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e-E-Sky Honey Bee- Lama- Belt CP- E-Smart > Did you fly today?
 
 
MMike
Key Veteran
Location: Holland,Mi-USA

I flew about 6 or 8 pacs tonight.

I'm working on not working too hard on my flying.
04-29-2008 01:43 AM
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TJinGuy
Elite Veteran
Location: Socorro, NM - USA

I flew 3packs today in the gym. I would have flown my 4th but I mistakenly put the 3rd back in and then tacked on another 5 minutes. Good thing it was a 2100 and I was running the new "fuel efficient" 3900. At about 5 min in it started to really loose power. That is when I though I forgot to charge a pack again but it turned out that #4 was still fully charged ... dammit I hate when I do that. #3 was at 10.69v and I put back in 93% through the balancer which usually adds about 4%. That puts it at roughly 89% discharged.

Anyhow I spend the first pack just getting to know the king again after my 5 day break. The second pack was dedicated to nose-left and I did very well. I lifted it up tail-in and turned it left. Then I held it there for about half the pack before mfcrash has a pinion slip on him. So I landed it side-in and helped him for a minute. Then I took off side-in, now that is tough, and finished the pack off. Easy as pie. The final pack was all about piros. Since tryan told me about adjusting EPA to increase the piro rate, piros are way faster. I started at 125% and think I will go to 140% like Mr. Speed freak.

Anyhow tomorrow will be the same, 4 more packs in the gym working on side-in and maybe nose-in.

- Chris

Variety+spice+life=King2+Rex450+Some500
04-29-2008 05:56 AM
 
 
toolman18
Key Veteran
Location: Texas

Get that HBfp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiFZIyTDFb4


Brad

Dont wait for me. Ill get there when i get there
04-29-2008 04:56 PM
 
 
TJinGuy
Elite Veteran
Location: Socorro, NM - USA

Well the king got another 4 packs run through him today and one was not me. I let one of the local long time plank pilots give my heli a go. Man that was stressful. I gave him a 2min explanation of what to expect and how to respond to everything and he did amazingly well. He started off drifting way left but by the end he was able to hover about 6" to a foot off the floor for maybe 30 seconds sometimes. I guess it helps that he flies a fast and touchy sport plane and does a lot of advanced moves with that. Oh and he is a pincher, so I gave pinching a try for the first time and it is not terrible but man is it different. I ran a whole battery through it but I never felt in real control. I do like the added feel of it though.

mfcrash is getting bolder and bolder and eve did his first piros today. Not bad for his ~20 pack ever! Soon he will surpass me and then what am I going to do? No really he is making great progress.

- Chris

Variety+spice+life=King2+Rex450+Some500
04-29-2008 07:20 PM
 
 
tryan02
rrProfessor
Location: Canton, Missouri

mfcrash

YOU DA MAN RIP IT UP!

Canton MO backyard flying club
Club President
Team No funds left.
04-29-2008 08:47 PM
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ut_neon
Key Veteran
Location: Coimbra, Portugal

tjinguy you need to be more confident... the other day i decided to confront my fear and hovered for a minute i think nose in.

check it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLcPEjVMcEk

if you are relaxed you won't freak out. that's the most important thing i learned until now.

Cellpro Revolution 4S Charger is the best Charger in the World!!! =D ahah
04-29-2008 11:51 PM
 
 
zaw
Veteran
Location: Lebanon, NH - USA

Rained for all day yesterday and today about 5:00 it stop and calm. took the heli out in parking lot soon as I get a lift off high wind comes in it didn't stop, I landed with a few chipped monocote on blades. Remove and balanced the blades then wind got calm but it was cold. I flew 3 packs any ways, one pack on trimming and tracking. The Telebee gyro needed a lot of trimming during flight today, may be because it get colder with down wash from blade during flight. Tomorrow more wind and cold, hopefully bad weather will leave here soon.

BCP+CP2 mix Separates BL, DD-tail, HH //\\ HBK2 JGF 400 11T //\\ Friend's B400
04-30-2008 12:49 AM
 
 
Gyronut
Elite Veteran
Location: Martinsville In.

Took the T450 for a brisk couple of flights.

Priceless....

Rick
04-30-2008 01:56 AM
 
 
Sgt Heli
Veteran
Location: Remlap, Al USA

I flew the King again today with the 2200mah batts. I really like flying with those. I bet they would be too big for 3D, but for my flyin skill they are right on.
04-30-2008 02:53 AM
 
 
TJinGuy
Elite Veteran
Location: Socorro, NM - USA

I did something new last night, I met mfcrash at a local street light for some 9pm flying. Man the mosquitoes were terrible! And the wind was a pretty constant 1-3mph, so newbie was fighting it pretty hard. Lets just say I have no idea how he didn't end up sideways in the grass

I ran my 2 2100s and he ran his 3 2100s. Good time and we will definitely be doing that again. Although I have been eyeing the city tennis courts for a while ... with their nice bright lights and partial wind blocks ... maybe we will try that soon.

- Chris

Variety+spice+life=King2+Rex450+Some500
04-30-2008 03:48 PM
 
 
ut_neon
Key Veteran
Location: Coimbra, Portugal

tjinguy that sounds cool having someone to fly with. i'm alone here.

Cellpro Revolution 4S Charger is the best Charger in the World!!! =D ahah
04-30-2008 03:59 PM
 
 
zaw
Veteran
Location: Lebanon, NH - USA

Flew today and Night.

Flew 3 packs after all this rain, wind and cold. This after noon, snow stopped, wind calm and weather warm up. I flew 4 packs, first test run with Esky 10C, not enough power but good warm up. Then Electrifly 900Ma 20C, very sporty pack, light and a lots of power. then Esky 2200 20C, heaviest battery, good long time fly. Last pack HobbyCity 2200 20C very light and power ful, flew really good with this pack. I think I did some figure 8's, just fly around in the park doing stupid stuff, then did some side in and landed on roof my car, at the end.

Came home and charged batteries with various chargers I got. Then decided to put the CP2 back together, Fly that with HobbyCity battery and crashed, may be should have check everything before attempted to do fast forward. Only old blade broke so replace, recheck and fly smooth as it ever was.

Battery recharged about 10:30pm, went to town to pick up some food, took the batteries just in case there are some bright parking lot lights with no cars sure enough there was so I empty all the batteries there with HBK. They were bright enough and high enough do some nice flying. I guess I'll be hitting that spot for some nigh flying during summer.

BCP+CP2 mix Separates BL, DD-tail, HH //\\ HBK2 JGF 400 11T //\\ Friend's B400
05-01-2008 04:52 AM
 
 
TJinGuy
Elite Veteran
Location: Socorro, NM - USA

My mornings are starting to all look the same. Get up ... take shower ... eat something ... go to office ... check email ... head to gym to fly heli from 9am-11am ... get back to the office ... start charging packs ... go to lunch ... rinse and repeat. I gotta tell ya, it is a hard life.

Today was about the same but we got done a little earlier and they turned on the air conditioning so now the gym is not entirely wind free. I guess it just makes it more interesting. I flew my 4 packs through the King with the Align 285s on it and probably won't be doing that very often. Those things are way harder to swing and knocked 2+min off my flight times. They do fly well though I will keep them for special occasions like when China goes on vacation.

- Chris

Variety+spice+life=King2+Rex450+Some500
05-01-2008 05:02 AM
 
 
Gregor99
Key Veteran
Location: Western Wa

Quote 
I flew my 4 packs through the King with the Align 285s.... Those things are way harder to swing and knocked 2+min off my flight times.

Very surprised to hear this. Now I'm starting to think that going with 275 wasn't such a bad decision after all. I didn't think the extra length would be that much harder to rotate. Which batteries were you running? What is the total time?

Taking the road less traveled
05-01-2008 05:51 AM
 
 
TJinGuy
Elite Veteran
Location: Socorro, NM - USA

I think it is the added weight more than anything but the extra length isn't helping. I haven't compared the two weight wise but feeling them, I would put the Aligns at half again heavier if not more. Of course I did cut down a pair of 335s I had and maybe they have some more weigh in them than the 315s.

- Chris

Variety+spice+life=King2+Rex450+Some500
05-01-2008 06:15 AM
 
 
Darthdrk
Senior Heliman
Location: Munford, Tn

Im grounded and have been for the last couple of days due to the high winds . At least Im getting all my batteries charged up. Im aching to fly my Cobra again, the last time was a few days ago and it was a blast.
05-01-2008 08:39 PM
 
 
Sgt Heli
Veteran
Location: Remlap, Al USA

I should have been grounded. Just did a hard climb resulting in loosing the tail, lost control of the heli, and well BAM into the hard ground. What a pain. Time to install another set of mains and feathering shaft at least.
05-01-2008 09:13 PM
 
 
ravens
Heliman
Location: Lisbon - Portugal

Today I havent touched (yet) my BeltCP.
Went for fixed wings fun instead.
No crashes

Graupner Junior with flycamone2 onboard.
Flying site near Lisbon.

05-01-2008 10:51 PM
 
 
toolman18
Key Veteran
Location: Texas

Very nice. Portugal is nice. Very relaxed flying.
Brad

Dont wait for me. Ill get there when i get there
05-01-2008 11:58 PM
 
 
Sgt Heli
Veteran
Location: Remlap, Al USA

Thats an interesting video. Also interesting how it flew for quite a while after the motor stopped. Cool. That looks like fun.
05-02-2008 01:15 AM
 
 
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