Joined: 12 Aug 2010 Posts: 910 Location: Galveston, Texas
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:27 am Post subject:
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Do these SkyKing helicopters do anything besides sit on a helipad?
I was wondering the same thing Mike, Well, I know Admiral can land on his, and that takes some damn nice skill there bro, alot tougher than landing on a board on the ground! But I also see a coupla helis sitting on the pads but no action.
Joined: 30 Dec 2010 Posts: 932 Location: Latvia / UK
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject:
tombo242 wrote:
We get some great excuses for not flying though don't we . Got to admire ingenuity in all its forms.
Tom.
OK ... honesty time >
I didn't video flying of the Heli-Pad because I didn't want to have good pad and crap flying in same vid !
Once I found that it actually improved my goal in flying ... making me want to land on the H ... I was going to video.
Unfortunately 2 days ago when I was flying again - a ball link snapped on my flybar link arm ... seriously - the threaded part sheered while I was happily hovering over the board showing SWMBO how good I now was with my 450 ... As you can imagine once that link parted ....... the 450 took on a life of it's own ......... ending up as a wreck about 10ft away from said board.
Luckily I had already ordered and received a complete new CNC Metal head ... based on my old one being worn out and slack on various joints. Trouble is the crash took out my last main blades ..........
So my 450 sits ready to go minus main blades.
As excuses - I think that about gives me 100% immunity from persecution ?
We get some great excuses for not flying though don't we . Got to admire ingenuity in all its forms.
Tom.
OK ... honesty time >
I didn't video flying of the Heli-Pad because I didn't want to have good pad and crap flying in same vid !
Once I found that it actually improved my goal in flying ... making me want to land on the H ... I was going to video.
Unfortunately 2 days ago when I was flying again - a ball link snapped on my flybar link arm ... seriously - the threaded part sheered while I was happily hovering over the board showing SWMBO how good I now was with my 450 ... As you can imagine once that link parted ....... the 450 took on a life of it's own ......... ending up as a wreck about 10ft away from said board.
Luckily I had already ordered and received a complete new CNC Metal head ... based on my old one being worn out and slack on various joints. Trouble is the crash took out my last main blades ..........
So my 450 sits ready to go minus main blades.
As excuses - I think that about gives me 100% immunity from persecution ?
You tell them solentlife
It says in the manuals Don't fly with broken Rotorblades!
When I get new rotor blades 1 of you come over and video tape me fly it ok.
Joined: 20 Mar 2009 Posts: 1101 Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:54 am Post subject:
Trouble wrote:
I know Admiral can land on his, and that takes some damn nice skill there bro.
Thanks for the vote of confidence Trouble, I can land the Coaxials & MSR size on it OK but I've only had one sucsessful 450 landing and that was desperation make the landing or slam into it. I've done so many blades and feathering shafts I normally opt for the grass now a days.
Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 4718 Location: Santo Estêvão, East Algarve, Portugal. Now 82, but still feels 22.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:29 pm Post subject:
SkyKing51 wrote:
When I get new rotor blades 1 of you come over and video tape me fly it ok.
Do you realise where we live Skyking?
Portugal, Latvia and England are not parts of the US states, are you offering to pay expences? Love to see it though, I've always wanted to see a 3 channel do a 'Constant Heading' 360º circle.
The sideways movement cannot be done without supernatural powers in control.
Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 4718 Location: Santo Estêvão, East Algarve, Portugal. Now 82, but still feels 22.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:06 am Post subject:
tombo242 wrote:
I've always wanted to see a 3 channel do a 'Constant Heading' 360º circle.
The sideways movement cannot be done without supernatural powers in control.
Tom.
Well Trev I've still got to see it done. Check this out:-
Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 566 Location: United Kingdom
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:50 am Post subject:
Tom you are hard to please,
This was my first attempt at converting the T-34 using the Blade CX2, frame was cut to fit. Yes technically this is a four channel.
But the first video is a three channel; the rotors tilt via a free moving swashplate no ailerons, so this is still a 3ch. Blade do not have to be fixed to qualify.
Obviously you are on to a winner with fixed rotor blades.
what are you going to do when make real coaxial helicopters?
and don't say no, because thier already planing this out.
the FAA the dangers of helicopter flight is the single rotor blades.
they say coaxial helicopters are more stable and safer to fly.
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. Got to admire ingenuity in all its forms.
The sideways movement cannot be done without supernatural powers in control. 
