It's been my experience that most of your time as an RC Heli flyer is spent waiting on parts ;)
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Bruce Sorge <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well I have to get control of the one I have. I can now get it to do a > reasonable hover and do basic flight. I still manage to crash it a couple > times each flight though. I don't remember what it is. A uj 303 by yoboo I > think. It's at home now which sucks because I like flying it at the ranges > where I work. Lots of open space. It too is awaiting parts which I hope to > have this week. They just shipped from Houston today. Once I can master the > 4ch I want to move up to a 6 ch variable pitch. And I want to get a camera > for the one I have. > > Sent from my iPhone 4S. > > On Jan 10, 2013, at 11:43 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I got my first collective pitch heli for xmas. Haven't been able to fly > it > > yet for lack of all parts. My last part is coming in today so I should > be > > good to go. At least for one flight ;) > > > > I actually have a fleet now: > > > > DH 9100 - (3 channel toy - my first one that sparked the obsession) > > WLToys - V911 x 2 (these are great fixed pitched 4ch helis to learn on - > > and dirt cheap) > > WLToys - V929 - 4 channel quad. Capable of holding one of those key > chain > > cams - of which I'd still have if the wind hadn't blown the quad into the > > pool :( > > iFly - wife bought it for me...basically a coaxial you control with your > > iPhone. My girls fly it now. > > Walker Master CP - my newest baby. Biggest in my fleet so far and one > > day...I just know I'll get to fly it. > > > > Here's the only video I have from the keychain cam on my v929. The next > > flight, it fell into the pool. I had just changed out the props to > smooth > > out the video. I got it out of the pool quickly and saw the video that > it > > shot was 10x better, but later on that night, I guess some water shorted > > out a circuit and killed the camera and sd card. > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yds4oosueUE > > > > Eventually I'll get another keychain cam and probably mount it to my > Master > > CP. I've got to learn how to fly cp helis first though ;) > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Bruce Sorge <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> What do you fly? My wife bought me a 4 channel fixed pitch helicopter. > >> It's my first one and I am still learning. It's a hoot to fly though. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone 4S. > >> > >> On Jan 10, 2013, at 11:13 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> I just want it to be nice in Fort Worth so I can get some RC helicopter > >>> flying time in > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:359906 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
