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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2011 7:49:17 GMT
I've never seen 50 foot waves on a beach!! Be nice if your tea got swept in. Instead of whelk gathering, cod picking. It's pretty flat down here, Mile, as you saw in my video. We had our first car windscreen frost yesterday morning.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Dec 3, 2011 10:43:46 GMT
I've never seen 50 foot waves on a beach!! Be nice if your tea got swept in. Instead of whelk gathering, cod picking. It's pretty flat down here, Mile, as you saw in my video. We had our first car windscreen frost yesterday morning. 27 ft today at the local beach (according to surf report) so I'll have a cycle down with the camera
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2011 11:35:58 GMT
I forgot to say thank you for the bits that you sent with the heli, Mike. I got into flying it so quickly, the box stayed out in the kitchen!!
The lethal weapon as well!!!! OMG. The superglue was really useful too because I put my Royal Navy CX3 together with it as well.
The foam idea is really good. I don't know why that's not standard practise with all helis actually. It definitely makes sense. Mike, where do you get that foam? It's good stuff and I'm thinking of getting the V2 case and making a new interior to hold a few mini helis. It's possible to fit three in there facing up/down with a piece of foam shaped to hold them.
I have noticed that my remote controls all trim in different places as well. It seems that they're not as 'correct' or as standard as we all may assume. I tried the MCX with a Blade controller because it's a lot more ferocious than the DX5e in its response and I found myself trimming quite a way over. I thought that was odd and checked the heli and then went back to the DX5e and it was dead centre again. I wonder whether there's a sub trim under the bonnet in the Blade controllers? Maybe Sam knows?
I checked that sub trim out on the internet and I'm not sure you're left with evens either side of neutral if you see what I mean. It merely sets the centre point where you want it but doesn't give more steps left or right if you end up setting it a few off the 'factory centre'.
I've also learned to not worry about where that trim ends up. I used to think it 'should'be dead centre. Now I don't care. As long as the heli stays straight I push it wherever. Much better for the MSR and 120 in particular.
I feel really ready for a CP now tbh. I'd preferably like to start on a small one like the MCP x but there are things about that I'm not so keen on. Battery life is pretty poor. (Real life about 3 to 4 minutes. Quoted is a blatant lie) Also, they are yet another size so I'd need another charger which I'm not keen to do. I wouldn't mind something a bit bigger as well - say, a foot.
I'm taking the 120 sr around the room now and hovering with ease. I just have to watch the furniture and walls so there's not a massive amount you can do with it indoors. It's a bit big and fast. Outdoors, it is affected by the wind much the same as the coaxials because it's fixed pitch and very light.
I'm whizzing the CX3 around and holding the Sky Taxi with much more ease indoors.
The little Blades are really easy now. My two favourites are the MSR and 120 SR. Really smooth fliers and a challenge. They will be used outdoors some time soon. (especially the 120)
There is a market imo for a smallish collective pitch, just a bit bigger than the little Blade one and also for some decent canopies.
My CX3 is now a military machine. It flies better with the new canopy and is much more rugged. I feel happier with the new exterior although it's not as pretty as the police one which cracks if you cough in its direction. Also, the twitching that I had may have been due to the body. It was a pretty poor fit and ws hanging loose around the engine. The new canopy, although a pain to fit because you have to take the blades and flybar off, is excellent in the way it locks around the engine. It holds tight and so eliminates vibration massively. I think that the giro tries to compensate for the poxy police canopy all of the time and so you get the twitches. The Navy body holds steady. It also lands superbly now. So realistic.
I wonder how long before someone starts making custom canopies for the MCX series? It would be nice to have a choice and I'm amazed that Blade didn't jump on the bandwagon.
There's something nice about having a choice of engine and then a choice of canopy as well.
The CX3 is a joy to fly now and also looks so realistic with its scale bodywork. It's also a bit bigger as well now - close to 1 foot six!! Not far off the Sky Taxi but flies SO much better.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Dec 3, 2011 20:33:39 GMT
Ian, The foam I have plenty of (about 500 of those bricks)... the company who make my transformers sent me a large box of it as a gift... how many bricks do you think you will need? Shall I send you ten of them? The foam nose cone mod is great.... extend the knife fully and just slice the foam until it's a nice compression fit in the nose... drizzle in a bit of superglue and then poke the foam into position... adds no weight but does make the bounceability of the nose a lot better Try the MCX with the 190mAh "miniaviation" batteries... they have some serious grunt and the extra length / weight of the battery helps the overall speed of the MCX2... those e-flite batteries are awful. Same goes for the Nine Eagles batteries, they are shite! I've ordered some 180mAh for the V2 from Hong Kong, hopefully they'll be a bit better. You must have quite a few 'copters now Ian! My favourite for ease of flying / stability is the MCX and my favourite for sheer speed and excitement is now the Nine Eagles Solo Pro V2. I have your V2 on the slower swash links and my own one on the faster links... yours is now red (red canopy and red tail).... Sam has done a great job of repairing it.... basically hit the stick and she hovers without need for any trim... the fault was NOT the output transistor, it was the tail motor.... she flies beautifully now and you can really throw her all over the joint I think these are ideal size for indoor flowing, anything bigger is just not practical... you are lucky having an outdoors that is calm.... there have been two power cuts (already) this evening due to the gales.... big 'copters are a definite no no up here. I also think it requires a bit more skill to fly "fast" indoors because you have walls and ceiling to contend with... outdoors you can basically have a jam session but indoors you have to be a bit more rigid with your technique or you will go full pelt into a wall. Haven't really been flying them much the past couple of weeks (too busy doing the love dance - and she's been leading me a merry dance too!) but had a go of the Solo pro earlier (will upload the vid now).... have decided it's time to get back and focus on the things and people I care about and stop wasting time chasing a female about who really doesn't give a shit.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Dec 3, 2011 20:44:27 GMT
No no... you can sub trim ALL parameters To get a perfect trim though you do have to manually tweak the links "a touch"... Sam won't know much about the e-flite transmitter as it was me who told him about the Nine Eagles sub trim (he didn't know) There will be a "cheat" with the e-flite transmitter, just a case of finding it! No way do they sit in the factory adjusting them all at the linkages so there MUST be a way of sub trimming them....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2011 20:57:54 GMT
Oh Blimey. Going pear shaped? Shame 'cos I know you were keen on her but you don't want to be led up the garden path. I was the first time round and it cost me big time. Nah - focus on positives and things you really enjoy. Much better for you. I have 6 helis. I gave an mcx2 to a little boy who's suffering from cancer. So just the one now. If I get the busted CX3 going and a new body fitted, it'll be 7. All good 'uns too. (although I know you don't like the Sky Wolf too much!!) The best flier is the 120 sr. Fast as hell and very smooth. Second is the MSR. I love the MCX's for their ease and smoothness and funnily enough, the CX3 for it's grunt and weight indoors. I had another look at the stock canopy and may look into fixing it better than it is to reduce the gyro problem. The Navy canopy eliminates it and the only difference really is the way it clamps into place. You ought to move on to 120 sr, Mike. A really good heli and a bit more challenge than the V2. You wouldn't be zooming that around to quickly, I can tell you. The weird thing about the 120 and the MSR is that when you first try them, they seem impossible to hold or fly in the air and totally mental. After serious concentration (for bloody weeks) it suddenly happens, like riding a bike. The 120 in particular was just mad. I couldn't take off, hover - nothing. I spent weeks just hovering and trying to hold it. Finally, I let rip and turned right. Big mistake, it went forward so I had to keep grabbing it in the air to avoid hitting walls. Left turns made it go into reverse. So I went back to the MSR and did the same and noticed that it was doing the very same thing in miniature. So I started to practice holding the MSR while turning. That really smoothed up and then I did the same on the 120 sr. Once I got the turns controlled, I started to fly around the room and now it feels quite comfortable. The last stage happened really quickly - before I realised actually. I'd been so careful with it, hovering and working hard at holding it and then suddenly, I felt confident about flying it round the room and its size no longer intimidated me!! Weird. I'd like a small CP now. That would complete a collection from small Coaxials up to single blade FP and introduce the CP before I go for the big CP. (Maybe a Blade 450 x) Least flown is the Sky Taxi because of its bulk. I had a good go with the little MCX today. That thing is really acrobatic. It's beautifully smooth and flies lovely and easily so I started doing the old fandangos with it - whirling and whizzing around and it goes really well. You are right - they're a classic. I wonder whether it's better for people to try the MCX rather than the MCX2 as a first heli now. Mind you, I doubt that they're that smooth out of the box. I think I may get some of that lubricant you used. It's made a massive difference to the MCX if you compare it to the stock MCX2. The foam business is to basically fill out the V2 case that I have with a blank - and cut out the shape of three helis, so I can park them tidily in there. It's a shame to waste a good case. BTW, if you want another V2 transmitter, I have one here if you'd like it.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Dec 3, 2011 21:21:57 GMT
Yep, once you get the knack you can do anything with them.... much the same with the Solo Pro V2... at first I thought it was shite but can now fly it with my eyes closed (after about 11 flights with it).... I tend to fly them really good (lots of movement / lots of stick work) but ALWAYS run out of ideas at the END of the flight and they smack into something.... maybe I only have a three minute long attention span I think the biggest downside to the Solo V2 is the battery.... all is fine and then "all of a sudden" it goes tits up! Not a gradual "easy" lack of juice like the MCX / MCX2.... more of a "splat" type effort, I trust the 180mAh batteries will sort that out. I was enjoying the chase for a while there Ian (the woman).... the juices were flowing, the chemistry was right and she made me feel good everytime I saw her but it was all on HER terms. A beautiful looking woman (obsessed by her looks) and always stunning looking but.... and it's a BIG but.... she's all over the joint "mentally" and I think she was using me as some type of prop for her self confidence. She's been off the radar for two days (surprise surprise) so is obviously out enjoying herself somewhere.... I'm here flying fekkin' helicopters..... she'll be getting the silent treatment from me (from here on in) and if she wants to spend time in MY company she will have to fekkin' BEG! It's all about HER... "look at me, listen to me, tell me how gorgeous I am" etc. Fortunately, I've realised her game and will now reverse it so she will be absolutely pulling her hair out with frustration wondering why I am no longer available.... I must admit, I have let her get to me in a "purely" looks related way... now I know what she's like (as a person) I can play her at her own game
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2011 21:50:13 GMT
I felt she was playing around at the start, Mike. Trouble is it's so damned hard to keep a cool head.
Well, if she comes a lookin' you're there and if she don't, she don't care.
Night people, night night people.... Shite people, shite shite people, Playin' around with your feelings is bad And the truth is, she don't care.
In the long run, you could end up hurt and broke!!
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Post by PinkFloyd on Dec 4, 2011 21:24:04 GMT
Ian, I meant to ask... did you find the miracle wraps in the helicopter package?
Mike.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2011 21:53:09 GMT
Ian, I meant to ask... did you find the miracle wraps in the helicopter package? Mike. Oh gawd, I forgot. Yes thanks, Mike. They're tiny!! I guess you just place them over components? You can't really bend them. Good job I didn't leave them in the kitchen. The wife would have brewed up with them. (Maybe they'd make a nice clean cup of tea) Actually, the tiny one looks like a salt ration for crisps. I've been so tied up with work and helis!! That MCX is a stunning flier, Mike. Is the graphite that you use a spray? I think I may get into it - that heli runs unbelievably smooth and quiet. It makes my collection sound a tad on the rough side to say the least. The MCX2 sounds like a motor bike in comparison. I also think that the swashplate makes it more positive in response. You can really chuck it about and it stops dead. It's a real corker of a heli and probably a better deal than the MCX2 actually. The second version just looks pretty with its lights and bodywork but boy, does it sound rough in comparison to the MCX.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Dec 4, 2011 21:59:03 GMT
Thin film of this gear applied on the end of a cotton wool bud (spray the bud and then wipe on shafts etc.).... www.gt85.co.uk/
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2011 22:13:36 GMT
That looks like good stuff Mike. I'll have to search some out.
I used to use sewing machine oil, then switched to gun oil as the former is tough to find here but the latter is everywhere. I recently dabbed some on my whirlybird as it developed a squeak but the ptfe based stuff looks a good idea.
(In my cycling days it was silicon,copper or magnesium greases depending on the application)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2011 22:28:19 GMT
It's really effective, Chris. The MCX that Mike modded and sent to me flies in such a smooth way that the others sound pretty rough in comparison.
It also flies like it's on a cloud of butter.
I'm about to try and put a heli together and before I assemble it, I think I'll give the top rotor shaft a dab of this stuff.
You just wouldn't believe how smooth the modded MCX actually is.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2011 14:32:50 GMT
Hi Guys, If any of you UK based magnificent men (not Mike, he lives too far away from his nearest branch I suspect ;D ), are thinking of boosting your fleet relatively cheaply you may be interested to know that Maplins are doing a 'Buy 3, get cheapest free' offer on RC hellis in the price range of £20 to £30. Might be worth a look? - I didn't have time to look in detail so there may be others at different branches. Cheers, Dave.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jan 1, 2012 21:05:58 GMT
A bit more MCX with Extreme swash, central pillar and tail.....
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