Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The frame is together!
I was able to get the main frame together tonight. Next up are the cyclic servos and the tail boom.
Monday, July 16, 2012
The assembly of my Align 550e 3gx begins
The rotor head is done! Next time I start assembling the Main Frame. 
Thursday, July 5, 2012
New Heli!
I took advantage of Amain's July 4th sale of 10% off orders over $100 and picked up my biggest heli yet! An Align 550e 3gx! This heli has a rotor diameter of almost 4ft! That's scary! I'm looking forward to building this sucker and flying it out at the field :)
Sunday, July 1, 2012
I'm an AMA Member!
I got an AMA membership today! I needed one to join an all electric flying club which has its field next to Sea World. Once I get my AMA membership, I can apply for the club membership. I think this club mostly fly airplanes, but they have one helicopter pad. The other club I liked was one in Fallbrook, but they're membership is too expensive for how often I plan to fly. The upside of this club is they have a dedicated helicopter field though.
I'm doing all of this in anticipation of building an Align 550e 3gx! My first big helicopter! A model this big is not safe to fly in a park setting, hence I'm getting a membership to a flying club. Hopefully, I'll be able to learn flying much faster now that I'll have a place to fly :)
I'm doing all of this in anticipation of building an Align 550e 3gx! My first big helicopter! A model this big is not safe to fly in a park setting, hence I'm getting a membership to a flying club. Hopefully, I'll be able to learn flying much faster now that I'll have a place to fly :)
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Monday, January 25, 2010
New parts!
Got a new battery for my CX2! The 850mah 25C ProTek pack from A Main hobbies :) Currently putting the 1st few cycles on it. Also picked up the remote light kit from the CX3, which I plan on mounting in the Seahawk body
I also re-did my mechanical pitch and pitch / throttle curves, using my new flybar lock from HeliProz. I was able to get my pitch curves symetrical again! Looking forward to flying it to see if the cyclic feels smoother. I also bumped up my throttle curves and will need to reset the gyro gain.
I also re-did my mechanical pitch and pitch / throttle curves, using my new flybar lock from HeliProz. I was able to get my pitch curves symetrical again! Looking forward to flying it to see if the cyclic feels smoother. I also bumped up my throttle curves and will need to reset the gyro gain.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
I'm back!
I recently started flying my helicopters again! What got me back into it was that a co-worker just picked up a Blade 400 and I've been helping him learn to fly.
I did get the mCX, and it's a nice little heli to fly indoors around the house. I also plan to pick up the mSR, and use it to practice nose-in hovering in my dining room :)
I crashed my Trex 450 awhile ago and just finally got it repaired at the urging of my co-worker, who just got into the hobby. It's flying again, but the set up on the head is not symmetrical, making it fly "broken"'. I picked up a flybar lock and am planning to get a swash leveler and new pitch gauge to re-do the set up on my Trex head.
I also finally upgraded my CX2 by adding an aluminum swash and head block. I also mounted up the Seahawk body and can now do rolling take offs! :) I want to add the remote light kit from the CX3 sometime in the future, but need to get a new battery, since the stock one had finally given up... I plan to pick up the Protek R/C 25C 850mah pack from A Main Hobbies, which should be a significant improvement over the 10C 800mah stock pack.
And I upgraded my EF Sabre with all new electronics! I used the 3n1 from the Blade CP Pro, an AR6100 Spektrum receiver, and Hitec servos. It's fun to fly when I want to "float" around in the sky, as I use old batteries in it that I can't use in my CP Pro, resulting in flight times near 15 minutes, since the motor draws so little current and I'm using 11.1V batteries.
I've also been practicing nose-in hovering on the my sim (Real Flight G3.5) and with the mCX, and am almost ready to try it with my Trex.
I did get the mCX, and it's a nice little heli to fly indoors around the house. I also plan to pick up the mSR, and use it to practice nose-in hovering in my dining room :)
I crashed my Trex 450 awhile ago and just finally got it repaired at the urging of my co-worker, who just got into the hobby. It's flying again, but the set up on the head is not symmetrical, making it fly "broken"'. I picked up a flybar lock and am planning to get a swash leveler and new pitch gauge to re-do the set up on my Trex head.
I also finally upgraded my CX2 by adding an aluminum swash and head block. I also mounted up the Seahawk body and can now do rolling take offs! :) I want to add the remote light kit from the CX3 sometime in the future, but need to get a new battery, since the stock one had finally given up... I plan to pick up the Protek R/C 25C 850mah pack from A Main Hobbies, which should be a significant improvement over the 10C 800mah stock pack.
And I upgraded my EF Sabre with all new electronics! I used the 3n1 from the Blade CP Pro, an AR6100 Spektrum receiver, and Hitec servos. It's fun to fly when I want to "float" around in the sky, as I use old batteries in it that I can't use in my CP Pro, resulting in flight times near 15 minutes, since the motor draws so little current and I'm using 11.1V batteries.
I've also been practicing nose-in hovering on the my sim (Real Flight G3.5) and with the mCX, and am almost ready to try it with my Trex.
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