Goblin 570 driving a modified Vario fenestron with a belt. SpinBlades 600, 8 minutes on 3500 packs. It flies surprisingly well in the wind. Egodrift, YGE 105 governed by iKon2 FBUS connection TDMX. Radio is X20RS, full telemetry and integration.
(When it looks easy, it's not)
Enjoy
Montage shot by my longtime RC buddy, Eric Balay.
Cant wait to try it at the field. My only gripe is the main ratio and recommended kV. It comes with a 12T pinion for a ratio of 9.33/1. So I ordered an Eclipse 4230EC-370kV to compensate. Good news though, I learned there is a 10T pinion available which I ordered. Head speed in hover is 1175 and love the feeling of highly precise mechanics. It's about time a manufacturer offers decent quality at...
Cant wait to try it at the field. My only gripe is the main ratio and recommended kV. It comes with a 12T pinion for a ratio of 9.33/1. So I ordered an Eclipse 4230EC-370kV to compensate. Good news though, I learned there is a 10T pinion available which I ordered. Head speed in hover is 1175 and love the feeling of highly precise mechanics. It's about time a manufacturer offers decent quality at sensible price.
What a dream to fly at this time of the year in Northern California.
This was probably my best scale flight of the year at HSM 25!
Such an amazing aircraft and the display in the air it's quite impressive!
HeliStorm was the first RC event my wife ever attended. To top it all off, she tried flying for the first time. I had to insist that she try the Fly Wing Huey. After a brief lesson from Gonzalo Martinez (she doesn’t trust me), she was slicing through the sky!
After purchasing the kit from a friend here in Australia in Sept 2024, I spent many hours isolating a very bad vibration, it was 80 on the Ikon vib scale, I eventually found the problem and fixed it, on the way improved the tail gear mesh, balanced the blades. The net result was the highest vib is now the motor at 1-1.5 on the Ikon scale. I was never ever happy with the kit lights, so upgraded...
After purchasing the kit from a friend here in Australia in Sept 2024, I spent many hours isolating a very bad vibration, it was 80 on the Ikon vib scale, I eventually found the problem and fixed it, on the way improved the tail gear mesh, balanced the blades. The net result was the highest vib is now the motor at 1-1.5 on the Ikon scale. I was never ever happy with the kit lights, so upgraded them with a AR light kit, with a SX5 style search light, a big improvement. The video is my 10th flight with the model, since certification as required here in Australia as the model is 9.1 kg, models over 7 kg need to be inspected.
The slight wobble on take off was me trying to find the switch assigned to the lights. I’m getting 8 min on 12S5000.45C @ 1070 rpm with around 45% remaining, so could increase the flight time. A bit more practice to smooth out my flying🤞
Thought I’d share this great video of my 500 size Sikorsky HO3S-1 in the air at the St George Electric Event:
An excellent video of one of my Mercury Recovery flights out at St George, UT:
Main rotor = Ø 320mm
Weight = approx. 228g (ready to fly including battery)
ATTENTION. This is not a toy for children under 14 years of age. 😁😇
Another relaxing flight before the weather changes to winter
Finally have my Baby Lama in the air and 95% dialed in. Really happy with it.
I was supposed to be testing the hoist, crane and water cannon, but my fingers didn't cooperate so this is some cool flight video.
Mike'd Up for scale RC helicopter pilots puts you in my head while I fly my turbine helicopters. This stream-of-conscious, live flight series will give beginners an idea of how maneuvers are processed and advanced pilots will enjoy relating to what goes on in their heads when flying.
Thanks to all the guys who gave me clips!
HeliClassics Mi-24
Another video of my EC145-T2. Enjoy.
My buddy caught a few seconds of my Mi-171. I haven’t had her out in quite some time! Love this machine!
It still needs to find ideal dampening so the software can best process accordingly.
Ladies and gentlemen. This is what happens if you only get to fly once per month...
Nothing fancy just some flight circuits needing practice.
This is the last time I flew on this field in Belgium as I am relocating once more...
Just to give you some perception... the trees are 40 m from the take off point (25 at the closest point). Behind them is a rather busy canal and behind the canal is the...
Ladies and gentlemen. This is what happens if you only get to fly once per month...
Nothing fancy just some flight circuits needing practice.
This is the last time I flew on this field in Belgium as I am relocating once more...
Just to give you some perception... the trees are 40 m from the take off point (25 at the closest point). Behind them is a rather busy canal and behind the canal is the main highway connecting Paris and Brussels...
I was the only helicopter guy in the club.. the rest are plankers (a merry group of fine gentlemen)...
I still need to paint the main rotorhead... and detail the cockpit. Hopefully I get to do this before I move again. This helicopter is and will be my grab-n-go-fly heli and I never intended to add any scale details... but I failed at that already.
A rather boring 7 min flight is attached to this post.
As you might have noticed the bright yellow fuselage is still hard to see and with the trees as the background I was not comfortable flying the military paint schemes...
GH
Bambi bucket!
Michael Kranitz flies his Heli at Warbirds Over Denver.
I'm just sharing a video I took yesterday of Rob McFadyen's Turbine (Awesome Heli) MD530F
First decent day with time off from work so took advantage of the weather and took TIKI out to the club.
FINALLY got good weather and a chance to fly the HeliClassics Mi-24 Hind after (a) installing a new fuel pump and (b) fixing the broken right main (which broke after a flameout from the bad pump). I love the way this model flies. The video is my second flight on this model since acquiring it almost a year ago!
Alterbaum makes a Bell 429 that is slightly larger than the Vario Bell 429. Both run on a Jakadofsky Pro 5000 (but both could do better with the 6000 in my view). I have had the Vario model and have seen the Alterbaum model. With a 2.5 meter rotor span and an all-up weight of 54 lbs, you can fly this anywhere in the U.S. without a LMH waiver.
Demo video of the Alterbaum Bell 205 UH 1D. Jakadofsky Pro 6000 turbine.
some bambi bucket action at a recent meet in the South Island of New Zealand...
My first flight on this HeliClassics Mi-24. I think the head gyro needs to be dialed down a bit and the right main axle needs a tweak. I bought this bird from John Christensen and Matthias from HeliClassics helped me (did all the work) convert it from Futaba to Jeti. We got lucky with a 55-degree day here in Colorado so I had to give it a whirl.
Thanks to Patrick Vestal for filming!
Vario AH-1H Cobra electric configuration.
It's snowing outside right now so all I can do is reminisce. Here is a short video collage of my favorite giant scale models doing what they do best!
Find one video I did this year: Pylon lifting with Ecureuil H125 (AS 350). Swiss Railways
approved my presence on site with HD cam material.
Lots of entertainment in my backyard today! K-Max doing what it does! So cool!
1st annual Smokey Mountain Scale helicopter fun fly. Another great scale Heli fun fly Located in morristown Tennessee. Great weather and great people.
Me at Geneva Lake doing too tight Flare and descend as approaching the beach. Detected potential risk: managed forward transition with smoothly reducing pitch, to not overload disk/turbine and avoid entering Vortex.
Flight video!
Ignoring the stuck door, the machine performed well at Jets & Props!
This all happened last weekend: Sunday, April 23, 2023. After immediately inspecting the wreckage and the mechanics to determine what happened, I saw that the spline on the front of the tail's drive shaft was completely missing... it backed out while in flight. No drive shaft spline = no power going to the tail rotor.
I was attempting to autorotate the 429 down, despite what it may or may not...
This all happened last weekend: Sunday, April 23, 2023. After immediately inspecting the wreckage and the mechanics to determine what happened, I saw that the spline on the front of the tail's drive shaft was completely missing... it backed out while in flight. No drive shaft spline = no power going to the tail rotor.
I was attempting to autorotate the 429 down, despite what it may or may not look like in the video. I was trying to first get it stabilized, and then get it lower to a decent and more manageable altitude to start an autorotation. My mindset is to get a higher elevation at first to give myself time to think and make a plan for action. I had NO idea it was going to break apart in the air like it did. None of the other helis I have that had a tail issue and spun ever tore itself apart like this 429 did.
Fast foward to today: Sunday, April 30, 2023. Today makes a full week since I lost my Bell 429 and I figured I'd bring the wreckage into the house today to sift through it to see what's salvageable and to also document and share my findings.
Firstly, I found the front drive shaft spline - it's stuck inside of the front tail gear box which is what the first photo illustrates. Secondly, look at how the front of the torque tube boom sheared! The front portion is still inside of the clamp with the top locationing screw still going through it. I find it interesting that the front of the torque tube sheared so cleanly. I'm assuming it twisted? I dunno... weird. The bearings on the tail drive shaft are fine.
Amazingly, the vertical tail stabilizer and the right-side horizontal stabilizer didn't get damaged at all. The tail rotor hub assembly and blades are fine. Aside from two bent screws for the ball links, the main rotor head is fine. The main mechanics are fine. I may fire it up in a few days to see how the one-way bearing sounds.
Except for the pilot and the seat harnesses, EVERYTHING in the interior cabin was demolished, including the seat the pilot is still strapped to. The seat is broken in half just like the rest... the harness is holding all the parts together.
Back to the torque tube boom, though... that's crazy! It kinda sheared like it was made out of plastic! At any rate, I would HIGHLY advise you inspect the spline on your torque tube and then drill and pin it like I just recently learned a few other RC heli pilots have done.
Swiss Lama Beauties Music Show
Relax and have a nice IMMERSIVE flight!
Getting comfortable with the HeliClassics KA-32. Love this beluga!!!
Here are segments from my first flight of this enormous Mi-171 from HeliClassics. I bought this beauty from John Christensen and am still giggling like a little girl at how cool this model is in the air.
One of my first test flights with my EC-145 T2. All good so far.
This was from Warbirds Over Denver 2023. Short demo flight of my HeliClassics Mi-171.
Helidays Belgium 2023
1/3 scale turbine 500e
Helidays 2023 CH 46 Tandem
Helidays Belgium 2023
1/5 scale Vario Airwolf electric with flares
Check out Heiko Fischer (RC Helicopter Service) flying a Stefan Witte carbon fiber Hughes 500e
14 year old Mathis Aubert flying the 1/4 Vario Lama. Very good pilot and nice young man
Helidays Belgium 2023 Francis Paduwat
Check out Francis with his 1/3 scale Bell 206 Jet Ranger.
Check out Heli Factory Turbine Panther
Helidays Belgium 2023
Check out Dennis Engle flying his RC Helicopter service 1/3 scale Bell 206
Thanks to Mike Spinner for filming Gonzalo’s gorgeous KA-32 from HeliClassics!
HSM 23!
My first flight with the Mi-24 Hind from HeliClassics. My knees were quaking! Ultimately a wonderful helicopter to fly.
Roban EC 145 some pictures of my build and flight video
Hi Team,
A little video i put together of my Funkey AS350 B3 Helicopter.
Enjoy
Spreader bucket action at Alexandra NZ Easter scale heli meet 2023
Video and Edit: Simon Cleary 😎
Here's a clip of my Vario Bell 429 running a Jako Pro 5000. I sold the Bell to move into military helicopters but it was a great flyer!
Perfect day to fly the HeliClassics Mi-171 and practice maneuvers! Enjoyed flying with Randall Chrinka and Patrick Vestal (who both had Roban Hueys)!
Man, I love this time of the year! The weather has been perfect the past few days with not so bad winds, so I definitely had to get out and take advantage of that and went out flying. Here's a video from one of yesterday evening's flights.
Sooooo I took my Bell 429 out yesterday to get some flights in. I should have just stayed home because it was WAAAAAY too windy to do any ACTUAL flying and enjoy myself. The 31 MPH wind blowing down from the north had that poor heli bouncing and being blown all over the place every time I turned it east or west. I ended-up just doing a bunch of hovering to drain the batteries so I could head back...
Sooooo I took my Bell 429 out yesterday to get some flights in. I should have just stayed home because it was WAAAAAY too windy to do any ACTUAL flying and enjoy myself. The 31 MPH wind blowing down from the north had that poor heli bouncing and being blown all over the place every time I turned it east or west. I ended-up just doing a bunch of hovering to drain the batteries so I could head back home. Luckily, I live only 3 miles away from the field I fly at, so it's not like it's a huge waste of driving time to get to and from.
Flying in high winds are just a part of it.
My 3rd flight with this monster at Warbirds Over The Rockies. I was a bit nervous 😬
Voila la (vieille) vidéo du Cobra faite avec un camescope 8mm en 2005
Testing, testing 1 - 2 - 3. Checking out this site's new video uploading feature. Here's a short video of me flying my 1/7 scale size Bell 429 GlobalRanger made by Roban.
This is a longer test video. Mi-171 flight clip.
Check out Vario helicopter @ Jets and props (Jet Power 2022)
Mark Smith from HeliWorkshop.com flies a HUGE custom CH-46 at IRCHA 2022
Jon Ellis is a gifted builder and pilot. Here is Jon just having fun with his Vario Bell 47G.
Check out Rene Gotiear's BO-105 flight at IRCHA 2022
I got a chance to fly this Jakadofsky-powered "PowerCat" from Heli Factory. Smooth!!! This platform makes a great starter for pilots getting into turbines.
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