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Forum: E-Flite Helicopters
09-29-2008, 12:47 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,210
Posted By gregt

RE: struggling and losing faith!

As someone who used to roadrace 200hp motorcycles on courses like Sebring I can tell you that flying a small heli like a blade 400 is orders of magnitude more difficult. A motorcycle without a rider...
Forum: Batteries & Chargers
09-17-2008, 02:16 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 375
Posted By gregt

Battery and charger optimization calculator!

If you fly electrics, you've got to try this one out.

http://rcflylog.com/index.php?screen=battery_charger_calc

It helps you decide the cheapest way to get in as many flights as you want,...
Forum: T-Rex heli
09-11-2008, 11:46 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,828
Posted By gregt

RE: What size heli??

I would really recommend scraping up a couple hundred more and going with a 500. The difference is night and day.
Forum: T-Rex heli
09-11-2008, 05:37 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,310
Posted By gregt

RE: T-rex 500 servos/gyro

I'm running Futaba S9650's on cyclic and a GY401 / S9257 on the tail with good results.
Forum: The Clubhouse
08-29-2008, 07:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 578
Posted By gregt

Flight logging / model tracking software

If you have any interest in logging flights on your models, tracking cycles on your batteries, that sort of thing, I've just made public a new logging site that is pda / iPhone friendly that lets you...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
07-14-2008, 02:03 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,897
Posted By gregt

RE: WARNING HELIS ARE NOT TOYS!

Sorry to hear about your accident. That has to hurt like heck. But.....

you shouldn't be powering up your heli with your dog around either. My dog bit my TREX 600
Forum: Electric RC Helis
07-10-2008, 07:49 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,586
Posted By gregt

RE: Neat trick to make NOSE-IN hover easier!

I'm not a fan of any "tricks" that don't work regardless of which way the heli is pointing. They may help temporarily, but I think they just get in the way in the long run. If you have to think "it's...
Forum: T-Rex heli
07-06-2008, 03:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 790
Posted By gregt

RE: FIRST INVERTED HOVER!!!!!!!!!

Congrats! I did my first inverted hovers today myself. :)
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
05-19-2008, 03:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,653
Posted By gregt

RE: Getting back in the hobby after a 15 year hiatus - a zillion questions

I'm using a Spektrum 7 with a Futaba 401 gyro. We had some trouble getting the gear switch to work the HH mode on the gyro correctly, sadly I still have no idea which of the dozen things we tried...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
05-19-2008, 02:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,653
Posted By gregt

RE: Getting back in the hobby after a 15 year hiatus - a zillion questions

Hatcam ROTFL!!! I might have to do that. Every time I moved the heli she panic'd and the camera panned off it.
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
05-18-2008, 05:47 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,653
Posted By gregt

RE: Getting back in the hobby after a 15 year hiatus - a zillion questions

Thanks for the input everybody. Had my maiden flight with my new Trexx 450 today. Wife isn't the greatest cameraman, she managed to pan away every time I did anything more than a basic hover, but I'm...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
05-16-2008, 09:22 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,518
Posted By gregt

RE: Suggestions for a good park flyer?

That mini ultra stick looks pretty interesting.

Gah, the park zones look cool too. LOL guess this will be a harder decision than I thought, but in a good way.
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
05-16-2008, 09:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,518
Posted By gregt

RE: Suggestions for a good park flyer?

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Sorry for not coming back sooner, but I have email notification on and hadn't gotten any emails so I thought nobody loved me. :(

I'll take a look at all the...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
05-14-2008, 12:20 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,518
Posted By gregt

Suggestions for a good park flyer?

Here are my ideal specifications:

Electric power
3 or more channels
Radio not included(want to use my own radio and servos, etc)
Capable of basic "sport" aerobatics (limited is ok)...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
05-13-2008, 02:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 604
Posted By gregt

RE: best way to flip from upside down during autorotation

From a simplistic theoretical physics point of view a roll would be better than nose or tail over. Nose or tail would require rotating mass that is much further from the CG, which would need more...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
05-08-2008, 08:56 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,653
Posted By gregt

RE: Getting back in the hobby after a 15 year hiatus - a zillion questions

The park is out of city limits so that's at least one less political agency to worry about. [8D] A number of people use the park to fly park flier airplanes with no issues. They are all responsible...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
05-08-2008, 08:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,653
Posted By gregt

RE: Getting back in the hobby after a 15 year hiatus - a zillion questions

Yeah, I've thought a lot about going that direction, but really the fascination for me is more with the mechanics of the larger versions.
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
05-08-2008, 05:18 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,653
Posted By gregt

RE: Getting back in the hobby after a 15 year hiatus - a zillion questions

Very helpful post, and nice website. The 222 is the heli I'm most interested in scaling. Not finding much in the way of fuse's for it yet though.

You bring up some good points, and you're right....
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
05-07-2008, 05:11 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,653
Posted By gregt

RE: Getting back in the hobby after a 15 year hiatus - a zillion questions

Thanks for the info. Read your thread and watched the video. You're nuts to test fly that monster in your garage. :p

An interesting option you point out. I might have to pony up a bit more for...
Forum: RC Helicopter Beginners Forum
05-06-2008, 07:57 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,653
Posted By gregt

Getting back in the hobby after a 15 year hiatus - a zillion questions

Ok, bear with the long-winded post, just skip to the questions if you'd like.

First, a not-so-short but I'll try to be brief history. In the late 80's and early 90's I flew airplanes 2 to 4 days...
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