2012 is my 5th year flying helicopters and I really want to go to IRCHA 2012. I think every heli pilot owes it to himself to OD on helicopters for 5 days at IRCHA – from morning to night. So at least one of my friends is going with me and we shall have a [...]
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Well, IRCHA 2011 came and went pretty quick too. Viewing the videos and pictures on RunRyder is PD-awesome. My absolute favorites are Kyle Dahl’s Logo Xxtreme heli including several tandem Logo Xxtreme flights with Kyle and other Mikado pilots. Then there was TSA’s pilot Luigi Rungi who totally gave a show with the new TSA Infusion [...]
Well, the Snohomish fun fly 2011 came and went. What a super fun time Friday-Sunday. Matt Botos was absolutely nuts with the new Synergy E6 and E7. They are very quiet and very fast. The Futaba flybarless unit really looked solid with all the intense fast and sudden maneuvers they were doing. I was looking [...]
This event was a very sucessful one and filled up Friday & Saturday. Partly sunny skys was most of the time, and several of us flew under sunlight until 9:30pm!! Seattle summers are cool that way. I personally flew 8:30pm and 9:00pm twilight flights and was a blast to see with the setting sun and [...]
The maiden of the new ESC was successful! It flew very well regarding the new ESC, gov settings, and Radix 690 FB blades. The only odd part that delayed my first flight was the ESC would not arm unless the throttle was about mid-stick initially and then returned to zero throttle, otherwise it would beep [...]
I aborted Othello this weekend due to 80% precip and thunderstorms. No brainer – just don’t go. :) June – Brooks = Canceled :( Next up: July – Snohomish :)
I don’t know how to say this any other way except for if you have an [big] electric heli you are likely not getting the most out of your machine power-wise. I’ve run my Trex700E on Vbar 5.0 and now 5.1 with the gov and there is a HUGE difference power performance. Because the gov [...]
