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 717
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Re: Over my head?

Hmmm... Sounds like you do everything right....

I would consider maybe a V2 50 instead of the V2 60... Save a little bit there and still have something really good and easier to fix when the...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
02-23-2003, 07:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,202
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Whats the Secret ??

I also only use 1 flight mode and GV-1 for everything . As for landing, Autos are always the easiest and cleanest way to end the flight.
Forum: Thunder Tiger - Raptor 30, 50, 60, 90
02-23-2003, 02:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 820
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Raptor 50 V2 - Assembly Problems

Do not use tri flow on the thrust bearing as the teflon will make it lock up. The best choice here is transmission fluid.
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
12-18-2002, 11:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 480
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Contest - Raptor30 V2 - Grand Prize

sure, I'm gonna throw all of them together and then have the team guys vote on them.

the more the merrier.
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
12-16-2002, 11:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 480
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Contest - Raptor30 V2 - Grand Prize

www.team-raptor.com is having a banner design contest for some artwork for their website.

Prize list includes:

- Raptor30 V2 kit
- Quick UK aluminum head
- Case of WildCat Heli-Mix 30%
...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
11-16-2002, 03:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,812
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Best Futaba Gyro/Servo for 80-90 size Heli?

Daz, be careful... Once you install a 601 in a machine, You will want them in ALL you birds!
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
11-08-2002, 07:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 525
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Auto bearing lube?

I have heard that the tefflon in tri-flow will lock up the auto bearings in some cases. Anyone else heard this.

Lately ATF is what I have been using, and works great! Just like what mongo says.
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
11-08-2002, 07:00 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,590
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Check this out

2 things really.

If you ever noticed how much of a bind your swashplate could get in the corners (full right, full back) This prevents it.

Also, For some manuvers like chaos, piro loops, piro...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
11-08-2002, 06:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 671
Posted By Hitch-Hiker

Quick headspeed question.

What I use (not in any way meaning it is the right or only way...)

OS 50 and TT 50
CY MP for the 61 engines
GV1

Pipe is about 1/4 inch off the header. (if you are over reving in a decent,...
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