The seed was planted on my 40th birthday when I received a 'Mall Copter' as a novelty gift from my in-laws.
From there it was: a Blade 120SR - Blade 4503D - Trex 600ESP - Funkey MD500E(600/700) - Funkey B222(600/700) - Vario BK117(1/5) - Vario MD500E(1/5).
The path has been a challenge and a pleasure and I look forward to being able to share my experiences and hopefully help others realize the same joy I feel of flying scale helicopters.
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I appear to be the only Scale guy in Western Canada immersed deep enough in the hobby to consider going to Dayton.
On HeliStorm 2026 Go/No Go Poll · Nov 25, 2025
If anyone has some insight on the best way to transport my heli from the Vancouver BC to Dayton please PM me.
On HeliStorm 2026 Go/No Go Poll · Nov 23, 2025
Had the same issue with the same follower on the BK. Yours does seems not to have ANY tendency to stay on the ball. Mine had a wee bit. My solution was to cut to size and install a short spring that applied only enough pressure to resist the link inward off the ball. I have since changed to another...
On OK boys and girls, here is today's dilemma. Do you spend... · Aug 2, 2022
Is there a concern over the grease interacting with the plastic that may weaken it?
On Lubricate your links · May 3, 2022
The Blades are 690mm with 79mm chord (close to scale) Spinblade symmetricals.
On Funkey 700Size B222 with 600ESP Mechanics · Apr 30, 2021