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e-Century Hummingbird - Swift > swift 100%rtf
 
 
DUFFE
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Location: BATON ROUGE LA.

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		i just got the switf grate looking heli hope it flys well. i havent even charged the batterie yet. any thoughts
06-21-2009 10:23 PM
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laughingstill
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Location: Gainesville, Fl, USA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Make sure you go over EVERYTHING! I have heard too many people having issues with the RTF version not being truly RTF..........Ron

Esprit Model Flight Team, Logo 600 VBAR Xera 4030, Logo 500 Mini-VBAR Xera 4020, 3DMP-E VBAR soon!
06-21-2009 10:37 PM
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imnxtc
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Location: Dawson

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		First question - What experience do you have with heli's?
06-21-2009 11:38 PM
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DUFFE
Heliman
Location: BATON ROUGE LA.

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		re question

i have just 4 years in the hobby planes and helis.
06-22-2009 12:06 AM
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DUFFE
Heliman
Location: BATON ROUGE LA.

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		question

i havent even charge batterie yet i waes whating untel i master my walkera #36/g2 do you think i should charge batterie up and check it all out befour the 7 days they give on returne items please get back asap thanks for reply .
06-22-2009 12:16 AM
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oldfart
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Location: Vancouver, Canada

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		What helis have you built & flown successfully? In other words, what experience do you have with helis and where would you classify your heli set-up and flight skills?

The Swift heli, motor and esc that come with the RTF combo are capable of taking you right up into some pretty demanding 3D flying.

On the other hand, the servos, radio, battery pack, charger & gyro are very basic (more for basic training) and should be the first items you should look to upgrade - in the order listed.
06-22-2009 05:10 PM
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DUFFE
Heliman
Location: BATON ROUGE LA.

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		switf 100%RTF

i am a decent polit if you ask me i have blade cp- walkera#36 and now swift its a little biger then iam use to so ill take my time with it slooooooow and easy
06-22-2009 06:18 PM
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Furious Predator
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Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		do you have a sim?

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06-22-2009 09:39 PM
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Ray Fernandez
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Location: Guam (U.S.A.)

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Another good point to bring up..........do you have other heli pilots you can seek assistance from close to where you live? How about a Local Hobby Shop (LHS) where you can get assistance?

Ray Fernandez - GUAM
06-22-2009 09:56 PM
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imnxtc
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Location: Dawson

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i am a decent polit if you ask me i have blade cp- walkera#36 and now swift its a little biger then iam use to so ill take my time with it slooooooow and easy

yes - good for you to take it slow. The Swift is a lot bigger but flies a lot better with even basic servos like the Futaba S-3001's. I found just changing to these S-3001's made a BIG difference in how well it flew.

Also be carful not to run the batteries too low.
06-23-2009 01:13 AM
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DUFFE
Heliman
Location: BATON ROUGE LA.

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		thanks for reply

yes i have a sim. dont have no one in my town to fly with also we only have one hobby shop and they dont sell century helis not sense i check last good heads up on batt.dose any one have the new swift 100%rtf again thanks. if you can i have more questions please.
06-23-2009 04:31 AM
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oldfart
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Location: Vancouver, Canada

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Hey Duffe

Have you read this thread yet?

http://www.runryder.com/helicopter/t458336p1/
06-23-2009 05:39 AM
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DUFFE
Heliman
Location: BATON ROUGE LA.

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		swift 100%rtf

yes i have so i havent found eney thing that dose not work. not yet thst is.
06-23-2009 03:38 PM
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DUFFE
Heliman
Location: BATON ROUGE LA.

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		question

anyone have some pic,s or vid,s on swift 100%RTF i would relly like to see some thanks guys
06-25-2009 10:10 PM
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imnxtc
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Location: Dawson

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		There are some on the Century web site:

http://www.centuryheli.com/products...m?currentid=567

And a bunch of others on youtube.

like this one (specially from the 1:30 minute mark):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8sKM4hTnU4

or this (on only a 4S pack!!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0C7...feature=related


Many of the ones on youtube seem to be of the Swift heli, with the Century motors & ESC's but with Futaba, JR or Spectrum radio gear. None I have seen with the RTF radio gear.
06-25-2009 10:49 PM
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Century Heli
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Location: CA. USA

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Swift with stage 1 upgrade. Stage 1 consists of a upgraded tail servo, carbon blades, and a different pinion gear. All for 3D flight. Everything else is stock.
06-25-2009 11:49 PM
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imnxtc
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Location: Dawson

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		When will the stage one upgrades be in stock?
06-26-2009 12:43 AM
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DUFFE
Heliman
Location: BATON ROUGE LA.

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		stage one upgrade

i would all so like to know when stage one upgrade will be in please email me at davidladuff@att.net
06-26-2009 01:36 AM
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piranhafreak
Senior Heliman
Location: new jersey

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		i for one am not a fan i bought one and had to rebuild the heli just to get it to fly well after the rebuild i can still say my blade cp pro 2 rtf tail held better then the swift rtf the lipo lasted about 5 flights then puffed so bad i threw it away i called century and they acteded like they were going to do somthing but after i told them i threw out the lipo they stoped responding to my emails and i can understand not wanting to replace a battery that i was unable to send back to them but as for the rest of the problem they blame it all on shipping oh well i guess im out of luck i have since rebuilt the heli all new servos gyro blades rx tx lipo ect and the heli flys great but if i wanted to build a heli from scratch i would have done that from the start and saved a whole lot of money

Would i buy a century heli again ? yes loved the heli after i replaced everything

Would i ever excpect any help from customer support ? NO

Mabey one day i will actually land one of these things !!
07-08-2009 09:22 PM
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imnxtc
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Location: Dawson

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Would i buy a century heli again ? yes loved the heli after i replaced everything

I assume by everything you mean "everything relted to the radio gear and gyro....sorta like OF said in his post at the beginning.

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The Swift heli, motor and esc that come with the RTF combo are capable of taking you right up into some pretty demanding 3D flying.

On the other hand, the servos, radio, battery pack, charger & gyro are very basic (more for basic training) and should be the first items you should look to upgrade - in the order listed.

So, it seems going for one of their combos that include the Swift 16 heli with one of their motors and one of their ESC's would be the best way to go - then adding Futaba, JR, Airtronics or HiTec radio & gyro gear would be the way to go.

I found the same to be true of even the 400 sized RTF's I bought in the past.
07-08-2009 10:32 PM
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