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Heliman
Location: Boca Raton, FL. USA
My Posts This: Topic Forum | Like most everyone out there, when I started flying helis a few years back, I did it with smaller electric powered models. I learned then that EP was a great source of power, as we all know, clean, quiet, reliable and efficient. I moved on to bigger size helis and I did not vouch, I stayed electrified. Even though batteries were very expensive just a couple of years ago  but the EP advantages were evident to me.
However, I kept on dreaming of a big gasoline heli with an on-board starting system 
It was very, very recently, just a couple of weeks ago, that I decided going electric on my new R-22, after I met Peter Wales and Darrell Sprayberry at Jacksonville, FL. These guys ONLY fly HUGE electric or turbine machines. After so many years of top-level combined experience, they will not touch a gas motor. Turbines are out of the question for me, too expensive and complicated for now.
EP is the way to go; I see my flying pals at the field dealing with carb mix, plugs, starters, nitro cans, pumps, cleaning towels, etc. and I feel even better about just connecting my batt and go flying  |
Flighttimes are around 10 min with an average current draw of 34A. The power is about the same as with the Zenoah, but without the noise and vibration. Temperature of all the components never exceeds 30°C. I can recommend this conversion to all R22 owners.
)Should be a good setup.
We are lucky here in Florida, nice blue skies right now, a little windy through out Winter perhaps, but nice cool temperatures and bright sun light 
