View Full Version : My H550 Maiden flight
mysticmead
06-08-2008, 08:53 PM
I took my Hurri out to the monthly heli flyers get together near where I live to have an experienced pilot give it the once over and make sure I had it all setup right before putting some air between it and mother earth.. other than some programming to add a little expo I had everything pretty much spot on. the it was time for me to step out in the mid sun and feed it some electrons.. did I mention it was HOT AS HELL out today (temps around 100F with 60% humidity).. but that didn't stop me.. I loaded up on some water to beat back the heat and got set...
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/mysticmead/Hurricane%20550/Maiden%20Flight/100_0366.jpg
I spooled her up... the soft start is REAL nice..
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/mysticmead/Hurricane%20550/Maiden%20Flight/100_0364.jpg
straightened her out.... and....
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/mysticmead/Hurricane%20550/Maiden%20Flight/100_0374.jpg
LIFT OFF!!!
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/mysticmead/Hurricane%20550/Maiden%20Flight/100_0372.jpg
I brought her up into an eye level hover.. tracking was dead on
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/mysticmead/Hurricane%20550/Maiden%20Flight/100_0376.jpg
did a little side in hover...
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/mysticmead/Hurricane%20550/Maiden%20Flight/100_0380.jpg
love this shot...
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/mysticmead/Hurricane%20550/Maiden%20Flight/100_0387.jpg
after 5 minutes it was time to end this Maiden flight.. so I brought her back over the landing pad..
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/mysticmead/Hurricane%20550/Maiden%20Flight/100_0377.jpg
for a nice soft landing...
I still need to work on getting the tail setup right.. other than that.. all I can say is... anyone want a slightly used 450?? I doubt it'll be getting much air time from now on...
Anyone who's out there lurking and thinking about getting a Hurricane 550... DO IT.. you won't regret it..
DIRTBIKERICK
06-08-2008, 10:26 PM
Good job dude, i know what your feeling, flew my hurri first time 2 months ago, great heli, cant keep batterys charged fast enough, you have a great looking hurri, keep it up! :lol:
xodarap1
06-08-2008, 10:32 PM
Nice job and nice photos! :thumbup:
mjdee14
06-08-2008, 11:15 PM
MM....
Congratulations ! It looks great in the air and the color scheme should be easy to see. I'm getting ready to use a yellow scheme similar to yours on a spare canopy.
Now start racking up the hours and get used to the feel....I love the 550. Ive gone a little nuts with lipos and just bought another set of 3200 30c enerlands. I now have 6 sets of packs when I go flying.....takes a Sh*T load of time to recharge and balance all of them but I get more than 35 mins actual flying time....
Great pics....congrats again...I know you have been reading and waiting a long while to get it purchased and airborne...
Mike D
Mikej
06-09-2008, 02:19 AM
Excellent :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Jungle Bob
06-09-2008, 03:15 AM
Hey Mystic, great job! Feels nice don't it? I bet it was bloody freezing there and you put the shorts shades and vest on just to pretend you were in Borneo eh?
Your heli looks well cool, welcome to the 'fold'
Graeme67
06-09-2008, 07:02 AM
Good on ya Mystic!
She looks fantastic in the air, great shots!
Yes they are a fantastic heli. I love mine.
Cheers
Graeme
Wazzer
06-09-2008, 08:00 AM
Top Job
Now we can put a face to the omnipresent Mystic Mead!!
great looking heli
congrat's
mysticmead
06-09-2008, 08:11 AM
Thanks everyone.. yes.. it's a great feeling to get the Hurri in the air..I'll get a little more airtime today (weather permitting)
Hey Mystic, great job! Feels nice don't it? I bet it was bloody freezing there and you put the shorts shades and vest on just to pretend you were in Borneo eh?
Your heli looks well cool, welcome to the 'fold'
yeah Bob... ya got me.. it was freezing.. it was only 98F yesterday... of course add in that Georgia humidity and the the heat index was around 110F.. but it was worth it...
mysticmead
06-09-2008, 08:11 AM
Top Job
Now we can put a face to the omnipresent Mystic Mead!!
great looking heli
congrat's
I knew I should have worn my kilt.....
Gimbal Lock
06-09-2008, 01:37 PM
Good show Mystic!
bpd964
06-09-2008, 04:52 PM
nice :thumbup:
michael88997
06-09-2008, 05:11 PM
nice... i would watch ur temps on ur electronics... here in texas it gets that hot 2 and i cut holes in the canopie to let air in and my electronics stays much cooler... but i do push the hurricane hard.
xomby
06-10-2008, 12:51 AM
Hey Mystic,
GREAT pictures! I can't wait to get mine up (and then hopefully back down safely) in the air! I'm getting close I think. With work and all my other "responsibilities" I'm able to put in a couple of hours a day construction time. I just finished soldering connectors to my motor wires and ESC, and will get the connectors on my batteries tomorrow.
Looking at your canopy, it's really nice! I assume you painted it yourself? What kind of paint did you use? Was it the plain white one you received?
mysticmead
06-10-2008, 01:10 AM
yep.. it was the stock bleach bottle white canopy.. I used Kustom Kolor paints on it (made by house of kolor).. Neon yellow, metallic red and bright orange.. followed by a couple coats of clear.. the paints can normally be found at hobby shops..
superstix
06-10-2008, 09:56 PM
Yeah, the heli looks great, but what's with the guy holding the transmitter?
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superstix
06-10-2008, 10:47 PM
Top Job
Now we can put a face to the omnipresent Mystic Mead!!
great looking heli
congrat's
Wazzer, how do you know that's Mystic?
He may have hired a male model.
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(Vae Puto Deus Fio)
mysticmead
06-10-2008, 11:35 PM
lol... it's me... ask Gimbal Lock... he's met me :D
BenHeli
06-11-2008, 12:52 AM
Very nice looking bird, Mystic. I going to strip mine down within the next few weeks for a make over.
Caleb Phillips
06-11-2008, 01:09 AM
Cool man! I knew you'd have a new heli before long. Now, we just need to fly together sometime.
Gimbal Lock
06-11-2008, 02:04 AM
Yup, that's him. Either that or that very same male model introduced himself as Mysticmead to me the other weekend.
He's not lying about the kilt either. He turned up at the Chatti Heli jam in one.
Now kids- I've been lots of places, and seen a great many things, but thru all my years I'd never stood on a landfill, breathed nitro fumes, and talked to a man in a black kilt all at the same time before. . :rolling
Hell-I'd wear a kilt, but with my short legs, shaved head an beer gut, I'd look like a lava lamp.
mjdee14
06-11-2008, 10:21 AM
Hell-I'd wear a kilt, but with my short legs, shaved head an beer gut, I'd look like a lava lamp.
LMFAO :cheers:clappp:noteworthy
JaggedEdge
06-11-2008, 02:14 PM
Hell-I'd wear a kilt, but with my short legs, shaved head an beer gut, I'd look like a lava lamp.
Isn't that how all those guys look?
mysticmead
06-11-2008, 03:09 PM
Hell-I'd wear a kilt, but with my short legs, shaved head an beer gut, I'd look like a lava lamp.
yeah..but you'd be a very comfortable lava lamp....
mysticmead
06-11-2008, 03:11 PM
Cool man! I knew you'd have a new heli before long. Now, we just need to fly together sometime.
heli yeah...I know this weekend is kind of out since it's fathers day...but the weekend after looks good (weather permitting of course)