Mittwoch, 9. März 2011

His first flight

Again nothing to do with how to fly RC helicopter, but that's how it looks like if you have just simulator experience and no one giving you tips.

Old Engines

This has nothing to do with how to fly RC helicopter. A video about an old model collection with a cool RC model engine collection. Awesome.

A Blade mSR with new look

I didn't know that you can change fuselage from Blade mSR. But look at this video.

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Montag, 7. März 2011

Pimp my coax helicopter

This guy should start a TV show. Not how to fly RC helicopter better how to pimp my RC helicopter. Have fun!


Onboard camera with view to rotor head

Nice video with a onboard camera view towards the rotor head so you can see how mechanic work during flight. Nice impression on how to fly RC helicopter.

Freitag, 4. März 2011

Single Rotor Blade Helicopter

This guy is crazy. But it works. He took of one rotor blade and replaced it with a counterweight. Helicopter still flys. This is great example of how to fly RC helicopter.

New Walkera 4F180

Take a look at the new Walkera 4F180. Quad blade and 3 blade tail rotor. The guy from Xheli.com is a real good pilot and the presentation is awesome.

Dienstag, 1. März 2011

RC helicopter from the early 1970's

We are now talking about 3D helicopter, battery powered and the size of a palm. Try out this video from youtube, showing a RC helicoper from 1970's. Isn't that incredible?

Radio Control helicopters had a rough start back in the early 1970′s. They were primitive vehicles compared to what’s available today and just only had enough controllability to hover or perform slow, forward flight. This heli is an example of the USA’s first commercially produced and successful operational model, the Whirlybird 505 designed by Dave Gray and manufactured by Du-Bro, makers of accessories for R/C model airplanes. There is no gyro connected to the tail rotor as one would normally find on a modern R/C heli, the engine rotates on top of the main rotor and the fuel tank rotates under the engine with no means of observing fuel level. If the engine quits, the heli falls as if a supporting string were cut. Flight time is strictly limited to six minutes for safety reasons. Thanks go out to Joel Rosenzwieg for shooting this video!


Obstacle course as method to train your pilot skills

Watch the second half of this video. Participants in a RC helicopter tournament have to fly through a obstacle course. I like the idea, because there you really train your pilot skills. Being 100% perfect is the requirement for 3D flying. That is a great way to learn how to fly RC helicopter.