..The sun is out!...Let's go FLYING....False alarm...
Heli-Log 7:1:2012
Posted 07-02-2012 at 11:14 AM by rcnut
This last weekend was our “Heli’s Over Rockford” fun fly. We had a great turn out despite the hot temps. The high...93 degrees, with 25-30% humidity. Winds were at 0 – 5 mph. We had 3 scale heli’s, 2 Goblin’s, 2 Gaui X7’s, Raptor G4, a Rave Ballistic and a couple of Nitro ENV’s, plus many other brands.
Flying was off the hook!!!! Mitch Marozas (who took 8th in the XFC) put on many demos with his Gaui X7. That boy is fast! I've seen some new maneuver from him that I could only dream about trying. I almost wanted to run out and buy a Gaui X7.
The Goblin’s were awesome to see sitting on the tables as well as in the air! Pictures of the Goblin, and even videos truly do not do any justice to this wonderful heli. The mechanics alone is impressive. The pilot behind the controls were awesome as well. The Goblin's danced all over our field. Some of our club member liked the red color scheme over the green.
2 guy’s brought 3 scale heli’s for our treat, an apache, a Huey, and a heli that looks like an A-Star (I can’t remember the name). They put on a show that almost sounded real and at times looked like the real thing in the air…I’ll post pic’s later. Next year, they are planning to bring a turbine powered scale heli…much bigger!
I had forgotten my camera so I borrowed Ed’s. He will make me a CD with all the pic’s and what videos he shot. Thanks Ed!
I brought all 5 of my helis and put a minimum of one flight on each. I am still having issues with the YS in my Rave. The guys at our fun fly suggested replacing the one way check valve. I was instructed how to do the blow test to verify it working properly.
My Trex 700 is running great, however, there’s a new problem with it. It is twitching in flight, I think it’s my on/off switch is acting up. So that was two heli’s grounded. My Compass 3D+ is flying well. Had an small issue with the remote glow, so I relocated it…problem solved. The Compass 3D+ & Protos 500 are still running strong!
I managed to put in 11 flights on Saturday and 3 on Sunday. Yesterday was hot and humid. Not many came out, but had enough to utilize half of the field. So I let the plankers have some fun and fly. They too didn’t stick around too long as the heat started wearing on them as well.
By the end of Saturday, most of the electric heli’s were having thermal issues. So it wasn’t just one person or heli (motor / ESC).
Overall, it was a great day for a fun fly…a heli fun fly that is! I’ve started talking to our club president about a heli fun fly for next year. What we could do differently, finding a vender ahead of time, etc.
Flying was off the hook!!!! Mitch Marozas (who took 8th in the XFC) put on many demos with his Gaui X7. That boy is fast! I've seen some new maneuver from him that I could only dream about trying. I almost wanted to run out and buy a Gaui X7.
The Goblin’s were awesome to see sitting on the tables as well as in the air! Pictures of the Goblin, and even videos truly do not do any justice to this wonderful heli. The mechanics alone is impressive. The pilot behind the controls were awesome as well. The Goblin's danced all over our field. Some of our club member liked the red color scheme over the green.
2 guy’s brought 3 scale heli’s for our treat, an apache, a Huey, and a heli that looks like an A-Star (I can’t remember the name). They put on a show that almost sounded real and at times looked like the real thing in the air…I’ll post pic’s later. Next year, they are planning to bring a turbine powered scale heli…much bigger!
I had forgotten my camera so I borrowed Ed’s. He will make me a CD with all the pic’s and what videos he shot. Thanks Ed!
I brought all 5 of my helis and put a minimum of one flight on each. I am still having issues with the YS in my Rave. The guys at our fun fly suggested replacing the one way check valve. I was instructed how to do the blow test to verify it working properly.
My Trex 700 is running great, however, there’s a new problem with it. It is twitching in flight, I think it’s my on/off switch is acting up. So that was two heli’s grounded. My Compass 3D+ is flying well. Had an small issue with the remote glow, so I relocated it…problem solved. The Compass 3D+ & Protos 500 are still running strong!
I managed to put in 11 flights on Saturday and 3 on Sunday. Yesterday was hot and humid. Not many came out, but had enough to utilize half of the field. So I let the plankers have some fun and fly. They too didn’t stick around too long as the heat started wearing on them as well.
By the end of Saturday, most of the electric heli’s were having thermal issues. So it wasn’t just one person or heli (motor / ESC).
Overall, it was a great day for a fun fly…a heli fun fly that is! I’ve started talking to our club president about a heli fun fly for next year. What we could do differently, finding a vender ahead of time, etc.
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