Retired Data Systems Coordinator at NavCanada. Air traffic controller for 31 years. I began control line in 1965, then rc in 1968 with a Graupner 8ch reed and helis in 1987. I'm now dedicated to building and flying scale helicopters. And or the last 10 years practicing orientation scale flight.
Club Club Crash, Club Amidair
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Flying since
1987
Member since
Apr 17, 2021
I uploaded a 30s clip, previewed it and now it's gone ?
On R22 1/4.5 · Apr 1, 2026
I would say most are above average in supersonic scale speed and 8 turns. LLoLL
On Scale Helicopter Survey 2026 · Apr 1, 2026
Nice
On Bell 47 · Jan 18, 2026
Hello Michael, happy new year. I have many helicopter models in my FrSky X20's. I originally created only one model which englobes all the functions I use for my scale projects. All switches are mapped at the same location and only used if needed. All of them have the same curves and external...
On Keeping Your Brain Tuned to Your Transmitter · Jan 18, 2026
I now have two of the 10 blade Vario. It's a work of art. I will rebuild the first one to full SAB parts as well. Here the Roban unit I updated on the H130.
On Vario H145 1/6 conversion · Jun 4, 2025
To this... I already had gone for the SAB mixer which is a lot sturdier than the Vario. They recently released an upgrade that looks similar to mine.
On Vario H145 1/6 conversion · Jun 4, 2025
From this...
On Vario H145 1/6 conversion · Jun 4, 2025
No Michael it's the new Egodrift Eclipse scale edition I had wound to 420 kV by my friend Vincent. I'm a no nonsense hobbyist and spend my money wisely. Been using them for 7 years, they simply are great for scale as well and can be ordered with any kV. The Eclipse 4230EC is a huge improvement over...
On Vario H145 1/6 conversion · Jun 4, 2025
On Fenestron building and flying the smaller 1/6 & 800 sizes · Jun 3, 2025
With a pair of 4100 packs (used for the clip), it will do 6:20 minutes. It's about efficiency too. A torque tube might be more efficient in THEORY but in practice the weight gain is more important. And tried to keep it low at less than 9kg. The Achilles heel is the heavy inefficient Fenestron....
On H130 conversion · Jun 27, 2024
On What’s in the boxes? From Helidirect, Fusuno scale... · Mar 17, 2023
Early last year when Helidirect contacted Fun-rc, they had given up the production of their line of rc scale helicopters but fortunately for us, they had saved the molds. Because of a lack of demand during Covid and rising shipping costs and one on one orders were not sufficient to keep the...
On What’s in the boxes? From Helidirect, Fusuno scale... · Mar 17, 2023
If looking for MOD 1 slanted.
On I found the Nimbus 550 a very suitable donor in scale... · Feb 23, 2023
Hint for Align users. If you are looking for a better motor ratio for 6mm shaft diameter, that 10T pinion from XLpower will do great. It is readily available and inexpensive.
On I found the Nimbus 550 a very suitable donor in scale... · Feb 23, 2023
Yes, he turned me down (and refunded my money) after trying to ship a set of retracts and couldn't. That was because of COVID. Maybe when the situation gets better? I hope...
On Hey, folks! I have just one question that I seem to never... · Feb 23, 2023
60 acres of cultivated farmland. I live on the hill in the background, 15 minute walk or 5 minute drive. The owner who is my friend has 4 more of them and he let me pick the one I prefered. Been flying there for 9 years and seems everyone working in the field enjoys my presence lol. And it's fun...
On 10 years ago when I came back to the hobby I set myself two... · Feb 21, 2023
On 10 years ago when I came back to the hobby I set myself two... · Feb 21, 2023
On This is a NOS Scale Aerodyne Bell 429 I purchased last... · Feb 21, 2023
Also, it was sold as a scale conversion for T-rex while Roban's comes with its own set of mechanics.
On This is a NOS Scale Aerodyne Bell 429 I purchased last... · Feb 21, 2023
Well I thought it was a Roban first. It is different, first Roban is 700 size and mine is bigger at 1/6 scale. Also the dog house is different. It's in 2 pieces while the Roban in one piece. We go back 10 years ago on this. Maybe its the same manufacturer as Roban but under a different trade name....
On This is a NOS Scale Aerodyne Bell 429 I purchased last... · Feb 21, 2023

