fast_lad Senior Heliman Location: Preston, Lancashire, UK
Check out Steven Gerrard test flying his new Avant this weekend. The video is not the best quality as a white heli on a white sky is not the easiest scenario for the camcorder to focus on.
You can hear the wind on the camcorder it was blowing pretty good 10 - 15mph and steven flew the avant as if it was flat calm. The piro tick tocks are simply Awesome!!!
The Avant was the EFX conversion with the programable head, Motor was OS91 SZ, running the OMI big bore carb and cline regulator. The gear ratio was not quit optimal for this motor set up but the new gear is on the way.... If anyone wants any more specification detail I am sure Ste would be happy to post it.
Cheers
Chris
Team Avant Team V blades Magnum Fuels Team Thunder Power Fast Lad Performance
Hi Chris, Adam says he wants one but he cant afford one.
That machine is simply AWSOME .
The flying mental.
Tell Steven he needs to put a few more PITCH PUMPS in his routene,lol
Hopeing that the weather holds out at the weekend in Charmouth so everone can get the live version of that video.
See you all soon
regards
Nigel
Hey Steven, your flying looks just awesome! The Avant looks so light and nimble in the air, could you tell us the weight of your machine ready to fly? And could you tell us what your setup is, please?
Thanks
Kjetil
03-28-2006 Over year old.
Kinger Elite Veteran Location: Columbus, OH
Nice flying Steven. If that gear ratio wasn't optimal, you certainly didn't make it look that way. Just curious, what ratio was that and what headspeed were you using?
03-28-2006 Over year old.
Alan Szabo Sr Key Veteran Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Steven and his new AvantSteven nice flying. Keep up the good work. Chris, where is the sun?
03-28-2006 Over year old.
Chris Lupa Key Veteran Location: Sonning, Reading UK
Thanks Chris. Holy Sh*t! Steven sems to get better each time I see him fly. With that sort of flying I hope to see him at the top at 3D Masters. I'm loving the Avants too right now - they're real light and look great (although I haven't got one!). Is Steven sponsored by Avant/carbon xtreme??? Or Raptor?????
fast_lad Senior Heliman Location: Preston, Lancashire, UK
Steven is on Team Avant...
Alan Snr .. There is no sun in the UK, it's always cloudy, or windy or raining, actually its usually all three at the same time.. lol But then you know that already you have been to enough 3 D masters.. lol
Cheers
Chris
Team Avant Team V blades Magnum Fuels Team Thunder Power Fast Lad Performance
Chris Lupa Key Veteran Location: Sonning, Reading UK
The weather has been rubbish at the moment. The winds are just stupidly strong - I haven't been able to get out flying On calmer days it's raining and any other days its windy (yesterday = 30mph winds!)
stevengerrard Veteran Location: Wigan NW of England
thanks for the comments
Kjetil
Avant EFX is 10lb 8oz No fuel..
Set up -
EFX conversion
Avant programable head
OS 91 SZ with OMI Big Bore Carb (from my Cspec)
Curtis MP 2
JR 8455 on CCPM
Futaba 611 gyro
TJ Revmax
90mm V paddles , V690 main and V95 Tail
Kinger
the ratio is 7.9:1 and the head speed it 1910..
as you can see it performs good.. the new avant 8.08 ratio will be alot better..( i need to fit it)
Alan Sr
thanks for the kind comments.. we need to come back to Vagas..lol
The weather has been rubbish at the moment. The winds are just stupidly strong - I haven't been able to get out flying 
On calmer days it's raining and any other days its windy (yesterday = 30mph winds!)
