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e-Century Hummingbird - Swift > Who Still Flyin the HBFP
 
 
Gyronut
Elite Veteran
Location: Martinsville In.

Dusted mine off yesterday and flew it around for a couple of pac's, anyone else still flying their's.

Rick
03-24-2008 12:15 AM
 
 
Skaty
New Heliman
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Hells Yea!!! I fly my V4 to death. Just Modded It to use the 15c 740Mah Airhog Packs. (10 bucks with a charger) I have 6 of them and that keeps me going all day. Perfect weight and great flight times. Not bad for 10 bucks.

Skaty
03-24-2008 12:21 AM
 
 
lextek
Heliman
Location: Farmington, NY USA

I break mine out once in a while and fly around the garage or basement. Kind of spoiled by the trex 450.
03-24-2008 12:38 AM
 
 
bellecrank
Veteran
Location: Canada

Had a lot of flights on mine (still stock with the NiMh Birdseeds) indoors over the past winter.
03-25-2008 03:30 AM
 
 
RUSH
Heliman
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Yes. I have a V2 that I fly around the living room when not flying the bigger stuff outside. Once dialed-in it's a great little heli. Using 1200 mAh 2 cell lipos with a park 370 brushless motor on the main and the stock tail motor. It's really good for practicing precision hovering maneuvers - if you can do it on the HB, you can do it on the bigger helis no problem.
03-25-2008 10:33 AM
 
 
wannaflyguy
Veteran
Location: Central, PA

Oh yeah! I'm flying mine all of the time. It's a great little heli. I love it's size, and now I am teaching my son to fly on it and he has done really well. He's 11.

I'm worried about parts though... cause I know that soon parts will not be available. My HB started as a V2 and eventually became a separates setup and then a V4.

My name is wannaflyguy and I approved this message!
03-28-2008 03:43 AM
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Melnic
Heliman
Location: Columbia, MD,USA

I dusted mine off 2 weeks ago. Ran it into the wall in the garage. Got new blades, learned I ordered the wrong ones then got the right ones. One company that I got the parts had body + engine onl for $30 so if I total my FP, I can regbuild cheap. Flew the FP outside w/ no wind. Man, Mine is squirrly. This is my first FP heli so I'm not used to having to watch my head speed. I came in and flaired and almost dumped it. You guys set a throttle up so you can't drop your head speed? right after that, I ran my nitro 30 Raptor. Bearings broke after the 2nd flight. Guess it did not survive storage for the last 2 years. I'm ready to get a collective Pitch electric after this morning.
05-29-2008 03:54 PM
 
 
blazobob
Senior Heliman
Location: us

hi
got one up and running with parts from the spares bin , and what a riot , nice little machine , great for the backyard , bob

RR Master wannabe
05-31-2008 05:46 PM
 
 
Ben-T-Spindle
Elite Veteran
Location: Central Illinois

I have one but only fly it inside in the winter. It’s a great flying helicopter.

... BTS
05-31-2008 07:42 PM
 
 
hr_seattle
Heliman
Location: Bothell, WA

All the time

I'm still a beginner and fly it outside all the time. Mainly to practice my orientations and some slow FF.
06-04-2008 08:15 PM
 
 
pigs dont fly
Key Veteran
Location: Ruined UK

Still fly mine every week, I cant kill it, keep trying but it wont die.

Warning...This hobby is very addictive and may damage your wealth
06-04-2008 08:58 PM
 
 
Melnic
Heliman
Location: Columbia, MD,USA

OK, so I guess most if not all the other Hummingbird Fixed pitch guys are just hovering w/ it. I"ll just hold onto it for those purposes then. Trying some forward flight yet again, it was pitching up so much and dumped in the grass and survived several times. Just slowing it down and flying it in very slow hovering forward flight it seems to be better at. My 2 cell LiPo never would get off the ground so I just use my 2 NiMh birdseeds.
06-05-2008 06:53 PM
 
 
pigs dont fly
Key Veteran
Location: Ruined UK

Nope not hovering

Warning...This hobby is very addictive and may damage your wealth
06-10-2008 04:36 PM
 
 
Melnic
Heliman
Location: Columbia, MD,USA

nice forward flight charactoristics. Mine will freak out when I take it into forward flight. Pitch up, tail come out on me, you name it. My stock gyro (GWS gyro) is set to 50 percent.
Maybe I should video tape it to show how bad it is and look for suggestions?
06-11-2008 12:27 AM
 
 
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