I want to hear the RC helicopter lies you've heard (or told) here

[trickybit]

Originally Posted by Larry227

To my wife:

Well yeah this new Galaxy tablet "might" work with my Vbar but I really just want it for ebooks.

Yeah, Kindle Fire-style. Say, if VBar doesn't work on Fire, let me know!

[atv223]

For perspective, my main heli at the moment is still a little guy, mCP X.

I read this all the time -

"Most crashes look worse than they are"

and it sounds like a lie, but I REALLY want to believe it!

[atv223]

Here's one I just told myself:

"I'll only sim for like 10 minutes"

[Helico-pteron]

Lies I have said,

"I'm not that good."

"I don't know everything."

"I don't troll on HF because what's the fun in that?"

[Align man]

I was at my LHS.

" Thunder power lipos are cheap"

Ya right. haha

[eagleridge]

Heard this one last weekend.... After pilot almost dumb thumbs it into mother earth.." damn!! the wind is terrible"

[Helico-pteron]

Originally Posted by eagleridge

Heard this one last weekend.... After pilot almost dumb thumbs it into mother earth.." damn!! the wind is terrible"

LOL, too many times I have heard this.

[eagleridge]

Originally Posted by Helico-pteron

LOL, too many times I have heard this.

And that was with a FBL Trex600 LOL

[sarah1097]

This is a good one, A person buys a new helicopter and within a month or two they are already looking at other potential helicopters. (except they always say i am done with this helicopter it is my last one) Example I just bought a 700 f3c but now i am really really strongly considering getting a goblin once the bugs are worked out and i can find spare parts. There is something about that little lean mean green flying machine that I just have to have one. LOL

[Larry227]

How about thinking it's a lie?

Four years ago when I started this hobby Slyster told me I would easily spend five grand before I knew it. I rotfalmao at that since an entire RTF HBFP only cost me $99.00 to get started. So it must have been a lie right?

Then about eighteen months later I reached the 5 grand mark.

[trickybit]

Originally Posted by Larry227

How about thinking it's a lie?

Four years ago when I started this hobby Slyster told me I would easily spend five grand before I knew it. I rotfalmao at that since an entire RTF HBFP only cost me $99.00 to get started. So it must have been a lie right?

Then about eighteen months later I reached the 5 grand mark.

Yeah, I remember going to a little LHS, and the guy showing a CP Pro saying, "and after you've flown this for a while, you'll be ready for this TRex 450..." I thought, "WHAT? as if I'm going to buy one after the other! And that TRex is ungodly expensive!"

Granted, I have taken my time buying, and have tried to earn my toys, but my Logo 600 and I still think this is pretty funny.

[Nlgravity]

I bought all these expensive upgrades because the other parts were stock and they cause crashes.
I got into this hobby sep 2011. My Amex year end statement showed $37,445 in heli ready and heli direct. How bad actually is this?




Nico

[Liduno]

Originally Posted by Nlgravity

I bought all these expensive upgrades because the other parts were stock and they cause crashes.
I got into this hobby sep 2011. My Amex year end statement showed $37,445 in heli ready and heli direct. How bad actually is this?




Nico

Nico I think you may have been able to buy a real helicopter for that much

[trickybit]

Those bling parts really make the heli fly better.

Not all pilots can discern the difference.

[Carapau]

'I noticed a massive difference from x brand to y brand'

Admittedly this is often true but also, very often it is utter...... I think people only notice a difference with many of the things because of the placebo effect and trying to justify the extra money spent.

[dunkonu23]

"I lost orientation"

Scott

[ARM_Coder]

Originally Posted by dunkonu23

"I lost orientation"

Scott

This is a very common reason for crashing. Am I missing something?

Cheers!

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[s0laris]

I know how to piro flip

[FuntanaS]

Originally Posted by Nlgravity

I bought all these expensive upgrades because the other parts were stock and they cause crashes.
I got into this hobby sep 2011. My Amex year end statement showed $37,445 in heli ready and heli direct. How bad actually is this?




Nico

Are you serious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the heck did you buy?

[RedWabbit]

Originally Posted by mattmezz

"I’ve only been flying for about four months” as he piro flips, tic tocs, inverted funnels, then autos into a skid slide across the parking lot…

I went into the LHS and watch one of the employees flying a heli on the sim doing 3d. he let me try and I was able to do tic tocs and all sort of other 3d stuff. he asked if I had ever flown before I told him it was my first time, he didn't believe me until I tried to hover and land.

Originally Posted by Skyjacker07

Wife: you are spending to much money on your toy helicopters.
Me: I personally don't think it's to bad 100-200 dollars a month.
Wife: that's too much
Me: I could go back to building hotrods.
Wife: ok maybe your heli's aren't to bad.

this is exactly how I convinced my wife to let me buy my first heli. needless to say I have bought another car to work on and I still have my other car in the garage doing an engine swap. and she thought I would quit.

Originally Posted by FuntanaS

Are you serious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the heck did you buy?

I could not fathom spending that much, I wanna know too!

LHS:
"you don't need a 8fg there will never be a reason for you to need 12 channels"

but I might one day?