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Antiques or Out of Business > What was your first RC Heli??
 
 
Micro-Maniac
Elite Veteran
Location: Pasco,Washington Formerly: Captain Chaos

My first heli was a used Kalt Baron 30 with a Webra .28/HeliBall muffler that I bought from the LHS in '88 or '89. It being the first and only rc heli I'd ever seen, and it was for sale, I had to have it. 4 Channel and no gyro as I recall. pretty sure it was fixed pitch. I was pretty clueless about it and didn't get far with it. Sold it in early '90s in favor of a ShuttleZX.

Even on the ZX I used a basic no-mix radio, so I had both the pitch and throttle sharing the same servo. At least it had a gyro, a futaba 153.

What a difference helis are today.
06-06-2005 Over year old.
 
 
Paul the Froggy
Heliman
Location: France

1985, Micromold 'Lark' , fixed pitch, wood, alu and plastic,No ball bearings, 4 servos, no gyro, OS 25, and it did fly circuits like a plane, Radio Robbe 'Promars' mix, 6 channel with a simple mix option.
The first 10 minutes, it shook itself to bits on the ground, i didn't know what 'Blade balancing' and 'Tracking' was all about.

35 of modelling planes helis etc i live in the south of France
06-09-2005 Over year old.
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pchristy
Senior Heliman
Location: Nr London, England

Ahh! The Lark! One of these was my second heli - my wife bought it me for Christmas in 1974, and it is still flying, though now in the later "Linnet" fuselage.


I also now own an original Mk1, complete with HB 25:


though this is now more usually flown by my son, the British F3C Champ:


My own Lark flies using the original D&R "Bantam" servos from the early 70's (still giving reliable service!), and the radio gear is home made operating on 459 MHz (legal here in the UK).


I've also recently acquired a Schluter DS-22, which following a major mechanical overhaul, is now flying nicely too!


There is a video of this in action available at www.schlueter-cobra.de/update.html

The site is in German, but you should be able to find it! Be warned - the full video is 30 MB!

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Pete
06-09-2005 Over year old.
 
 
IYKIST
Veteran
Location: London united kingdom

Mine was a Morley MXA
06-11-2005 Over year old.
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tean
Senior Heliman
Location: Gloucestershire,UK

Mine was an MXA as well. After months of tweeking, filing and bodging, and crashing, it flew pretty well. Then some ******* nicked it out of my car. Replaced it with a Schluter Junior 50. That was a brilliant model. Still get it out from time to time.

Logo14 Vbar, Logo500 CSM flybarless, Trex 600 CSM flybarless, 3DMP, Logo10, Lipoly, Mini T, .......
06-14-2005 Over year old.
 
 
jack33
Veteran
Location: USA Wallkill, New York

mine was a GMP CRICKET in 1981 and a shulter miniboy,then on to kalt baron 20
06-19-2005 Over year old.
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vigor10
Senior Heliman
Location: Plano Texas

First heli

My first heli was a dubro whirlybird, cost 75.00 in 1975 and it didnt fly.
06-27-2005 Over year old.
 
 
heli_headcase
Key Veteran
Location: Hovering around Atlanta

Whirlybirds DO fly :-)

Please look down through my gallery.

But any wind at all will render the heli uncontrollable. Indoors or dead-calm conditions make for a very relaxing flight.


HHC

So many heli's - too little time...
06-27-2005 Over year old.
 
 
LBoogie
Heliman
Location: Sebastian Fla

Back when I was a shortie

Kavan Jet Ranger - 83
Shuttle - 85
Schluter JR 50 - 89?
Break in the heli hobby, still flew fixed wing (Anyone remember that term? Fixed Wing LOL)
Caliber 30 (Bell 222) - 05
Vigor CS - 05
The Shuttle and JR 50 are still flyable
I Say new heliman because I never want to stop learning
06-30-2005 Over year old.
 
 
heliman53
Senior Heliman
Location: Goose Creek,SC

What was your first heli

Kavan Jet ranger, December of 1976, man I'm old.
06-30-2005 Over year old.
 
 
rreeves
Heliman
Location: Groton, CT USA

My First Heli was a gmp cricket with a tiger 28 I think it was But I soon grew tired or it and purchased a HeliStar which was a great heli at the time

HyperRaptor 50 PRO Futaba 9 CHP Super GY401 combo
07-01-2005 Over year old.
 
 
Airman98
Key Veteran
Location: Southern Illinois

Concept 30, wish I still had it to compare it to todays helis.
Tim
07-01-2005 Over year old.
 
 
ssrobzoom
Veteran
Location: Tn

ttt
07-03-2005 Over year old.
 
 
Kruzn
Heliman
Location: Mahomet, IL USA

My "first" was a GMP Cricket, but I actually learned to fly with a Kyosho Concept 30. I still have the Concept along with a Nexus Standard with scale glass fuse and a Nexus 46. Haven't flown any of them in many years, but will soon be getting back into it with a small EP. IF I can find time between all of my other hobbies and projects.



PS - Heli Headcase...give me a call sometime!

Kruzn
07-11-2005 Over year old.
 
 
blabree
Heliman
Location: Elmer, NJ
Schluter Helibaby circa 1977. Webra .40, CANS(instead of flybar paddles increased response time from 5 seconds to 2 seconds before any thing happened! Gyro? Balancing? Nope! Made my own blades, main and tail out of balsa covered with trim monokote. I managed to hover this machine for a total of about 30 seconds. Like trying to balance one basketball on top of another with a transmitter with one eye closed. Oh yes, did I mention that the main rotor pitch was set by using two adjustable wrenches on the strip metal main blade holders and twisting in opposite directions ?? SWAG (Scientific Wild Ass Guess) theory applied. It was started with a belt that you had to "form" from a straight piece of round plastic belting. After threading it through the frame around the flywheel, you had to melt the ends and press the ends together while still molten and hold it until it cooled then trim off the slag! Ah, the German engineers!
07-13-2005 Over year old.
 
 
policerescue620
Veteran
Location: las vegas, nevada

my first heli was a jr 30 venture.. nice heli but never got it off the ground as I think i was shaking more then it was!!! man that thing could make me sweat and feel so sick to my stomach!!! back in the days!! lol
07-17-2005 Over year old.
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richie
Heliman
Location: West Palm Beach Florida

Schluter mini boy

I learned on a schluter miniboy when I was 12. That was a long time ago I am 28 now. I sold it about 8 years ago still in one piece.

LIVE TO FLY...FLY TO LIVE
08-02-2005 Over year old.
 
 
toejab
Senior Heliman
Location: NEW YORK

first heli

mine was a concept 30 DX...sad to see them go, next was and still is my pride and joy...KALT GASSER ! quality machine and full of power...enough to snap a solid 10 m.m. main shaft ! but once again, sad to see them go. as long as i find parts...she will still fly. larry
08-02-2005 Over year old.
 
 
rkeith2
Veteran
Location: Norco, CA

First

Heli Baby -

Fly that thing and you can fly anything


08-18-2005 Over year old.
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TomS
Heliman
Location: Bluffton, Indiana

First Heli

Dubron Whirlybird 505 K&B 40, Proline 6ch. No gyro etc.
08-19-2005 Over year old.
 
 
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