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02 January 2008, 17:14
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
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Yup annoys the hell out of me as well - as does the term Remote control instead of radio control.
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Codders, your absolutley right, Remote has a cable attached,
BUT,
Would you pass the Remote control or
would you pass the radio control for the TV???
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02 January 2008, 17:23
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Originally Posted by matt h
Codders, your absolutley right, Remote has a cable attached,
BUT,
Would you pass the Remote control or
would you pass the radio control for the TV???
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Neither I would pass the infra red.............
The term Radio control was used to differentiate between the different control systems. It was traditional with all true radio control model enthusiasts until the toymakers jumped on the band waggon!!!
The other term I hear people using is a "petrol" engine car - even if it runs on glow fuel.......
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02 January 2008, 17:30
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: May 2006
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infra Red, of course
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The other term I hear people using is a "petrol" engine car - even if it runs on glow fuel.......
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its incredible isnt it,,
the great uneducated,
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02 January 2008, 22:13
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brighton
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Not in the league as the machines that Andy Moore is contemplating, but I got a Picoo Z for Christmas and it is one of the best toys I've had for ages. I've just orderd another couple, plus some spare rotors!
For something a little bigger you might like to have a look at the E-Sky Lama V3 or V4. They're are cheap as chips, have a good following, and spares are easily available. You can get them from Hong Kong here: http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.801 (I haven't ordered one yet, but it's just a matter of how long I can hold out for!)
John
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02 January 2008, 22:23
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Poole
Length: no boat
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 673
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Got the same thing for Christmas myself.
Told the family to stand back as I display my skills only to crash into the TV. My 6 year old tells me to sit down, grabs the remote off me and takes the helicopter straight up, holds it there and then flies it round the room.
Little tike, gave him a swift back hand and sent him to bed before he opened any more presents.
Mark
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03 January 2008, 17:33
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Kildonan, Arran
Boat name: Cowal (& Bennan)
Make: Quinquari Humber/RC
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki DF150/DF175x2
MMSI: 235036953
Join Date: Jun 2006
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A-hem!!!
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Originally Posted by Andy Moore
1. I want to be able to fly outside;
2. I don't want to annoy the neighbours;
3. It must be able to lift a gerbil or hamster.
4. I was thinking of spending £400-ish.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...nd/7169824.stm
Are you sure about number 3, sir...
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03 January 2008, 20:41
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 5m +
Engine: E-tec 300 G2
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Dec 2006
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http://runryder.com/
Good forum for model Helis.
I disagree with small is best to learn on.
The best thing to learn on is actually bigger and more stable.
A raptor 30 is without a doubt the best machine for learning on as it is a reasonable size but very cheap to repair and could easily lift the weight you are talking about however it is noisy.
If you want to go electric be prepared to spend a lot more money as good electric Helis such as the Joker or the new Miniature Aircraft Razor are not cheap when it comes to motors, battery packs and ESC's (speed controllers)
If you want to go down the Raptor Route then you can get almost all you need here http://helikraft.com/ very good site and they know how to ship to the UK avoiding import duty etc.
Finally have some lessons there are a number of places that can teach you to fly on your heli or one of theirs using dual controls, its worth doing a couple of lessons before you go and fork out a load of money on the hobby
Once you start you will find it addictive. To put it into perspective when I quit heli flying the money I got selling my two main competition Helis and all the gear paid for my Osprey. (IMHO I far prefer RIBS though)
Chris
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10 January 2008, 23:35
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Country: UK - England
Town: Farnborough
Boat name: Narcissus
Make: Cobra
Length: 7m +
Engine: Optimax 225
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Mmm.I've got a pair of em too. One for at home, one for work.
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Originally Posted by John Kennett
Not in the league as the machines that Andy Moore is contemplating, but I got a Picoo Z for Christmas and it is one of the best toys I've had for ages. I've just orderd another couple, plus some spare rotors!
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10 January 2008, 23:40
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Country: UK - England
Town: Farnborough
Boat name: Narcissus
Make: Cobra
Length: 7m +
Engine: Optimax 225
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I had 3 ch contra rotating blade one (not the lama though). I found that it provided yaw by speeding up or slowing down 1 of the blades - and therefore went up or down depending on which direction you turned. Also found that the blades set up a harmonic motion at high power settings, which usually ended up with em colliding. I wouldn't bother again unless it's a pukka single main, tail rotored chopper. PicoZ however is absolutely brilliant!
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Originally Posted by John Kennett
For something a little bigger you might like to have a look at the E-Sky Lama V3 or V4. They're are cheap as chips, have a good following, and spares are easily available. You can get them from Hong Kong here: http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.801 (I haven't ordered one yet, but it's just a matter of how long I can hold out for!)
John
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11 January 2008, 00:02
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Member
Country: UK - England
Make: Ribcraft 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki DF175TG
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 929
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Originally Posted by Matt
I had 3 ch contra rotating blade one (not the lama though). I found that it provided yaw by speeding up or slowing down 1 of the blades - and therefore went up or down depending on which direction you turned. Also found that the blades set up a harmonic motion at high power settings, which usually ended up with em colliding. I wouldn't bother again unless it's a pukka single main, tail rotored chopper.
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We've got one that looks exactly like the Mini Lama 4CH helo on that site and our experiences are pretty much the same experience as Matts.
I had my dads old 'proper' glow plug helo and that was much easier to fly - not that I got very far with that either.
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13 January 2008, 21:11
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth
Boat name: Sting
Make: Tornado 6.8
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yam 200 HPDI
Join Date: Oct 2002
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i got one of these for christmas:
http://www.firebox.com/product/1832?...rc_id=boystoys
its lots of fun, a full 4 channel machine a real step up from the PicoZ which I was given earlier in the year. Harder to fly but totally controllable ...... shame I dont have the skill yet, keep smashing it against everything in the room.
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27 January 2008, 07:22
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Rutland
Length: no boat
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This guy is ok with them
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27 January 2008, 09:17
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Farnborough
Boat name: Narcissus
Make: Cobra
Length: 7m +
Engine: Optimax 225
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Would it be "technically" possible to do that kind of display in a full size chopper?
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27 January 2008, 17:53
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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No the G forces alone would be immense. It's like watching a hummingbird's movements against an Eagle. Smaller things are far more nimble.
Remember the Lynx STILL holds the World record for speed in a chopper - 249.1mph and that was back in 1986. There's a limit to what you can do with large flappy rotor blades!!!
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