My Sexy TREXY 500, finally! (Build Report)

[mk1spitfire]

put it in a sticky?

[rdlohr]

put it in a sticky?
Thats probably a good idea. Lets let it run a few days then I will stick it up if Bob is OK with the idea.

Rick

[mk1spitfire]

cool,
Have you had your test flight yet Rick?

Hope you enjoy it now your in non winter!

[rdlohr]

cool,
Have you had your test flight yet Rick?

Hope you enjoy it now your in non winter!

LOL. It swapped back to winter again yesterday but Copterklutz and I did take it out and maiden it with two quick packs until it started sleeting at us. It is definately sweet. Matt said he is going to get one and throw away his 450s. (kidding I'm sure)

Rick

[mk1spitfire]

Ahh great at least the blades got into rotation then and off the work bench
You could always head down south and seek warmer weather.!

Crazy hailstones. We had a ton of that here in the uk. Everyones waiting for bloody spring to start.

I went to uk heli fly in yesterday which was pretty (cool). Lot of crazy 3d.
I even got a flight in a real Hughes 500 which was a blast!
I kept looking for static mods on it and convinced myself it wasn't belt driven. No copper either!

Here's a picture. I think its American registration. He Paid £250,000 for it and cost £350 an hour fuel costs.
I asked the pilot what he did for a living and he said he flies real and model helis for a living, doing aerial filming!!!!! Bastard.

Just off to fly trex 500.,seem to enjoying that more than the 450.
71 un moded flights so far.

Anyway hope for better weather for you soon Rick, Sure its coming and light evenings so get those batteries ready.

[rdlohr]

Ahh great at least the blades got into rotation then and off the work bench
You could always head down south and seek warmer weather.!

Crazy hailstones. We had a ton of that here in the uk. Everyones waiting for bloody spring to start.

I went to uk heli fly in yesterday which was pretty (cool). Lot of crazy 3d.
I even got a flight in a real Hughes 500 which was a blast!
I kept looking for static mods on it and convinced myself it wasn't belt driven. No copper either!

Here's a picture. I think its American registration. He Paid £250,000 for it and cost £350 an hour fuel costs.
I asked the pilot what he did for a living and he said he flies real and model helis for a living, doing aerial filming!!!!! Bastard.

Just off to fly trex 500.,seem to enjoying that more than the 450.
71 un moded flights so far.

Anyway hope for better weather for you soon Rick, Sure its coming and light evenings so get those batteries ready.
I love that picture. It must have been a great ride. Lucky, lucky, lucky!

Rick

[rdlohr]

Just off to fly trex 500.,seem to enjoying that more than the 450.
71 un moded flights so far.


Thats excellent. I hope it continues, but if not, the freaks got you covered!

Rick

[michael503]

put it in a sticky?
ditto

[mk1spitfire]

Yer lucky, lucky ride cost me £20 for 15mins! ($40 I think) , pretty reasonable.(cost of a gallon of nitro here)

It was a V tail type and not T tail, 4 Blades.



As you say much help here on the fabolous freak for help and advice on all heli issues.

Really neat work by you Rick. You've set high standards now for everyone!!!!!

I'm going to service it at 100 flights and might review any mod issues.

Torque tube may be out by then.


Something different
Car Diesel fuel here now hit £1.22 a litre !!!! £2.44 a Litre!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crazy, Bring on electric lipo cars.

[TGibe]

1) Use metal tail and assure conductivity from shaft to boom. I used a file to scrape off the anodize just under the screws where the black plates connect to the silver frame. I also sanded the inside of the tail assembly where the boom enters. I filed the paint off the boom at both ends.
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/4/10402331425.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7984082)

Great report Rick!

I ground a couple of mm off of the boom last night and it now fits perfectly. I am glad you posted this because I would have forgotten to remove the anodizing from the metal tail assembly if I had not read it here...

Thanks again,
Allen

[rdlohr]

Great report Rick!

I ground a couple of mm off of the boom last night and it now fits perfectly. I am glad you posted this because I would have forgotten to remove the anodizing from the metal tail assembly if I had not read it here...

Thanks again,
Allen

THAT is exactly my intent. Glad I could help!
Rick

[Big Fil]

Awesome job Rick and great write up!:thumbup:

So I remember a couple of months back you were thinking about a L500. Was this in addition to the T500 you just built or was it a one or another deal? Either way you inspired me to go clean on my L500 but I am just a mere mortal compared to your tidy skills.

[rdlohr]

Awesome job Rick and great write up!:thumbup:

So I remember a couple of months back you were thinking about a L500. Was this in addition to the T500 you just built or was it a one or another deal? Either way you inspired me to go clean on my L500 but I am just a mere mortal compared to your tidy skills.

Thanks Fil, I ended up with the TREX 500 for repair costs. The Logo looked awesome though!
Rick

[rdlohr]

Flew two more breakin packs hovering around my backyard today. Love it so far. Very stable and responsive. Nothing like a brand new bird!

Rick

[muscleflex]

nice heli!!! i'm jealous!
noob question....what is ESD?

[JaggedEdge]

Beautiful bird rick. Thanks for sharing your build info. Looking forward to going through your build again when I do mine... someday. Much appreciated. :thumbup:

[rdlohr]

nice heli!!! i'm jealous!
noob question....what is ESD?
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden and momentary electric current (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current) that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_potential). The term is usually used in the electronics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronics) and other industries to describe momentary unwanted currents that may cause damage to electronic equipment.

Read that link I provided to see how it affects the 500.
Rick

[rdlohr]

put it in a sticky?

ditto

Officially stuck.
Rick

[Socal500]

IMO.. Way overboard but nice work.

[rdlohr]

IMO.. Way overboard but nice work.
Thanks, I agree.
Rick

[Finless]

IMO.. Way overboard but nice work.

Yea.... I wouldnt want to crash that and spend 3 weeks fixing all the mods ;)

Reminds me of years ago when you built a RC Airplane from a "kit" box of sticks. Now do that with a SCALE airplane from a box of sticks! 6 months to build it and detail it and when you crash you just CRY.... I built ONE scale airplane from a kit box of sticks and when it crashed I never did another....

My Trex450 is still flying with a crappy looking crashed and repaired canopy... WHY? Seems like every time I put a new on on I crash.... Why tempt fate ;)

Bob

[JaggedEdge]

My Trex450 is still flying with a crappy looking crashed and repaired canopy... WHY? Seems like every time I put a new on on I crash.... Why tempt fate ;)
Bob

CF booms do that to mine.

[muscleflex]

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden and momentary electric current (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current) that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_potential). The term is usually used in the electronics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronics) and other industries to describe momentary unwanted currents that may cause damage to electronic equipment.

Read that link I provided to see how it affects the 500.
Rick

thanks rick

[rdlohr]

LOL. I never plan to crash it ...

Rick

[heli4fun]

Hope you never crash, but the fact is nobody "Plans" to crash !!!