Electric Rc Helicopter

hello everyone

pythonguy — Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:17 am

Author: pythonguy

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:17 am

hello ,new guy to the rc heli thing,have had rc cars and trucks for about 15 years,tried a friends cheap little radio shack heli,now i am hooked.lol i just bought a hummingbird v4 heli to learn with and probily destroy in the process,looking for advice and to learn about helis.thanks guys

HELI TO CARRY SOME LOAD

midnite — Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:00 pm

Author: midnite

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:00 pm

If money isn't a problem then I suggest you take a look at Draganfly. It's a complete aerial video / photo platform. And it uses multiple rotors to make it more stable in the air and easier to fly.

It is quite expensive but you won't have to set things up your self.

Here's the link:
http://www.draganfly.com/

just an option

still need new full body

silhouette015 — Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:36 pm

Author: silhouette015

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:36 pm

There are some over at Hobby Zone.

Here's a direct link to the page that has the full CX2 part.

Do down to almost the end of the page and it's listed at:
Complete Body Set: Blade CX2
E-fliteEFLH1257

Like rex123 said, another choice is eBay where you can probably find a 2nd hand one.

WHOO HOO!! I FINALLY DID IT.

Crashagain — Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:02 am

Author: Crashagain

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:02 am

Yep, they are quick...
I went back out today and flew 3 more packs before sunset..
I bumped the throttle curve to 95% across the board on Idle-up-2 and flew her around.
Man I thought it was fast before, it was a rocket today.. But boy oh boy did the turns look good at that speed.
She was hanging at a nice steep angle and just banked beautifully around each turn.
For a bit there, it almost looked like I knew what I was doing..

LAMA V4 --> Macgyver !! (A locally modified model)

jordy — Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:36 pm

Author: jordy

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:36 pm

Interesting.

It sure looks like a mini Shuttle ZX from Hirobo

somewhat new to this

unif — Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:56 pm

Author: unif

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:56 pm

I think bluemist is right but I just want to add a bit of thought. While bigger helicopters are more stable and in fact easier to fly, they are also more expensive to buy and more expensive to maintain. Spare parts come more costly as well. This is one of the main reason most people start out with smaller models - because when they do need to replace parts (and you will, especially when you're first starting out) smaller models parts are more readily avaliable and at a much cheaper price.

But flying bigger models does have its merits. Other than their superior flight characteristics they are that much cooler, plain and simple.

If I was to recommend a model, you can't go wrong with Align's T-REX 500 or 600 or the Gaui Hurricane 550.

Exceed models?

skriii — Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:12 am

Author: skriii

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:12 am

i have falcon 40 good for very beginning but has no gyro and lower rpm. so after you get the hover down its kinda tough to do much else. dont get me wrong you can fly it around but my experience is its to small

need new cool body for blade cx2

rex123 — Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:04 pm

Author: rex123

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:04 pm

Try the "Xtreme Production" over at http://www.miracle-mart.com/

I think Xtreme production is setting the standard for CX2 upgrade parts (as well as other helis) they might have what you need.

Can you fly electric outside?

jaegare — Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:35 am

Author: jaegare

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:35 am

Thanks 2quark4u. Yes you were in time. In fact I went to the LHS and asked around. First I have made my mind up to SIM. I saw the Realflight G4 in action and Reflex XTR. The latter is a bit pricier since ultimately I would have to get a transmitter as well, but I guess, if I believe I will get into this, I need to buy one anythow (Spectrum 7?). However, the G4 looked nice too, and I can try Helis and planes, but I am pretty sure I am a Heli guy all the way. The G4 had an orientation feature that I liked a lot.

Once I can manage to fly without crashing (yeah right) I will look into getting a Heli. Quark or T-Rex 450. Still do not know.

-J

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2quark4u — Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:03 am

Author: 2quark4u

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:03 am

No never seen such systems but it would be cool though. I wouldn't want to put such things on say a T-REX or something like that because for those helicopters to be uncontrollable for a moment can become pretty dangerous. But I think for something like Blade CX2 or the Quark it would be quite interesting indeed

Quark Gyro

2quark4u — Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:58 pm

Author: 2quark4u

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:58 pm

I used to get the same effect but now it's gone after I changed a blade and re-adjusted the tracking.

Local Hobby Store around Hartford, CT

jaegare — Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:26 am

Author: jaegare

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:26 am

Vertigo, thanks. I found those too, but none of these are really close to Hartford. And I will go to one to talk to a sales person for sure.

eBay Batteries from China - anyone with experience?

electronuts — Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:26 pm

Author: electronuts

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:26 pm

I say if you know the brand of the battery and the model you're going for.. the exact brand and model.. Then you should be fine.

Also, you can get a pretty good idea of how good the seller is based on their feedback. Personally, I never buy from sellers with below 98% positive feedback.

New Walkera 4#3B review

seventeen — Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:18 pm

Author: seventeen

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:18 pm

I've watched a lot of this particular heli on youtube and have to say I've yet to see one that does a decent flight. What I mean is one that actually flies around with the nose changing naturally like a helicopter should and the they always shake around a lot. So I don't know, seems like it's unstable to me.

How long does the battery last?

FlyCamOne2

Dumb Thumbs — Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:36 am

Author: Dumb Thumbs

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:36 am

flightright wrote:

I've also seen your posted image. Very nice! The resolution is nice too. I was wondering weather you have to choose to have the cam either record a video or still images or does it shoot both at the same time?

It won't record both stills & vid at the same time, you have to set it to do one or the other before flight. You could always grab a frame from a video after downloading the video to your PC. The resolution will not be as high as shooting in still mode though.
One of the nice mode options on the FCO is the PE mode (photo endless).
Shoots one pic every 4 seconds after it's turned on. You're guarantied to get at least a few great shots in every flight, and if not, just erase the SD card & try again