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CraigM · 01-24-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kent83

Wow -- this is the type of flying I'm trying to move toward (though SLOWLY). I'm envious of your flying skill!

I tried my first flip about a month ago and came out of it sideways and ran into a tree. I think if I was in an open field (instead of my backyard) I would have been just fine. Reading about the flips and inverted flying is getting me stoked up to trying it again! Thanks for starting the thread Daniel (and congrats on the invert) -- reading all this gives guys like me some hope!

Kent

80% of my crashes were trying stupid crap in my backyard. find a field or park and fly 30-40ft. up. Unless you have the money for parts.

legine · 01-24-2009, 06:35 PM

I agree with CraigM 100%.......I only ever hover tail-in in my backyard (its tiny) if your gonna try something risky for the first time (or other times for that matter) do it in a big open place with plenty of height.
DONT TRY AN INVERTED LANDING ON GRASS....it cant be done!!!!
but it would be nice to try one, one day, not for a long time though.
You cant do flips in normal mode, when you pull the throttle stick down to give negative pitch the motor will turn off.

Thanks, Daniel

kent83 · 01-25-2009, 08:01 PM

Yep -- I learned that lesson the hard way. I tried the flip on an impulse because I was flying great (at least for me) and was feeling full of myself. Next thing I knew I was picking pine needles out of my Belt.

alan-31 · 01-26-2009, 09:55 PM

Is there any website where there's a description of all the names of the different kinds of stunts and tricks and what they look like? Rolls, flips, piros, hurricanes etc. etc.

dan the man · 01-26-2009, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by alan-31

Is there any website where there's a description of all the names of the different kinds of stunts and tricks and what they look like? Rolls, flips, piros, hurricanes etc. etc.

Here ya go: http://www.rchelicopter.co.uk/moves.htm

alan-31 · 01-26-2009, 10:15 PM

cool, thanks!

creteus · 01-27-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dan the man

I mean land on the head button

It'll be a while before I actually have the b@lls to try something like that though. I've seen a few vids of people doing it with blade cp's and the one you're talking about with the inverted auto landing.

I saw a guy do it on youtube with a 500. Did an auto land on the head. It tore the blade tips up, but that was all the damage I saw.

Heres a nitro. Guys nuts I wouldn't do this to my heli. Must be made of money

James Elkins - Inverted Auto's with RC Helicopter (6 min 23 sec)

Jonnyheli · 01-27-2009, 06:30 PM

Nice vid!

But look at this!

inverted auto with table landing (1 min 21 sec)

-Jonny

testpilot58d · 01-27-2009, 06:41 PM

RC Helicopter Crash Funny !!! (2 min 2 sec)

creteus · 01-27-2009, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonnyheli

Nice vid!

But look at this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC252EXji0s

-Jonny

Yeah I saw that one before. I'd almost say that he has weighted blades cause they sure do hold the heli for a long while

I saw that one too test. I've actually watched it a few times and still find it funny when he started to run for it and his friend stopped him

Jonnyheli · 01-28-2009, 09:06 AM

Lol, he should win an award for the best chicken dance in the history of rc helicopters

-Jonny

mnwizard · 01-29-2009, 10:08 AM

One more reason why nitros scare the crap out of me

Heli Yea! · 01-29-2009, 11:21 AM

Yea but, if you fly a nitro then I'm sure there are no nerves flying the Belt and you would be more likely to whip it around the sky!

I'll find out soon enough!(like summertime) I just need to get a Rx, Rx pack, 550mm blades, and a gallon of nitro!

Thanks again guys the DX6i will help me in so many ways!

Jonnyheli · 01-29-2009, 12:06 PM

I don't know what the problem is about nitro's. Is it just nitro heli's you don't like or any nitro rc's? They are almost the same except the fuel tank is the battery and the engine is the motor

The end result is a high spinning pinion no matter what it is being powered by. An electric motor has more torque, but an engine can reach a higher top speed. Either one, you don't want to go near when the blades are spinning.

And apart from that accident on that video (Which probably rarely would happen) they are just as dangerous as eachother.

-Jonny

mnwizard · 01-29-2009, 01:00 PM

They make lots of noise, require voodoo to get them started, burn nitroglycerin, throw fuel all over the heli, chicken dance until you can pull off the fuel line and will cut your fingers off first chance they get. Other than that, they're fine.

Jonnyheli · 01-29-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mnwizard

They make lots of noise, require voodoo to get them started, burn nitroglycerin, throw fuel all over the heli, chicken dance until you can pull off the fuel line and will cut your fingers off first chance they get. Other than that, they're fine.

lool. They can be dangerous. For example, Chad's servo was reversed and the throttle was open. But as long as your careful then it's YOUR fault if something bad happens. Unless there was a strage problem that wasn't your fault but that applies for electrics.

As for the chicken dance. He couldn't throttle hold because the battery had come out on compact. If he had hit throttle hold as soon as he knew it was gunna hit the floor (Which I agree is hard because he was so close to the floor) then it wouldn't have chicken danced. Maybe next time he will secure his battery better.

-Jonny

another_finn · 01-29-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonnyheli

He couldn't throttle hold because the battery had come out

Ooh, good point! I'll have to add that to my list of reasons to avoid nitro.

creteus · 01-29-2009, 07:24 PM

Nothing wrong with nitro. Everyone says they are hard to start or keep running, but their not. Once you get the tunned they crank right up. Airplanes and helis ar the easiest since theres only one needle to deal with. My truggy has three needle valves and it cranks right up. I've had boats, planes and cars and this Belt cp is the first RC toy I've ever owned that is electric, other than the walmart toys when I was a kid. I' take nitro over battery any day. Once you run out of fuel it takes 10 seconds and you are back up and running.

Heli Yea! · 01-29-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mnwizard

They make lots of noise, require voodoo to get them started, burn nitroglycerin, throw fuel all over the heli, chicken dance until you can pull off the fuel line and will cut your fingers off first chance they get. Other than that, they're fine.

They burn Nitromethane.

Nitroglycerin you keep in your pocket in case you have a heart attack!

creteus · 01-29-2009, 08:28 PM

Nitroglyceren? isn't that the stuff if you drop it it exploads?

01-24-2009, 06:35 PM	#22 (permalink)
legine Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Jul 2008	I agree with CraigM 100%.......I only ever hover tail-in in my backyard (its tiny) if your gonna try something risky for the first time (or other times for that matter) do it in a big open place with plenty of height. DONT TRY AN INVERTED LANDING ON GRASS....it cant be done!!!! but it would be nice to try one, one day, not for a long time though. You cant do flips in normal mode, when you pull the throttle stick down to give negative pitch the motor will turn off. Thanks, Daniel __________________ Daniel DX7 - Mode 1 TREX 450 PRO!! - GP750 & DS520 - HS65's - AR6100 - Scorpion -8, Align speedy

01-25-2009, 08:01 PM	#23 (permalink)
kent83 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2008	Yep -- I learned that lesson the hard way. I tried the flip on an impulse because I was flying great (at least for me) and was feeling full of myself. Next thing I knew I was picking pine needles out of my Belt. __________________ Kent ________ Blade mSR, Esky Lama IV, Esky Belt CP, Exi 450 Standard, HDX 450 Superframe, Dx6i

01-26-2009, 09:55 PM	#24 (permalink)
alan-31 Registered Users Join Date: May 2008	Is there any website where there's a description of all the names of the different kinds of stunts and tricks and what they look like? Rolls, flips, piros, hurricanes etc. etc. __________________ 1) eSky Lama V3 2) EXI basic ARF kit. Electronics: Dx6i/AR6200, E-sky 25A ESC and motor, SG90's, Tail: G401B/Futaba S3114

01-26-2009, 10:15 PM	#26 (permalink)
alan-31 Registered Users Join Date: May 2008	cool, thanks! __________________ 1) eSky Lama V3 2) EXI basic ARF kit. Electronics: Dx6i/AR6200, E-sky 25A ESC and motor, SG90's, Tail: G401B/Futaba S3114

01-28-2009, 09:06 AM	#31 (permalink)
Jonnyheli Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2008	Lol, he should win an award for the best chicken dance in the history of rc helicopters -Jonny __________________ Spektrum DX7, Align Trex 250se, Align Trex 500cf, Align Trex 600n LE

01-29-2009, 10:08 AM	#32 (permalink)
mnwizard Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2007	One more reason why nitros scare the crap out of me __________________ - Jack Cranky old fart and charter member of ESO Lots of Helis

01-29-2009, 11:21 AM	#33 (permalink)
Heli Yea! Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2008	Yea but, if you fly a nitro then I'm sure there are no nerves flying the Belt and you would be more likely to whip it around the sky! I'll find out soon enough!(like summertime) I just need to get a Rx, Rx pack, 550mm blades, and a gallon of nitro! Thanks again guys the DX6i will help me in so many ways! __________________ -Heli Yea! Master of: the living room, mechanical setup and, the obvious! Belt'ish CP FBL, HDX 500 DFC, New V120D02S FBL, Mini CP FBL, Hirobo Shuttle ZX, 450L w/VX1e, QR-X350PRO FPV, 450L w/APM FPV(in progress) DEVO 10 white w/2km range!

01-29-2009, 12:06 PM	#34 (permalink)
Jonnyheli Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2008	I don't know what the problem is about nitro's. Is it just nitro heli's you don't like or any nitro rc's? They are almost the same except the fuel tank is the battery and the engine is the motor The end result is a high spinning pinion no matter what it is being powered by. An electric motor has more torque, but an engine can reach a higher top speed. Either one, you don't want to go near when the blades are spinning. And apart from that accident on that video (Which probably rarely would happen) they are just as dangerous as eachother. -Jonny __________________ Spektrum DX7, Align Trex 250se, Align Trex 500cf, Align Trex 600n LE

01-29-2009, 01:00 PM	#35 (permalink)
mnwizard Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2007	They make lots of noise, require voodoo to get them started, burn nitroglycerin, throw fuel all over the heli, chicken dance until you can pull off the fuel line and will cut your fingers off first chance they get. Other than that, they're fine. __________________ - Jack Cranky old fart and charter member of ESO Lots of Helis

01-29-2009, 07:24 PM	#38 (permalink)
creteus Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2008	Nothing wrong with nitro. Everyone says they are hard to start or keep running, but their not. Once you get the tunned they crank right up. Airplanes and helis ar the easiest since theres only one needle to deal with. My truggy has three needle valves and it cranks right up. I've had boats, planes and cars and this Belt cp is the first RC toy I've ever owned that is electric, other than the walmart toys when I was a kid. I' take nitro over battery any day. Once you run out of fuel it takes 10 seconds and you are back up and running. __________________ Matt Junk Yard 450, Blade MSR GAUI 200 (under reconstruction) Trex 450 (sponsered by Pittjitsu)

01-29-2009, 08:28 PM	#40 (permalink)
creteus Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2008	Nitroglyceren? isn't that the stuff if you drop it it exploads? __________________ Matt Junk Yard 450, Blade MSR GAUI 200 (under reconstruction) Trex 450 (sponsered by Pittjitsu)

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