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e-Century Hummingbird - Swift > Swift Automania! (video)
 
 
JustPlaneChris
Heliman
Location: Austin,TX - USA

Just thought I'd share a "hatcam video" session of autorotation practice. As you can tell from a few of them I still need more practice.

-Chris

05-02-2008 09:36 PM
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MMike
Veteran
Location: Holland,Mi-USA

Wow!

I watched about 4 of them.

Looks good to me!

What's not to like?

Ask me if I can fly nose in. :)
05-04-2008 12:21 AM
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centuryman
Senior Heliman
Location: deerriver,mn usa

I wanted to try some more autos today. but the wind was gusting to 30 mph, so i just flew circuits and some rolls ans flips.maybye tomorrow.
05-04-2008 02:40 AM
 
 
JustPlaneChris
Heliman
Location: Austin,TX - USA

Thanks Mike! They started getting kinda ugly towards the end, especially when I tried one from left to right. I'm much more comfy with right to left, for some reason.

-Chris
05-04-2008 03:22 AM
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centuryman
Senior Heliman
Location: deerriver,mn usa

did some more autos today. I'm slowley backing off the throttle to just barely keep the tail spinning but not enough tocarry the heli.still feels good,tomorrow i'll back off the throttle some more although i don't have much to go i'm only at 7% now.
05-04-2008 10:28 PM
 
 
centuryman
Senior Heliman
Location: deerriver,mn usa

just came in from another 10 flight and I'm feeling so confident now with the auto's i end every flight with one.Now i feel confident to push the a123 to the end knowing i can auto in,and i did just that 4 times today.
Happyness is 5chargers and 3 power supplys ahumming away at the end of the day.
05-05-2008 03:19 AM
 
 
JustPlaneChris
Heliman
Location: Austin,TX - USA

They sure are fun, aren't they?

Yesterday was a first for me: I did an auto that ended on the 4ft by 4ft landing pad we have out at the field, AND it was a dreaded "left to right" (not my preferred direction). It wasn't super smooth (bit of a bounce) but by golly it made the pad and stayed on it.

-Chris
05-05-2008 04:37 PM
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Optech
Key Veteran
Location: Vista/Oceanside, CA.

what size blades are you guys running.

I've got a 6S 515mm Swift 16 and an 8S 555mm Swift 550C

Mike

Viva La Airtronics!
05-05-2008 04:43 PM
 
 
centuryman
Senior Heliman
Location: deerriver,mn usa

I'm running 530's on my 6s swift, it will pull 550's no problem,but then what would i do with my 530's. 550 wide chords on my swift 16 8s, and 620's on my swift 620.
05-06-2008 01:14 AM
 
 
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