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Charlie BonnellBronze Star Contributor

Ocala, FLUnited States
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Helis. Retired full scale heli pilot B47 R22 B206,L,L1,L2,L3 AS350 AS355 A109 B222 S58T S76 A,B,C,C+ C++ S61N AS332 BV234 flown them all. C150. C172. C310. BE50. DA50. DA900EX
Currently Airbus 321N, and now Retired!

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Flying since
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May 15, 2022
Looking good Evan, glad to see you still at it
On Bell 360 Invictus · Feb 7, 2026
Ball on the tip if you zoom in
On Lama Refurbishment Journey · Aug 17, 2025
Mike these work great for those areas
On Lama Refurbishment Journey · Aug 17, 2025
Looked to be a great time
On Joe Howard Memorial Fun Fly 2025 · Jun 16, 2025
Gotcha
On Blue Thunder (500 size) · May 12, 2025
I want one, looking great Butch
On Sikorsky S-92. Book 2, “Polyphia” · May 12, 2025
Beautiful work, next one needs to be 800 size lol
On Blue Thunder (500 size) · May 12, 2025
What a difference in bearing size you were able to see, beautiful work
On Cobra Project · Mar 20, 2025
Amazing!
On Sikorsky S-92. Book 2, “Polyphia” · Mar 19, 2025
I’ve been watching The Lighter Side of RC for years. This guy is absolutely amazing!
On Roban Apache Build · Nov 27, 2024
Beautiful work!
On Vario Chinook XL · Nov 24, 2024
Fantastic
On 500 size Sikorsky HO3S-1: 3-blade tail mod · Oct 29, 2024
That was hard to watch sorry for the loss
On Vario Lama · Oct 16, 2024
Can never have enough Lama !
On 1.8 Vario Lama, And the Build begins · Oct 12, 2024
Looks great!
On Baby Lama · Oct 11, 2024
Looking good
On Vario Lama · Oct 9, 2024
Did you change the point structure? Example a low pair was 10 now it’s 5 😩
On Gunning For Prizes · Oct 5, 2024
Not yet , trying to get that week off, won’t know for a while
On Mike'd Up Episode: Ka-32 · Oct 5, 2024
Very cool, nice flying !
On Mike'd Up Episode: Ka-32 · Oct 4, 2024
Angels among us ! Both do beautiful work
On Sikorsky S-92. Book 2, “Polyphia” · Sep 30, 2024
Oh the waxed string brings back memories from the wrenching days lol
On Sikorsky S-92. Book 2, “Polyphia” · Sep 30, 2024
Subscribed to the build, looking forward towards it
On 1/4 scale Jet ranger · Sep 30, 2024
Looking good, nice to see you were able to keep the clutch
On Hirobo/Northrup MQ-8c · Sep 17, 2024
Congratulations on the Maiden, amazing accomplishment!
On Sikorsky S-92. Book 2, “Polyphia” · Sep 7, 2024
Such a great flying heli if your looking for a cost effective alternative to the BIG Lama, I just finished converting one from a Alouette to a Lama
On As Dorothy said... · Sep 1, 2024
Congratulations 👍
On Maiden flight of the 500 size CH-54 Skycrane · Sep 1, 2024
What a beast that is, nice clean setup as usual
On Vario Chinook XL · Aug 31, 2024
Best of luck on the maidens, and safe travels amazing job
On Sikorsky S-92 · Aug 27, 2024
Loving it ! Come on royal straight, daddy needs a new Jeti radio lol
On Full House or Two Pair? · Aug 26, 2024
That’s pretty cool, I’m sure you know this but on the real one only the left rear steers the right one castors .
On Vario Chinook XL · Aug 23, 2024
Looking good so far
On 3D Printed Skids Go Poof · Jul 28, 2024
What a shame that happened but looking towards the mods
On 3D Printed Skids Go Poof · Jul 20, 2024
Christoff welcome to the Chinook world, I highly suggest you go thru this post.
On Help with cutting a fibreglass fuselage - Vario Chinook · Jul 4, 2024
I have a new ec130 and they have certainly up there game in the glueing lol from the original ones.
On Roban Bell 429 (700) · Jun 25, 2024
Hi Evan, so my understanding is, 760uS is half the width so you can go double the frequency. Higher frequency is better for the tail since it updates the servo faster.
On Servo knowledge....... · Jun 25, 2024
Gotta love the 222, I flew this one back in the day.
On Building a Vario Bell 230 1:7 800 size · Jun 17, 2024
That’s one beautiful heli, loved flying the real one back in the day
On Fantastic Super Puma · Jun 4, 2024
That looks fantastic sitting on its feet I can see all the pics
On Sikorsky S-92 · May 17, 2024
Joe, Have you seen this from another site? Scroll down to see
On Another Lama Just did Maiden on a vario alouette converted... · Apr 11, 2024
Hey Joe, they actually came with the heli as it was used unfinished, but these are them
On Another Lama Just did Maiden on a vario alouette converted... · Apr 10, 2024
Great looking heli ! Brings back memories for me I used to fly a S58T version back in the early days lol
On A few shots of my 500 size UH-34D in the air last week. · Mar 21, 2024
Good stuff thanks Mike
On What’s the best replacement ball link for Roban 700/800... · Mar 21, 2024
Very nice congratulations
On "Align 700E/E1" MD530F build - NZ · Mar 17, 2024
Ghost Pilot ! lol
On Hirobo Lama 30 Bash! · Mar 12, 2024
Good morning Butch, and that’s why I do it, even just putting your radio in and out of case, the chance is probably pretty high you’re going to move the knob or slider., personal preference
On Hirobo Lama 30 Bash! · Mar 12, 2024
Heli looks Fantastic!, If you ask 10 modelers you will get 12 opinions. Good one Butch LOL I use the 3x in all my helis, and the default settings will work for most right from the get go, i personally don’t use the remote head or tail gains on a pot once setup,
On Hirobo Lama 30 Bash! · Mar 11, 2024
Will do
On Vario Chinook on the Table · Mar 4, 2024
Have have 2 stock heads for sale if anyone needs some
On Vario Chinook on the Table · Mar 4, 2024
Beautiful, just need to get mine done, Tyler does some amazing work.
On Vario Chinook on the Table · Mar 4, 2024
I personally use a CC pro bec with a separate battery, the bec has 2 output leads 1 for recv, and 1 for the demon, never had an issue, you can also set the output voltage that you want with the CC link and software,
On Hello everyone. I am new to scale helis and i have a... · Feb 28, 2024
Congratulations looks great in the air
On Bell 206L Long Ranger · Feb 14, 2024
🤯crazy amazing.
On Sikorsky S-92 · Feb 10, 2024
Very nice, Callie-Graphics always does a great job
On Bell 206L Long Ranger · Jan 16, 2024
Ah you might have hit on something most servos operate on 1520us frequency are the servos you have 760us ? They won’t work if so unless you tell the recv/ FBL unit so. Ask me how I learned that one lol.
On New to SHP. Stumped & need some help. After 10 years I am... · Jan 15, 2024
I’m grasping here but is the transmitter and recv on same band with eg. DSMX or DSM2?
On New to SHP. Stumped & need some help. After 10 years I am... · Jan 14, 2024
Thank you Remy,
On Vario shark skin blades, what’s the best paint to use if... · Jan 9, 2024
Thanks Butch !
On Vario shark skin blades, what’s the best paint to use if... · Jan 9, 2024
Nice mod on the tail and the control rod
On Hirobo Lama 30 Bash! · Jan 6, 2024
Hi Evan, I've used a large metal or plastic washer big enough to go over the 4 points with proper center hole to place over swash then on top place align leveler
On When leveling a swashplate with a 4 servo setup. What are... · Jan 6, 2024
Beautiful as always, Happy New Year also!
On Sikorsky S-92 · Jan 5, 2024
Not much room in there for the 160 lol
On Hey Guys, you might run into this issue like I did with my... · Jan 5, 2024
Also depends on your setup and what bec / esc you’re using example in pic below a CC 160 HV you don’t remove Red wire,
On Hey Guys, you might run into this issue like I did with my... · Jan 4, 2024
Nice find Mike and another detailed video
On Vario Baby Lama Build · Dec 31, 2023
Merry Christmas scalers !
On Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024. · Dec 24, 2023
OMG WOW!!!!!!
On ZAM Helicopters K-Max · Nov 20, 2023
OMG WOW
On ZAM Helicopters K-Max · Nov 20, 2023
One of the best Hirobo’s I’ve seen
On Hirobo Lama 30 Bash! · Nov 12, 2023
Ha thanks Remy, Pablo also
On Any scalers sail this week on Disney Fantasy? · Oct 30, 2023
Nice lineup of helis,
On 1st annual Smokey Mountain Scale helicopter fun fly.... · Oct 12, 2023
Nicely done there on the side mods
On Hirobo Lama 30 Bash! · Oct 2, 2023
Beautiful work I’ll check out website
On This is the result of the last 2,5 weeks. Cockpits for:... · Sep 21, 2023
Fantastic thank you for the info
On Bell 206L Long Ranger · Sep 18, 2023
What method are you using for the rivets they look very uniform 👍
On Bell 206L Long Ranger · Sep 18, 2023
And so it starts! You can use high buildup automotive spray primer to to some bodywork also.
On Bell 206L Long Ranger · Sep 15, 2023
As Butch says you got this, some days you just stare it until you come up w a plan
On Bell 206L Long Ranger · Sep 14, 2023
Nice fuse , I turn one into this back a few years ago
On Bell 206L Long Ranger · Sep 14, 2023
Looks great so far
On Hirobo Lama 30 Bash! · Sep 14, 2023
Sent you a PM
On Scored a new addition to the fleet! I have 2 other Hirobo's... · Aug 20, 2023
My bad his name is Colonel Wings. Usually on the other site
On Scored a new addition to the fleet! I have 2 other Hirobo's... · Aug 19, 2023
Sweet find, look up lamahorse on here for your answers
On Scored a new addition to the fleet! I have 2 other Hirobo's... · Aug 19, 2023