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Part of my latest toy delivery was a slightly larger heli than I’ve worked on before. Not wanting to get too far into this before I learned something about the 500′s, I purchases a basic intro kit. The current plan is to build this kit, screws up, put together a full parts list and [...] Just arrived!!! HobbyKing 250 GT Helicopter Kit My latest toy box (or box of toys) arrived during the conference this week. I’ve had a lot of time to work on building this machine, but I did manage to get some HXT-900 cyclic servers and a general test/fix mockup completed. ! I still have to [...]
Bent tail boom after crash Repairs are underway, following my flight yesterday, where I ran out of altitude. Breaking things is seldom enjoyable. But it’s the risk you have to take if you’re going to fly these things, especially when there are gusty winds. There are plenty of YouTube videos showing real helicopters having trouble [...] Some days are just not meant to be. That’s the conclusion I had at noon today. The day started out innocent enough. The 4:30 AM sun woke me up, I only managed to make it to 6:00AM before I was ‘awake’. Work day started at 6:30AM. At this point things were pretty good. No [...]
Big box of spare parts! . It has been a busy couple of days for the little bird. A big box of spares arrived this week, and along with those spares came a new mini DVR for on-board footage, and an upgraded motor. In the upper left is a full CNC allow sport rotor assembly. [...] Finally, it was time to see if this thing would fly. And, if I can fly it! This outing was my best yet! 3 full packs flown, no crashes, no rotor strikes, and only 1 really hard landing! I (of course) shot some video and uploaded it to my YouTube bucket. Not never [...] Tonight, I’m picking up where I left off yesterday [LINK], while I listen to some awesome local High School Radio (KNHC). Sunday nights from 6PM -> Midnight is Industrial and Alt music show called ‘On the Edge‘. Reminds me of a similar show that used too broadcast on KFJC out of Foothill College in [...] Since I was not 100% certain of the proper method of blade balancing, I’ve started up this page. You see, until 9:00AM this morning I was certain how to properly balance blades. However, after reading the ALIGN Trex450SE instructions, which contain this diagram, I’m not at all certain. Blade Balancing instructions from the ALIGN [...] I’ve had a few good flights, and few bad flights with the N450V2A. After locating a nasty wobble and some incorrectly manufactured parts, I’ve torn the bird down to just about the bare bones and have started a re-construction. Starting here with this picture, I have already performed the following. Replaced the Main bearings in [...] Wednesday was a pretty good day. It marked the arrival of a mini-DVR camera I’ve wanted to buy for quite some time. It went on sale for Fathers day at nearly 1/2 price. I just could not pass up the deal! Mini DVR Camera The location of the aperture is not perfect, but I [...] |
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