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G3n3ral Ts0
Heliman
Location: Mayport, FL, USA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum

Blade 400

Gotta love the chicken
02-20-2009 02:49 AM
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mundo330
Heliman
Location: Holly Springs, GA, USA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Schluter Cobra

I started with a Schluter Cobra, 60 Webra and Kraft 6 channel. No gyro and Mechanical mixing. It took 2 months to build and 5-6 months to get the bird flying. There was one arm on the side of the frame with 2 bell cranks for the throttle mix and torque compensation (tail rotor mix). When I finally got it all sorted out (with a lot of help from Walt Schonard)I crashed in about 45 seconds. I do not think I ever flew that bird for more than 4-5 minutes at a time. My second heli was the Schluter Heli-boy, then the Helistar and Superiors. Finally the Champion. After Robbe bought out Schluter I went to the Hirobos and Raptors. I still have my Kraft Gyro from the early 80's.
03-06-2009 05:32 AM
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ch-47c
Key Veteran
Location: san jose, ca

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Kalt

Kalt baron 28 with a Webra 28 and a Mac's Heloball muffler. A Futaba FG 7 channel radio and no gyro.
03-17-2009 04:12 AM
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Anti-G
Heliman
Location: Beaumont, CA-USA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		My first helicopter was the Schluter Miniboy, back in 1984. Moved on to a Kalt Baron 28(1985), GMP Cobra(1986), GMP King Cobra(1987), Kalt Baron 30(1992), Miniature Aircraft Xcel 40(1993). Used a mechanical gyro in the Xcel, and the others were flown without a gyro. (Once in a while I'd swap out the gyro into another bird). Stopped flying RC helis around '95, and got back into them in 2006 with the Shogun 400. Still have all the old birds. The Miniboy is alive again, with the aid of EBay, today in 2009, but the rest are in dire need of restoration, with too little time to do so.
03-19-2009 07:30 AM
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Aaron1100us
Senior Heliman
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		An Esky Honeybee King V2. This was just over a year ago. That heli sure didn't last long. Can't count how many times I crashed it.

03-19-2009 07:40 AM
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rc.chris
Senior Heliman
Location: brunswick, ga. 31525

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		My first was a Blade CP.

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03-19-2009 07:47 PM
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main rotor
Heliman
Location: Pomona NY USA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		hobby lobby /fma sport 500

MFA sport 500 fixed pitch.Desined to use an airplane engine and 4 servos. learned to hover on that thing. never actually flew it but wore out an os46 hovering it!!. Would always break the teetering wire if i remember correctly , anyone remember that?? It was given to me in about 1998.Mounted it on a Whitman stand that i borrowed from the same guy that gave me the heli than transitioned to a wiffel ball stand and never crashed it. Couldnt believe what a difference a collective bird made!!
03-28-2009 04:25 AM
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Skyboy50
Heliman
Location: Marietta, GA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Mantis with plywood sides, later bought plastic side frames... None of that helped! Had K&B 40 with no gyro. Never really got off the ground, belt would slip off. Later had Schleuter Mini Boy/OS50, then GMP Cobra w/OS50... great stuff! Now working on a TREX 450 (remembering the belt fiasco of the Mantis belt, but sure that TREX will be great....)./ On my way to SEFF Friday!/cp
04-30-2009 01:57 AM
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Auto180_OCMA
Senior Heliman
Location: Futaba City Z (Mobara)

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		GMP Cricket




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04-30-2009 01:59 AM
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CJames
Elite Veteran
Location: Back in KCmo

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		GMP legend. She blew apart her second flight due to crappy wood blades

I'm allways right 97% of the time..............So who cares about the other 4%??
05-06-2009 03:26 AM
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Ironhide
Senior Heliman
Location: dexter mi us

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		I have to admit my first itch came from a blade cp . Thats all it took !!!
05-30-2009 02:42 AM
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Wayne Parrish
Senior Heliman
Location: Apex,NC,USA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		My first heli was a,believe it or not, Kavan Glass Bell Jet Ranger !! It of course had no auto clutch/bearing but we didn't know the difference. I actually learned to fly on it and kept it in flying condition for quite a while. I had the glow plug pop a couple of times and it would hit pretty hard and break the wooden skid bows.A little glue/new skids and back at it.
06-13-2009 12:55 AM
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Raffy
Elite Veteran
Location: Chicago, Illinois

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Hirobo Shuttle ZXX. Had ton of fun flying it thru autos. Totaled it trying inverted flights. Moved on to Schluter and XCell 60s.
06-13-2009 01:13 AM
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Trex450newbee
New Heliman
Location: Seminole, Florida

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		1st Heli

Kalt Excalibur. Followed by Baron Whisper.

06-13-2009 04:12 AM
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nothing-is
Heliman
Location: edgewater fl

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		what was your first heli??

my first heli was a heli boy in 1980, followed by an unknown brand! then a kyosho dx 4 ch. ran several cases of fuel through it, flew it throu a roof & quit ,untill now!!
06-13-2009 11:41 AM
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jcimino
Veteran
Location: NE Pennsylvania

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		American Revolution, still have one, and a new one in kit form...pictures in my gallery.
Jim
07-01-2009 02:31 AM
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Greyman
Heliman
Location: Antwerp-Belgium

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		A Shuttle zx

My first heli was a Shuttle ZX.(1998)Flew it for more than 7 years.
Then sold it to buy a Raptor 50.I still regret it I sold my first
heli.(i'am quit nostalgic about it).At this moment i am verry pleased
with my 2 R 50 SE and a Millenium II (Robbe).Grtz Dimitri.

07-04-2009 10:05 AM
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Excel
Heliman
Location: Somerset, Pa - USA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		First Heli 1986

1986 Kalt Baron 50 with Auto rotation, OS 50 FSR H ringed engine, GMP gyro, JR Century VII radio with 501 servos. I could hover it and fly it around in front of me a little, but that was it. Next in 1993 I got a shuttle zx and actually learned to fly it around and do loops and rolls. WOW. No computer radio, (not even a throttle curve or pitch curve, just a high idle point) no heading hold gyro, no engine governor. And no simulator, just dowel rods and whiffle balls for training gear.
07-05-2009 10:24 PM
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Binti
New Heliman
Location: Sydney, Australia

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		First RC heli

First was a Venom ocean rescue. 4 channel co-axial. Got it for xmas 18 months ago flew it around the lounge for a month or two, i killed it by frying the 4 in 1 board.
Next was a package deal Artech falcon, pretty average 6 channel electric. I wouldn't rate this heli other than it had heaps of problems, taught me heaps and launched me and me mate into this hobby.
My mate was the smart one his first was a second hand sceadu 50. He has owned this for 12 months with no bingles. not bad i thinks.
My third and present crash test dummy Trex 450SEV2.
Fourth my very own sceadu 50 still working progress. only need gyro and tail servo. can't wait.

No one tell my wife how much it really cost!
07-26-2009 02:30 PM
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BossieB
New Heliman
Location: Northern Cape, South Africa

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		My first Heli

Year 1993,Green canopy Shuttle, OS28, Futaba GY154 gyro. Now flying Schluter Ornith,Sceadu 50 EVO, Shuttle ZXX,loving it



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07-26-2009 04:02 PM
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