Anyone else flying RC Helicopters ??

I have a 2005 XCell Spectra-G with a TRM 23 Gasser engine.

Radio is the new Futaba 14MZ Heli.

I do some aerial video with it using a Pro 60 Camera Mount.


Anyone else ??

Craig

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Crgagner1 to All on Sun Jan 29 2006 01:40 pm

Anyone else flying RC Helicopters ??

I have a 2005 XCell Spectra-G with a TRM 23 Gasser engine.

Radio is the new Futaba 14MZ Heli.

I do some aerial video with it using a Pro 60 Camera Mount.

Anyone else ??

I have one (an electric "Honey Bee"), but haven't flown it much. Since I just cracked-up another receiver in my Zagi 400-X, I'll try to fly the Heli again soon. :-)

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Crgagner1 to All on Sun Jan 29 2006 13:40:00

Anyone else flying RC Helicopters ??

I have a 2005 XCell Spectra-G with a TRM 23 Gasser engine.

Nobody smart. ;-)

Radio is the new Futaba 14MZ Heli.

Great radio! It can make announcements in audio!

"Gear up!"
"Commencing Snap-Roll!"
"Windows has perormed an illegal operation!"

I do some aerial video with it using a Pro 60 Camera Mount.

Anyone else ??

Go to this pathetic site:

http://www.BarbadosRC.org/

to see what we get up to here.

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Crgagner1 on Sun Jan 29 2006 17:26:00

Anyone else flying RC Helicopters ??

I have one (an electric "Honey Bee"), but haven't flown it much. Since I jus cracked-up another receiver in my Zagi 400-X...

Argh!

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Crgagner1 wrote:

Anyone else flying RC Helicopters ??

I have a 2005 XCell Spectra-G with a TRM 23 Gasser engine.

Radio is the new Futaba 14MZ Heli.

I do some aerial video with it using a Pro 60 Camera Mount.

I have a Dragonfly somethinerother.. I use it for soil sampling.
It goes up and then drills into the dirt. Pretty neat.

Unfortunately after the last sample, it broke. :(

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Sun Jan 29 2006 11:48 pm

Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Crgagner1 on Sun Jan 29 2006 17:26:00

Anyone else flying RC Helicopters ??

I have one (an electric "Honey Bee"), but haven't flown it much. Since I cracked-up another receiver in my Zagi 400-X...

Argh!

Yeah, I re-built her on Saturday and got a couple packs worth of flying time in Sunday before I hit a wall... literally... the brick wall we share with the neighbors. :-)

I'll have photos up soon. :-)

digital man

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Mon Jan 30 2006 14:14:00

Since I cracked-up another receiver in my Zagi 400-X...

Argh!

Yeah, I re-built her on Saturday and got a couple packs worth of flying time Sunday before I hit a wall... literally... the brick wall we share with the neighbors. :-)

I've done that, when flying for the entertainment of some little kiddies. They were really entertained! There I was on my hands and knees, picking
up fragments of aileron and putting them into a matchbox, and the kiddies
were shouting "Again! Again!"

Were you flying under power? Or gliding it like you said you would try?
And where is the receiver in the 'pod'?

I'll have photos up soon. :-)

Yes, please! :-)

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Mon Jan 30 2006 08:56 pm

Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Mon Jan 30 2006 14:14:00

Since I cracked-up another receiver in my Zagi 400-X...

Argh!

Yeah, I re-built her on Saturday and got a couple packs worth of flying t Sunday before I hit a wall... literally... the brick wall we share with t neighbors. :-)

I've done that, when flying for the entertainment of some little kiddies. They were really entertained! There I was on my hands and knees, picking
up fragments of aileron and putting them into a matchbox, and the kiddies were shouting "Again! Again!"

Yes, Eliza has asked me a dozen times since if we can fly the plane again. <sigh>

Were you flying under power? Or gliding it like you said you would try?

I was gliding in for a landing and misjudged how far away the plane was. I had several mishaps on Sunday (hitting the side of the house in one), one near-perfect landing, but the plane is in decent shape considering. I just need another RX. :-)

And where is the receiver in the 'pod'?

Pond you mean? <shrug> Oh, maybe you mean the canopy?

The receiver was inside the canopy nearest the nose, so of course, it receives the brunt of the force from the battery pack (like a ram) when I nose it into a wall or the ground. This is the 3rd RX I've destroyed in the Zagi. <grins> Next time, I'm gonna bore out a hole inside the wing like the manual suggests,
since keeping up in the canopy obviously isn't safe. Or I could wrap it in foam or bubble-wrap. :-)

I'll have photos up soon. :-)

Yes, please! :-)

Working on it. :-)

digital man

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Mon Jan 30 2006 18:40:00

Were you flying under power? Or gliding it like you said you would try?

I was gliding in for a landing and misjudged how far away the plane was. I h several mishaps on Sunday (hitting the side of the house in one), one near-perfect landing, but the plane is in decent shape considering. I just n another RX. :-)

I thought you'd said the motor/esc were U/S due to the bath they had a
while back.

And where is the receiver in the 'pod'?

Pond you mean? <shrug> Oh, maybe you mean the canopy?

The receiver was inside the canopy nearest the nose, so of course, it receiv the brunt of the force from the battery pack (like a ram) when I nose it int wall or the ground. This is the 3rd RX I've destroyed in the Zagi.

I'm not surprised! I destroyed one Rx that very way, but the guy I buy my Rx's from suggested moving it to avoid the same issue of battery-pack
becomes battering-ram!

<grins> Next time, I'm gonna bore out a hole inside the wing like the manual suggests, since keeping up in the canopy obviously isn't safe.
Or I could wrap it in foam or bubble-wrap. :-)

Here's my 400-X with the canopy/pod open:

http://www.anjo.com/misc/z400x-rx.jpg

Motor/prop are on the left, and the black KR-1700AE battery-pack is to the right, with some strips of red Zagi-tape stuck top it to make it easier to find after an 'abrupt' landing. The white cube is my Rx. It is inside a block of EPP foam that I cut from the packaging for a monitor, and
hollowed out. After the Rx was put in with a tiny window so I could plug
in the servos, I wrapped it up in white masking tape. The esc goes over
the top to connect the motor to the back. They warn you not to put the Rx close to the motor, but I have no trouble with noise. When you smack into something, the battery goes forward/right, *away* from the Rx.

What you may not be able to see clearly, running along the far side of the
pod and partially obscured here and there, is a white cord I made from
several lengths of dental floss, and is connected between the motor-mount
and the esc-end of the esc/pack connector. It has some slack in it, so
when you smack something, the pack gets going away forward when that cord suddenly snaps taught, and yanks the connector open. The idea is so the
full weight of the pack doesn't yank on the leads to the esc possibly
damaging it. You 8do* have to look for the pack separately (hence the red Zagi-tape) but it seemed like a good idea at the time and has given me no trouble since the first Rx-smashing event.

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Tue Jan 31 2006 08:30 pm

Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Mon Jan 30 2006 18:40:00

Were you flying under power? Or gliding it like you said you would tr

I was gliding in for a landing and misjudged how far away the plane was. several mishaps on Sunday (hitting the side of the house in one), one near-perfect landing, but the plane is in decent shape considering. I jus another RX. :-)

I thought you'd said the motor/esc were U/S due to the bath they had a
while back.

I ordered replacements not long after that event. :-)

And where is the receiver in the 'pod'?

Pond you mean? <shrug> Oh, maybe you mean the canopy?

The receiver was inside the canopy nearest the nose, so of course, it rec the brunt of the force from the battery pack (like a ram) when I nose it wall or the ground. This is the 3rd RX I've destroyed in the Zagi.

I'm not surprised! I destroyed one Rx that very way, but the guy I buy my Rx's from suggested moving it to avoid the same issue of battery-pack becomes battering-ram!

<grins> Next time, I'm gonna bore out a hole inside the wing like the manual suggests, since keeping up in the canopy obviously isn't safe.
Or I could wrap it in foam or bubble-wrap. :-)

Here's my 400-X with the canopy/pod open:

http://www.anjo.com/misc/z400x-rx.jpg

Motor/prop are on the left, and the black KR-1700AE battery-pack is to the right, with some strips of red Zagi-tape stuck top it to make it easier to find after an 'abrupt' landing.

I recognize the parts. :-) THe red tape is a good idea.

The white cube is my Rx. It is inside a
block of EPP foam that I cut from the packaging for a monitor, and
hollowed out. After the Rx was put in with a tiny window so I could plug
in the servos, I wrapped it up in white masking tape. The esc goes over
the top to connect the motor to the back. They warn you not to put the Rx close to the motor, but I have no trouble with noise. When you smack into something, the battery goes forward/right, *away* from the Rx.

I didn't really think of putting the RX *behind* the battery. Looks like it works fine that way.

What you may not be able to see clearly, running along the far side of the pod and partially obscured here and there, is a white cord I made from several lengths of dental floss, and is connected between the motor-mount and the esc-end of the esc/pack connector. It has some slack in it, so
when you smack something, the pack gets going away forward when that cord suddenly snaps taught, and yanks the connector open. The idea is so the full weight of the pack doesn't yank on the leads to the esc possibly damaging it. You 8do* have to look for the pack separately (hence the red Zagi-tape) but it seemed like a good idea at the time and has given me no trouble since the first Rx-smashing event.

All good tips, thanks!

digital man

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Mon Jan 30 2006 08:56 pm

I've done that, when flying for the entertainment of some little kiddies. They were really entertained! There I was on my hands and knees, picking
up fragments of aileron and putting them into a matchbox, and the kiddies were shouting "Again! Again!"

Were you flying under power? Or gliding it like you said you would try?
And where is the receiver in the 'pod'?

I'll have photos up soon. :-)

Yes, please! :-)

Here they are (narrated): http://swindellfamily.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=jan06zagi

digital man

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Wed Feb 01 2006 18:40:00

I'll have photos up soon. :-)

Yes, please! :-)

Here they are (narrated): http://swindellfamily.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=jan06zagi

Checking them now! :-)

I wonder when my ADSL will finally arrive? :-(

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Wed Feb 01 2006 18:40:00

Here they are (narrated): http://swindellfamily.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=jan06zagi

It's pretty! Or at least it starts *off* pretty. We'll see what it looks
like at the end....

Wow! The girls are BIG!!

Looking good, looking good! Wow, it's almost in orbit! Looks like you're really having fun.

*Through* the tree house? Amazing! I once flew in through the clubhouse window, but I never made it out the other side. Did you tell your girls
that you planned it? ;-)

Any landing that you only have to bend over once to pick up the model is a successful landing!

Whoops! Anyway, you look like you had some fun. I'd strongly recommend shifting the Rx. Don't just bury it in the foam ahead of the battery,
because the battery will eventually pound the foam to chips and get theb
Rx anyway. Believe me, I know. Either hollow out a nest to one side, in
one wing, or put it behind the battery (which works great for me).

Good luck! :-)

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Thu Feb 02 2006 01:28 am

Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Wed Feb 01 2006 18:40:00

Here they are (narrated): http://swindellfamily.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=jan06zagi

It's pretty! Or at least it starts *off* pretty. We'll see what it looks like at the end....

Wow! The girls are BIG!!

Yeah. And did you hear we're having another (yes, girl), in July?

Looking good, looking good! Wow, it's almost in orbit! Looks like you're really having fun.

It was. I really needed to practice landing the most, so I'd get her up high and then just glide in circles trying to land in the yard, but too often hit other things (like the house) instead.

*Through* the tree house? Amazing! I once flew in through the clubhouse window, but I never made it out the other side. Did you tell your girls that you planned it? ;-)

Nah, cause it hit part of the structure on the way out and crashed in the dirt. Hard to say I planned *that*. :-)

Any landing that you only have to bend over once to pick up the model is a successful landing!

It's amazing how tough that thing is. I had some hard landings in dirt/rock/stucco and she kept launching and flying until the RX broke.

Whoops! Anyway, you look like you had some fun. I'd strongly recommend shifting the Rx. Don't just bury it in the foam ahead of the battery, because the battery will eventually pound the foam to chips and get theb
Rx anyway. Believe me, I know. Either hollow out a nest to one side, in one wing, or put it behind the battery (which works great for me).

Definitely.

Good luck! :-)

Thanks. Now if I can find the TX for the heli, I can give that a go soon too...

digital man

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Thu Feb 02 2006 01:14:00

Wow! The girls are BIG!!

Yeah. And did you hear we're having another (yes, girl), in July?

Woah... Have you guys figured out what's causing it yet? :-)

You are about the fourth couple I know with three girls. But hey!
They're made of sugar and spice and all things nice!

*Through* the tree house? Amazing! I once flew in through the clubhouse window, but I never made it out the other side. Did you tell your girls that you planned it? ;-)

Nah, cause it hit part of the structure on the way out and crashed in the di Hard to say I planned *that*. :-)

Heh! Here's a piece of advice. When flying with observers, *NEVER* say "Watch this!" You will inevitably do something you wish they didn't see. :)

Any landing that you only have to bend over once to pick up the model is successful landing!

It's amazing how tough that thing is. I had some hard landings in dirt/rock/stucco and she kept launching and flying until the RX broke.

A guy here built his own Zagi from a pair of wings I cut for him, but he decided to "build it strong" so he really reinforced the center section
with all sorts of interlocking cross-braces. He went down pretty hard
last week, (but no harder than my Zagi has crashed at least 1,000 times)
and the entire middle was smashed to pieces. <shrug> You *can* build it
too strong!

Thanks. Now if I can find the TX for the heli, I can give that a go soon too

Tsk!

Best regards to Mommy!

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Thu Feb 02 2006 08:51 am

Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Thu Feb 02 2006 01:14:00

Wow! The girls are BIG!!

Yeah. And did you hear we're having another (yes, girl), in July?

Woah... Have you guys figured out what's causing it yet? :-)

You're the 3rd person to ask me that question. I guess it's a popular joke, eh? Anyway, yeah, we have a pretty good idea. :-)

You are about the fourth couple I know with three girls. But hey!
They're made of sugar and spice and all things nice!

Not Emma though... she's more of a "bulldog".

*Through* the tree house? Amazing! I once flew in through the clubho window, but I never made it out the other side. Did you tell your gir that you planned it? ;-)

Nah, cause it hit part of the structure on the way out and crashed in the Hard to say I planned *that*. :-)

Heh! Here's a piece of advice. When flying with observers, *NEVER* say "Watch this!" You will inevitably do something you wish they didn't see. :

I really wasn't "aiming" for the "tree house" (or any of the other obsticles I hit)... it just *looked* that way. :-)

Any landing that you only have to bend over once to pick up the model successful landing!

It's amazing how tough that thing is. I had some hard landings in dirt/rock/stucco and she kept launching and flying until the RX broke.

A guy here built his own Zagi from a pair of wings I cut for him, but he decided to "build it strong" so he really reinforced the center section
with all sorts of interlocking cross-braces. He went down pretty hard
last week, (but no harder than my Zagi has crashed at least 1,000 times)
and the entire middle was smashed to pieces. <shrug> You *can* build it too strong!

Thanks. Now if I can find the TX for the heli, I can give that a go soon

Tsk!

Best regards to Mommy!

Will do.

digital man

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Re: R/C Heli's
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Thu Feb 02 2006 01:14:00

Wow! The girls are BIG!!

Yeah. And did you hear we're having another (yes, girl), in July?

Woah... Have you guys figured out what's causing it yet? :-)

You are about the fourth couple I know with three girls. But hey!
They're made of sugar and spice and all things nice!

Until they hit puberty! Geez... then all hell breaks loose. Boys are a
pain in the early years and easier to deal with later on.


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