pyrodoc Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Hi all, How many of you are into aeromodelling. I personally fly only helis (Raptor titan se and X50 and Gaui x5). Not, into planes as yet but i think Balsa from crashed planes can be used for making Char. Sold the RC trucks a few days back. Fllet consisted of Savage XL 5.9, Revo 3.3 and HPI nitro drift car RS4 3 . Just wanted to know any one sharing the same hobby. Regards Edited February 24, 2014 by pyrodoc
Bobosan Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 Used to be heavily into RC planes when you actually built from plans, not the ARF's they sell nowadays. The kits back then were balsa construction, doped coverite or the newest fad, monokote. Largest was a third scale J3 Cub powered by an OS Pegasus 320 swinging a 2 foot prop.
Jakenbake Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 I have been flying rc for almost 20 years started out with planes (even scratch built my own). I now fly helis almost exclusively. I had a Trex 700 nitro. Currently flying my trex 550 on a 12s setup and my 450 has a 6s setup. I miss the smoke and smell of a nitro but with the power of brushless i don't miss it enough lol.
pyrodoc Posted February 24, 2014 Author Posted February 24, 2014 I have been flying rc for almost 20 years started out with planes (even scratch built my own). I now fly helis almost exclusively. I had a Trex 700 nitro. Currently flying my trex 550 on a 12s setup and my 450 has a 6s setup. I miss the smoke and smell of a nitro but with the power of brushless i don't miss it enough lol.Cool nice to hear fro another aeromodeller. I never owned a 700 size. The crash cost is too much. Here in India nitro helis are cheaper. The good quality lipos like Thunder power, Revoelectrix are very costly. I like the long flight times of a nitro. I recently sold my trex 450 se v2. Will buy trex 150 now for some fun.Used to be heavily into RC planes when you actually built from plans, not the ARF's they sell nowadays. The kits back then were balsa construction, doped coverite or the newest fad, monokote. Largest was a third scale J3 Cub powered by an OS Pegasus 320 swinging a 2 foot prop.So, now you are heavily into pyro?
Jakenbake Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) The crash cost of a 700 is rather steep blades alone are 125-150 bucks alone. And even if you arn't crashing you still have to buy fuel. When i gave up on the nitro it was almost 50$ for a gallon. With a 20oz tank you can go through that in a weekend easily. Salvaging pyro balsa from crashed planes are not the best source. The leading edge of the wing is about your best bet. It also depends on how bad the wood has been saturated with CA glue or hinges every 4". Edited February 24, 2014 by Jakenbake
Bobosan Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 Cool nice to hear fro another aeromodeller. I never owned a 700 size. The crash cost is too much. Here in India nitro helis are cheaper. The good quality lipos like Thunder power, Revoelectrix are very costly. I like the long flight times of a nitro. I recently sold my trex 450 se v2. Will buy trex 150 now for some fun.So, now you are heavily into pyro? Not heavily into pyro as many are on APC. Been messing with BP production mostly and a few rockets I really like the tooling aspect of pyrotechnics and building tooling for pyro use. Actually, pyrotechnics is a much cheaper hobby than RC aerocraft
Coulterbart Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I think the worst feeling but best experience was when I ordered my first 'kit' and it came in a flat box smaller than a board game and a THICK book with it. Putting it together was both frustrating and fun. Far different than the ARF ones they have now. A trainer was able to fly it (I never tried that one) but kept it forever. Got me into air and land R/C's.
WonderBoy Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 About 8-10 years ago I was into rubber band powered, tissue paper and balsa planes through my school's Science Olympiad team. IIRC my best flight was close to 3 minutes WB
nater Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I made a few of those rubber band powered ones too, probably closer to 15 or 16 years ago. The most complicated on was a replica of the Spirit of St Louis with a basswood airframe covered in tissue paper. The rubber band was enclosed in the fuselage, not able to be replaced without rebuilding part of the plane. It had landing gear and took a good time to build. I never tried to fly it, but I couldn't even guess what happened to it. My parents probably threw it away after I moved out.
Jakenbake Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Man what was in that dope we covered that tissue paper with. I must have burnt alot of brain cells breathing that stuff wow!
Bobosan Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 friggin awesome performance. Wonder how many helis he trashed working out those manoevers...especially at night?
Coulterbart Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Some impressive precise control in that second video. I am thinking a heli with a Roman candle and some ground targets. Why not combine the two most expensive hobbies.
pyrodoc Posted February 25, 2014 Author Posted February 25, 2014 friggin awesome performance. Wonder how many helis he trashed working out those manoevers...especially at night?He has thousands of hours of practice flying helis. I dont think he crashes much now other than a mechanical failure on the machine.
pyrodoc Posted February 25, 2014 Author Posted February 25, 2014 Some impressive precise control in that second video. I am thinking a heli with a Roman candle and some ground targets. Why not combine the two most expensive hobbies. Best of luck with that. Personally i wouldnt dare to do that unless i am sponsored,
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