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Antiques or Out of Business > What was your first RC Heli??

heli_headcase
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Location: Hovering around Atlanta

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Whirlybird 505 again...

Hi Tripledeucer,

Did you ever get any successful flying time out of the Du-Bro 505? Here's mine, way far from my first heli but I like to share

HHC

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01-12-2009 06:38 AM

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Clearance
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Location: Left Coast Canada

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Truly Amazing, Steve!! Under control all through the flight. I didn't realize that they actually flew! Must be the pilot. Ken

01-13-2009 04:46 AM

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heli_headcase
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Few Flew...

Ken, considering that the 505 was the very first "affordable" R/C heli for most people in the early-to-mid 70's, how many of them were successful at flight? I'd say less than 1% of the models that sold. Anybody want to challenge that estimation? My first heli was also a Du-Bro product but their second heli, the more conventional and far larger Hughes 300. It didn't see much flight time in 1974, the year I built it, either.

Read some of the comments on that youtube video's page for more detailed info on the Whirlybird.

HHC

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01-13-2009 11:10 AM

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rjd222
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Location: Daytona Beach Fl.

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Steve
I guess I was one of the 1% that flew the 505. I have some photos of me flying it back in 1972. I was even fortunate enough to go to Dubro, while being on buisness in Illinois. Got to have dinner with Dave Gray & his wife. I'll look for the photos & try to post them here.
Still working on restoring a Cricket to bring to IRCHA.
Ralph

01-13-2009 11:30 AM

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planefxr
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Location: San Diego, CA. USA

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schluter heli boy

I am looking for heli boy assembly & parts list. thanks "david"

01-29-2009 09:45 PM

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tutelar-rc
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Location: Nobleton, Ontario - Canada

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Go to the Heli-Boy section of my gallery, found here...

http://www.runryder.com/helicopter/...script=Heli-Boy

01-30-2009 02:52 AM

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Tripledeucer
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Location: College Place, WA.

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Hi Steve, I never really got any good flights as I was a rank beginer. Always about 3 feet high and headed for the fence. If I had one now, I could fly it like you were doing in the vid. I never really learned to fly a heli until I got my Cricket. Before that I did own a DuBro Shark and also a small one called the Tri-star. It looked like a full size Scorpion heli. I don't see much mention of them on here. I also built a Kavan Jet Ranger before the Cricket came along.
Good job flying the 505.

Mark

01-31-2009 06:43 AM

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planefxr
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Location: San Diego, CA. USA

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Heli boy

"TUTELAR" Thanks this will really help. I purchased a basket case heli boy & dont have any idea what iam doing. Thanks again "David"

01-31-2009 07:10 PM

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Richard Morgan
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Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia USA

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First Heli

My first was the Kavan Bell Jet Ranger in the mid 80's. It had a FOX 61 with a pump, Flew it okay, but I changed it out with a Rossi 65(much better). Kraft 7 channel radio. Seems like a million years ago.

Richard

02-10-2009 07:31 PM

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USAF RETIRED
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Location: Witchita Falls, TX

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First Hel!

Nexus 30...

02-10-2009 09:06 PM

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TheWoodCrafter
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Location: Hesperia, Ca.

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I bought a Baron 20 from Cirrus Hobbies after watching a few guys at our field messing around with a Heliboy. Mid to late 80's
4 servos, mechanical throttle/pitch mixing, no gyro, airplane radio.
Upgraded to a Baron 28 with a mechanical gyro, still airplane 4 ch radio. Took me a solid year, every weekend to learn to hover and start forward flight. I don't think all the beer really helped.
I had a stack of bent side frames about 12" tall before I learned how to land. Crash, mail order Monday, build, fly on Sunday.
I did move on to a GMP Cobra, Legend, ExCell 60 with Heli radios. Was out of the hobby for about 15 years.

02-14-2009 05:12 AM

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rcpilotmike
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Location: GroveCity, Ohio, USA

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First heli never flew. It was an american Revolution, fixed pitch. Was given to me.
So my first real heli was a GMP Cobra. Still have it, and fly it

02-17-2009 02:34 AM

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jhhyah
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Location: Taipei, Taiwan

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My first was a Concept 30 back in 1989. And it finally retired in 2005.

02-17-2009 02:44 AM

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Badgerfarm
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Location: Missouri

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1977 Dubro Tri Star. It's last flight was when I threw it into the trash can. I wish I had it back now.

02-17-2009 11:54 PM

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Captainkrik
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Location: Missouri

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First Helicopter

My first was a GMP Cricket with out a gyro. I actually learned to hover and fly forward with this fine machine. June 1983. The SX-81 was my second machine. Check out my Members only jacket and that hair. What was I thinking. Also notice my car, no not the corvette, mine was the 1973 VW Thing. That is my new Century VII radio.

Kirk

Good Times

02-18-2009 12:37 AM

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tutelar-rc
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Location: Nobleton, Ontario - Canada

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Pictures! Pictures!

02-18-2009 02:55 AM

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billiano
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Location: Patras Greece

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First Heli....

My first heli was a Kyosho Caliber 3. But it's all upgraded now somewhere between Caliber 30 - 50 and a little 4.It has parts of all mixed up.
HPIM0969.jpg

Ancient Greeks were saying...Take a big bite and do not throw a big word

02-18-2009 05:55 PM

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LEGEND 60
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Location: BAKERSFIELD ,CA ,USA

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HIROBO SHUTTLE Z

MY FIRST HELI WAS A HIROBO SHUTTLE Z WITH A OS 28..IT WAS A FUN LITTLE HELI TO FLY!!

02-19-2009 06:34 AM

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nerlinger
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Location: Elkton, MD - USA

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Cypher 3d

Cypher 3d was the first then a Blade CX2 for indoors.

02-20-2009 12:01 AM

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Wobbly Goblin
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Location: Victorville, California. USA

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Mine was a GMP Cricket with an OS 28F and Heloball. Myself and two friends would get together with our crickets nearly every weekend...good times.

02-20-2009 12:34 AM

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