Hellsiege
Senior Heliman
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
My Posts This: Topic Forum | My introduction to Quick helicopters came through a used Bat 26 I purchased here off RR. I was pleased with the quality of the Bat 26 - I just had issues being new to the world of gas engines. Long story short I never quite got enough of the vibes out / got the engine running reliable enough to the point I gave up on it.
Having talked with Irwin getting parts along the way he mentioned he had a Mighty Quick on a 12s setup that would do what I couldn't do with the gas version. After numerous phone calls and talks around frame specs, what to include / not include, I mailed him a dx7 and the electronics and ended up with a RTF helicopter that was reliable.
Since I already had the mount for the Bat 26 and the Mighty Quick frame is designed to the same front tray / top rail specs it didn't take much to make the transition for the camera mount. I took pictures with the packs in the "stock" location. I'm cutting some plywood and going to be making a pad for them off the boom supports. Yes, that's how beefy they are! I'll just need something to offset the mount weight + DSLR camera w/lens and with the way the frame is designed I'm keeping the weight very close to the main shaft even with the two packs on the rails.
I have two flights on the airframe w/out the mount. On the two flights the helicopter was very smooth - saw the normal slight shake as it was gaining speed but I don't own a helicopter that doesn't do this. Prior to getting even close to light on the skids it was very smooth.
Sorry these pictures aren't the best - I'll try to get some outside when I get the chance. The helicopter next to it is an Align 600 - for size reference. This helicopter is huge  I'll also update with some results once I get the camera and rest of electronics mounted on.
Thanks again Irwin/John - your support through this process has been greatly appreciated and I look forward to our future dealings with how smooth this has gone.
Steve
Colrado Springs, CO
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