Hello all from Ft. Myers, Florida

[Mayday...goin'down]

I got started just like a lot of you. Bought a toy grade helicopter from Brookstone and was not very impressed, but it sure peaked my interest. I eventually got into rc cars and trucks. I have a 1/16 scale e-revo, 1/10 scale e-revo, 1/10 scale rustler, and a 1/10 scale e-maxx. I decided to revisit the helicopters and bought an eflite 120 sr and an msr about 1 1/2 years ago. Since then, I got the blade 450 3d when it first came out last July and now I am the proud owner of a trex 600 efl pro. I have been lurking for a while on HF and there is a wealth of information here and very friendly people as well.

[dfgipe]

Welcome to Helifreak. Good luck and have fun with your helis!

[rstekeur]

Hey Mayday, I see your in ft myers also. Where do you fly at?

[Mayday...goin'down]

How's it going rstekeur? I've been flying out there off Metro and Ben C. Pratt. According to Mark at Paradise Hobbies, I think you guys call it Citrus Park. Looking at your fleet, I think I met you once out there while you were flying your Raptor. Well, you almost got it off the ground. I think your servo was bad and you had a boom strike. It was too windy that day for me to get my blade 450 up. I work every other weekend, so I try to get there around 8:00 a.m. on my weekends off. Last weekend the 450 had a premature landing and "a few things" kinda broke, so I'm stuck on the ground for now. Granted, I have a brand new trex 600 sitting on the shelf looking pretty, I just don't have the guts to fly it yet. I'm sure I'll see you out there at some point. I look forward to it.

[rstekeur]

Yes, unfortuatly I remember that. I probably need to start numbering my crashes for easy referance. That raptor has been rebuilt a couple of time since then. If you need a hand with your 450 or want to get together to fly let me know, i've rebuilt my 450 half a dozen times now. Is your 600 a elec or nitro?

[Mayday...goin'down]

I know what you mean. I've had to put mine back together several times. Hopefully if I can get my hands on all the parts I need I should be able to get back out there not this weekend, but the next. July 14,15 around 8:00 a.m. The 600 is electric fbl. I know it is easier to fly from what I've heard than a 450, but I need some more stick time. Between down time from a bad motor to vacation out of town, I've only flown a handful of times in the last 5 weeks. I'll keep in touch.

[rstekeur]

try this place http://www.hopmeuprc.com/ for 450 parts. There cheap and ship pretty fast and there in the USA.The LHS is pretty hit and miss with parts.