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oliverdots · 10-01-2009, 03:00 PM

Who thinks we should have an off topic thread? I would still like us to show vids and chat about heli's other than the HBFP on here, but if we want to talk about something that isn't a heli topic or a serious heli topic then it would be nice to be able to chat somewhere else without fear of breaking Helifreak rules. What do you think guys?

Dusty1000 · 10-01-2009, 03:08 PM

There's a whole off-topic forum here:

https://www.helifreak.com/forumdisplay.php?f=30

and for those of us over 40 there's the old-farts club

https://www.helifreak.com/forumdisplay.php?f=91

Dusty

Bugster · 10-01-2009, 03:50 PM

Yep those are a couple of biggish rooms and I'm quite happy with another one here. Will make my life easier - you should see the garbage I have to sweep up after a day of average posts on here

oliverdots · 10-01-2009, 04:16 PM

I agree with Bugster, would be nice to have one here. Smaller and perhaps more intimate.
I'm all for making Bugster's life that little bit easier.

Craig R · 10-01-2009, 04:37 PM

What a good idea OD
There are other sections like this but i feel lost and to be honest i like chatting to you nice bunch.
Would be nice so i can chat about my trex 250 & 450's in the HBFP section without feeling guilty as my Bee does not get out much these days.

Go on Bugster ill be posting more if you add that section

Craig

Bugster · 10-01-2009, 04:46 PM

OK sounds good - but unfortunately not something I can do as a mod, needs admin powers from very high up the Ivory Tower at Head Office - so I'll ask Will.

In the meantime could we not use this thread? It will obviously be a bit disjointed with several conversations going at once but that may even add to the fun.

oliverdots · 10-01-2009, 05:21 PM

I can get the ball rolling with a quick run down of my day. Had good flights with the 250

. Couldn't wait for home time to get the hall to myself. Prayed the headteacher wouldn't stay behind. She didn't

Then I crashed the 250

and whilst walking home, tried to help a woman catch her dog in the park, grabbed it and it bit me and drew blood

Just another boring Thursday then

dayshaddow · 10-02-2009, 01:14 AM

wow and i thort my thursday was eventfull when i hammered off a 2p which someone had super glued to my desk at work

OD is now a warewolf...its a full moon in two days arrrrrrrrrrrrah hes hairy run

KeithT · 10-02-2009, 09:54 AM

Spending time messing with work and helis at the same time......
Trying to take my mind off a wisdom tooth extraction that takes place tomorrow afternoon!

Lynx.1677 · 10-02-2009, 10:20 AM

Hmm, well it's heli related.

My 700 flew... briefly. Now the engine is screwed and I need a new one. Bye bye £240. The joys of nitro. I also kicked it and broke the skids in frustration. Meh. Skids I can deal with, new engines I can't.

Also, stacked both the 450 and the 500. It rains when it pours eh!?

dayshaddow · 10-02-2009, 10:55 AM

ouch lynx how did the engine die then

Bugster · 10-02-2009, 11:02 AM

Really sorry to hear that Lynx. I never had a fixed wing engine blow or seize but they were always coolish in the massive prop wash, and quite a few would die for no reason in the air but at least you could always glide back down.

Heard of a few heli engines giving up big time though. Was it fuel mixture do you think ? I know that can be a pig to get right with so much oil and nitro in the fuel particularly with a new motor.

Dilligaf · 10-02-2009, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx.1677

My 700 flew... briefly. Now the engine is screwed and I need a new one. Bye bye £240.

Ouch! That's gotta hurt.

I was so worried of wrecking the engine in the Kestrel, that I ran 3 or 4 tanks of fuel through it with no blades on & strapped to a workmate. No more than 20% throttle & only quick bursts at that, constantly twiddling with the mixture screws all the time. It's loosening up nicely now, & idles much lower than it did when new.

oliverdots · 10-02-2009, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dayshaddow

wow and i thort my thursday was eventfull when i hammered off a 2p which someone had super glued to my desk at work

OD is now a warewolf...its a full moon in two days arrrrrrrrrrrrah hes hairy run

P***ing myself again, especiall yhte bit about the 2p

Sorry to hear that Dan, it seems buying a big heli is the easy part, it's flying and maintaining it that's hard

jonasmj · 10-02-2009, 04:41 PM

Thinking OT is a nice idea as well...
Gives me the opportunity to say that I just did it.... I left E-sky and ordered the Blade MSR

It seems I'm not getting the flight time on my brand new HBFP V2 that I want due to windy autum weather so I just had to get an indoor alternative....
Hoping to get it by next weekend!!

Bugster · 10-02-2009, 04:44 PM

From what I've seen/heard/read you're going to be delighted jonasmj - let us know how it flies for you

Viet-Lama · 10-03-2009, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx.1677

My 700 flew... briefly. Now the engine is screwed and I need a new one. Bye bye £240. The joys of nitro. I also kicked it and broke the skids in frustration. Meh. Skids I can deal with, new engines I can't.

Also, stacked both the 450 and the 500. It rains when it pours eh!?

O NOOOOO!
Looks like Dan will be quitting and selling everything off now!
QUICK! BUY BUY BUY EVERYTHING HE OWNS CHEAP BEFORE HE CHANGES HIS MIND AGAIN!

Dilligaf · 10-04-2009, 04:08 PM

Maidened the Kestrel today.....

Kestrel (4 min 27 sec)

Still pretty rich, and very low throttle curves, so it's a bit sluggish still.
I'll lean it off & raise the curves over the next few tankfulls.
At 200 beer tokens, I'm a happy bunny.

Oh, and ignore the canopy, it's a "work in progress"

(ahem)

Then after a bit of inspiration from Antony's "Buzzing the camera" video, I dug the 250 out and had a whizz round...

250 Buzzing (1 min 5 sec)

Crap flying & crap editing.

I'll try it again when it ain't so windy.

Sorry about the sound. It got trashed in the translation somewhere.

oliverdots · 10-04-2009, 04:25 PM

Well done on the maiden flight there Dilligaf, looked ultra stable

Loved the 250 vid, loved the fade in's and punch outs. You gotta post vids more often

oliverdots · 10-04-2009, 05:09 PM

Oh, I didn't get off so lightly afterall with that crash the other day. Flew this afternoon and had a firm landing but not HARD and the skids broke. Must have been weakend from the other day. Got King 2 skids on now. Must say, they look ok.
Had to put the 40mm tail blades on today. I just can't adjust the pushrod enough. It's a carbon one and I can't shorten it anymore or move the servo mount any further up the boom. Tail's working good though.

10-01-2009, 03:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
oliverdots Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2009	Off Topic Who thinks we should have an off topic thread? I would still like us to show vids and chat about heli's other than the HBFP on here, but if we want to talk about something that isn't a heli topic or a serious heli topic then it would be nice to be able to chat somewhere else without fear of breaking Helifreak rules. What do you think guys? __________________ Cheers, OD. If you make a mistake and learn from it, that's progress 2 x Nano heli's - now passed on to Megan, HoneyBee V1.....Awaiting test flight, T-Rex 250 V1, Hitec 5084MG tail servo, DX6i, Walkera 4#3A (it's in fairly good hands Bugster).

10-01-2009, 03:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dusty1000 Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2008	There's a whole off-topic forum here: https://www.helifreak.com/forumdisplay.php?f=30 and for those of us over 40 there's the old-farts club https://www.helifreak.com/forumdisplay.php?f=91 Dusty __________________ Blade 400, mSR, mCPX - Sonix SX450SE - Walkera 1#A, 4#3, 4#3A, 4#3B, 4G3

10-01-2009, 03:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bugster Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2008	Yep those are a couple of biggish rooms and I'm quite happy with another one here. Will make my life easier - you should see the garbage I have to sweep up after a day of average posts on here __________________ Cheers, Bugster

10-01-2009, 04:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
oliverdots Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2009	I agree with Bugster, would be nice to have one here. Smaller and perhaps more intimate. I'm all for making Bugster's life that little bit easier. __________________ Cheers, OD. If you make a mistake and learn from it, that's progress 2 x Nano heli's - now passed on to Megan, HoneyBee V1.....Awaiting test flight, T-Rex 250 V1, Hitec 5084MG tail servo, DX6i, Walkera 4#3A (it's in fairly good hands Bugster).

10-01-2009, 04:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bugster Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2008	OK sounds good - but unfortunately not something I can do as a mod, needs admin powers from very high up the Ivory Tower at Head Office - so I'll ask Will. In the meantime could we not use this thread? It will obviously be a bit disjointed with several conversations going at once but that may even add to the fun. __________________ Cheers, Bugster

10-01-2009, 04:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Craig R Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2009	What a good idea OD There are other sections like this but i feel lost and to be honest i like chatting to you nice bunch. Would be nice so i can chat about my trex 250 & 450's in the HBFP section without feeling guilty as my Bee does not get out much these days. Go on Bugster ill be posting more if you add that section Craig

10-01-2009, 05:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
oliverdots Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2009	I can get the ball rolling with a quick run down of my day. Had good flights with the 250 . Couldn't wait for home time to get the hall to myself. Prayed the headteacher wouldn't stay behind. She didn't Then I crashed the 250 and whilst walking home, tried to help a woman catch her dog in the park, grabbed it and it bit me and drew blood Just another boring Thursday then __________________ Cheers, OD. If you make a mistake and learn from it, that's progress 2 x Nano heli's - now passed on to Megan, HoneyBee V1.....Awaiting test flight, T-Rex 250 V1, Hitec 5084MG tail servo, DX6i, Walkera 4#3A (it's in fairly good hands Bugster).

10-02-2009, 01:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
dayshaddow Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2009	wow and i thort my thursday was eventfull when i hammered off a 2p which someone had super glued to my desk at work OD is now a warewolf...its a full moon in two days arrrrrrrrrrrrah hes hairy run __________________ Hubsan 501s

10-02-2009, 09:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
KeithT Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2008	Spending time messing with work and helis at the same time...... Trying to take my mind off a wisdom tooth extraction that takes place tomorrow afternoon! __________________ Raptor 50 TitanSE - AR7200BX + RJX head Raptor 550E with a flybar!! Align 500 pro with Speed fuselage mCPX V2

10-02-2009, 10:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
Lynx.1677 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2009	Hmm, well it's heli related. My 700 flew... briefly. Now the engine is screwed and I need a new one. Bye bye £240. The joys of nitro. I also kicked it and broke the skids in frustration. Meh. Skids I can deal with, new engines I can't. Also, stacked both the 450 and the 500. It rains when it pours eh!? __________________ Trex 500 Pro MCPx v2 130X DX7

10-02-2009, 10:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
dayshaddow Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2009	ouch lynx how did the engine die then __________________ Hubsan 501s

10-02-2009, 11:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
Bugster Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2008	Really sorry to hear that Lynx. I never had a fixed wing engine blow or seize but they were always coolish in the massive prop wash, and quite a few would die for no reason in the air but at least you could always glide back down. Heard of a few heli engines giving up big time though. Was it fuel mixture do you think ? I know that can be a pig to get right with so much oil and nitro in the fuel particularly with a new motor. __________________ Cheers, Bugster

10-02-2009, 04:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
jonasmj Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2009	Thinking OT is a nice idea as well... Gives me the opportunity to say that I just did it.... I left E-sky and ordered the Blade MSR It seems I'm not getting the flight time on my brand new HBFP V2 that I want due to windy autum weather so I just had to get an indoor alternative.... Hoping to get it by next weekend!! __________________ __________________________________________________ __________ 1. E-Sky Lama V3, CNC-upgrade, +8mm inner shaft, Extreme motors and blades 2. E-Sky HoneyBee FP V2, 2.4GHz. 3. Blade mSR

10-02-2009, 04:44 PM	#16 (permalink)
Bugster Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2008	From what I've seen/heard/read you're going to be delighted jonasmj - let us know how it flies for you __________________ Cheers, Bugster

10-04-2009, 04:25 PM	#19 (permalink)
oliverdots Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2009	Well done on the maiden flight there Dilligaf, looked ultra stable Loved the 250 vid, loved the fade in's and punch outs. You gotta post vids more often __________________ Cheers, OD. If you make a mistake and learn from it, that's progress 2 x Nano heli's - now passed on to Megan, HoneyBee V1.....Awaiting test flight, T-Rex 250 V1, Hitec 5084MG tail servo, DX6i, Walkera 4#3A (it's in fairly good hands Bugster).

10-04-2009, 05:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
oliverdots Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2009	Oh, I didn't get off so lightly afterall with that crash the other day. Flew this afternoon and had a firm landing but not HARD and the skids broke. Must have been weakend from the other day. Got King 2 skids on now. Must say, they look ok. Had to put the 40mm tail blades on today. I just can't adjust the pushrod enough. It's a carbon one and I can't shorten it anymore or move the servo mount any further up the boom. Tail's working good though. __________________ Cheers, OD. If you make a mistake and learn from it, that's progress 2 x Nano heli's - now passed on to Megan, HoneyBee V1.....Awaiting test flight, T-Rex 250 V1, Hitec 5084MG tail servo, DX6i, Walkera 4#3A (it's in fairly good hands Bugster).

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