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Hyperion Cap 232 10e 2008 Review
Call me indecisive, but merely weeks after investing in a new helicopter, I’ve gone and got another new plane. My reasoning? The stress of learning to fly a helicopter needs to be broken up by pleasurable, relaxed fixed-wing time. And quite frankly, there’s no better way to relax than to fly the new 2008 Hyperion [...]
First Helicopter Damage Report
Luckily nothing too major. Just a pair of smashed blades. The result of a fraction of a second contact with a chair leg while practising hovering indoors. Well, actually just practising spooling up and down inside, but it skittered across the floor and contacted with the chair. Live and learn. New blades installed, waiting for [...]
ESky Lama V4 Review
The helicopter has arrived. Bigger and scarier than I had expected after reading reviews and watching video. Battery is charging, expect a flight report later today. Review: This thing is completely awesome. I can’t believe what they have packed into it for the incredible price of around US$80. It is twitchy enough to be a [...]
ESky Honey Bee King 2
Look what the tooth fairy delivered today: I’ve haven’t even written a proper review for the last one yet, but I’ve unfortunately been entirely bitten by the bug. This new helicopter is much more advanced than the Lama, with a belt-driven tail rotor, and full CCPM head control. Truthfully I’ve battled with the Lama and [...]
Incoming Helicopter
Well, after poking around with planes and cars for ages, I dipped my toes in the water very gently with a silly little play helicopter – a cheesey clone of the popular micro Picoo-Z choppers. I wouldn’t call it a hot helicopter. This bad boy is actually pretty tepid, to the point that the little [...]
Junior Flying a Junior Helicopter
He’s pretty good, considering that directional control is totally arbritrary on this thing even when I fly it! [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5395186067721735156[/googlevideo]
Video!
Without further ado I present:A Very Crap Video of Me Flying a Radio Control Plane Director: Me Camera: Rob Pilot: Me Key Grip: Me Best Boy: Rob Download the goodness here (3.5mb WMV) I expect a good showing at Cannes, but we may just miss out on the Oscar for Best Soundtrack. Update: oh and [...]
Foiled Again!
Ah crap. The ingenious rubber motor mount doesn’t work. Not for lack of trying, but it appears the clearance between the motor and the mount is too tight to fit a rubber band (click for larger image): The motor is fouled by the rubber bands and the prop doesn’t swing freely, so it’s a no [...]
Motor mount saver
I have an idea to solve the whole broken motor mount debacle! Click the image at right for a fully realised back-of-envelope plan, but basically it amounts to the following: The motor mount is usually fixed by two screws to the existing motor mount stick. This allows for zero movement (a Good Thing), but also [...]
RC Purchase Diary #32
Damn, I’ve definitely got the bug again. I blame the fantastic performance of the Formosa. Latest purchases at right, clockwise from top: 1500mAh high-discharge lithium-polymer battery. Collet-type adapter for for securing the propellor to the motor shaft. This one has a longer prop shaft than my current one, because the current adapter barely fits the [...]
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