Hi guys, My name is Dave and I joined the club today. I have met a few of you good folk already. Flying helicopters is my thing. I would pleased to contribute where I can. I have flown RC planes bu...

For those of us that have (or might be considering) the Align 3G flybarless control system for helicopters, there is an important modification that has been developed in the field to overcome bobbing ...

After a few bearing and shaft replacements on the current motor, its time for a new motor.. 1600W in a motor the size of a golf ball!! Gotta watch my ESC (60A) and the batteries now. It can pump out 2...

Always a problem when you have a left over bolt after a rebuild !! (??) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uynAl7hIjlo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8gQgea0jAE&feature=player_embedded

Given there were lots of questions on heli set-ups and that our club is electric only, I though I would post some excellent information for the heli guys on setting up throttle and pitch curves and th...

I am after a CC ICE 100 for the Heli and the programming usb cable. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXVJN2&P=ML http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGVR8&P=M Let ...

For all you Trex 600 owners this is how your heli flys in the hands of an expert. I personally like this flying style as there are many moves with perfectly timed transitions. Not at all like the "ang...

There are some low clouds but most of the the layer of overcast stuff seems quite high. May not be that bad. The dry ground would have swallowed most if not all rain I'd suspect. Post if you are going...

secant0give Wrote: (13-02-2011, 08:33 AM) -- Skidz Wrote: (13-02-2011, 06:53 AM) -- There are some low clouds but most of the the layer of overcast stuff seems quite high. May not be that bad. The d...

Ingo, I'll be there before 8am. Weather forecaset seems good. This time you can get set up without mother nature dumping on you :) .

sglnichols Wrote: (19-02-2011, 06:34 PM) -- Hi guys, Just wanted to confirm people still planning on being at the field tomorrow morn around 7am with a key? Hoping for an early start mys...

I'll be there around 9am.

gbanger Wrote: (02-03-2011, 09:49 PM) -- If I want to replace a 2 blade propeller with a 3 blade propeller, lets say for arguments sake a 2 blade 12" x 6". Theoretically I am increasing the load on ...

I will be down between 7 and 8am. Forecast looks reasonable.

To all that didn't get there, there was a good turn out this morning with the wind really not gettting in the way of some decent flying. Colin "landed" his Cessna on the roof next door. Steve retriev...

samste Wrote: (05-03-2011, 04:45 PM) -- SO GO THE TURNIGY METAL SERVOS ALL INTERNALLY A1 :) Will be sticking to the same setup and servos in the new POGO Airframe. -- Apart from the tragedy of ...

Claudius Wrote: (06-03-2011, 07:58 PM) -- Not the most successful weekend for me I'm afraid... -- Nice report. Can only believe it was bad luck that lead to to the mid-air contact. "Onya" Gary for t...

gbanger Wrote: (06-03-2011, 08:21 PM) -- Welcome to the world of RC aircraft, Claudio. All is good in the world though mate. With a new wing the mighty Stinson will be off like a Brides nightie. We a...

There was a fly-in at Blacktown club 26-27 Feb but that was for helis. Seems there is another one in March but you have to look hard to find any details on-line. I kept getting hits on Google for the ...

That looks absolutely awesome.

Very nicely done. I like the unforgiving runways. Roll off the edge and "crunch". Better than the Phoenix runways which allow you to miss without consequences.

I will be there around 8am. Weather forecast seems ok http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/sydney/seven-hills (until they change it). Warmer than today, 20% chance of rain and very low winds.

gbanger Wrote: (12-03-2011, 04:47 PM) -- I would not exactly call this a thermal glider but my new hanger aquasition is definately hot. All carbon fibre that only weighs 550 grams. Gazz -- Gazz...

gbanger Wrote: (12-03-2011, 06:19 PM) -- Thanks for your help guys. I am now flying at PRCAC in my lounge room Sweeeeeet Gazz -- Be careful. You might not be allowed down to the field anymore!

No worries Steve. No harm done. It will just cost you one case of Belgium's finest. You will have to take your share of that punishment as well (ha, ha). It would have been a lot worse if I had I "nud...

Hi guys, I created this new thread so you post re on-line sessions at PRCAC no.2 On now myself. Just look for PRCAC.

secant0give Wrote: (14-03-2011, 06:52 PM) -- I also found that they hunted a bit around the center and had a little back lash too. Now it's going to be Hitec 5085MGs instead -- Hey Jason, Maybe y...

secant0give Wrote: (15-03-2011, 08:30 PM) -- Skidz Wrote: (15-03-2011, 06:49 PM) -- secant0give Wrote: (14-03-2011, 06:52 PM) -- I also found that they hunted a bit around the center and had a litt...

Thought I would post some video of FAI F3C flying. I think there is a view that advanced heli pilots thrash their machines around like mosquitos sprayed with poison. Not so. There is more to flying he...

I will be there. Even if I have to walk in. And on Sunday too. Only mother nature can stop me... and that could be possible... but I will be there if MN holds out.

brotherblonde Wrote: (17-03-2011, 08:58 PM) -- Thanks Dave, I agree with Gaz, I enjoyed that sort of flying much more than the mortein style. :) The commentary helped a lot with it too. I love ...

Super ticked off tonight. Tried to join your session Steve but had to update to 3.0.r. Restared phoenix, went online, joined PRCAC then crashed. PC rebooted as a result. Never had that happen in 15...

Skidz Wrote: (18-03-2011, 08:01 PM) -- Sick of the message "You have recovered from serious error" message. Duhh! -- Trapped the error. 3.0.r introduced a conflict with my NVidia driver when in on-l...

paulj Wrote: (19-03-2011, 10:16 AM) -- Yes Dave I agree. Good catch with that driver problem too. -- Ok, I will open a thread on the private side and post a club password to use. If anyone starts ...

I dont need a runway so provided the sun is out, the weekend is looking good for me (sorry, wrong thread!) :D

Just an idea Paul (as I don't have two sims to play with)... It could be the display zoom or the sound or both that might make it seem slower. What if you choose the display panel that shows altitude...

Check to see if the throttle is not reversed in your radio. If it is working back to front, you will go nuts trying to go through the sequences.

Happened to be driving past the field this morning. Took a few photos. The field is looking good and driving in and out is not a problem. Grass still nice and probably doesn't need a haircut just yet....

I will be there in the morning. Going to vote first and get it out of the way. Waited until the end of the day last time and was pi555ed at the length of the queue. * * * * * * Changed my mind. Flyi...

yarrumevets Wrote: (26-03-2011, 04:14 PM) -- Hmm - another interesting development. A chap over at RCGroups is saying that HStore at Carringbah is actually to become the HobbyKing retail outlet!! --...

yarrumevets Wrote: (27-03-2011, 05:33 PM) -- Skidz Wrote: (27-03-2011, 09:24 AM) -- So all us westies have to drive down to the shire for counter service? -- Heh, heh, heh ... yes, we'll all drive...

I have been considering my next addition to the fleet. I have now placed on order a Mikado Logo 600. The Trex500 FBL is flying absolutely fantastic but I have fancied a larger heli for some time. Had...

Andrew - thanks. "Baby" arrived last Monday. Picked it up whilst in Melb. Kizza - yes, belt drive. The only option on the Mikado helis. Prefer TT but there isn't a choice. Just need to look up a...

Thought I might add a build thread for my new heli. First comment is that there is plenty of video assistance on Helifreak to supplement what appears to be nice big well laid out manual. Managed...

The rotor head was a breeze to put together. Large, strong plastic grips (for weight saving I presume) with high quality CNC machined components made life easy. This head is for flybarless configurati...

brotherblonde Wrote: (01-04-2011, 03:53 PM) -- It certainly does look impressive. Is it larger than the Trex 600?? Or is the photo deceptive? How different is it to the layout of the Trex family? -- ...

gbanger Wrote: (01-04-2011, 06:21 PM) -- Hey Steve (Murray) Can you confirm this flood. Do you think the field will be usable tomorrow. Or is Steve taking the perverbial. Gazz -- Here's to...

Yee haah! Flying tomorrow... :D See you all there early (8am power up). Dave

yarrumevets Wrote: (01-04-2011, 07:00 PM) -- Well, it would seem that as we thought, pricing at the shop will be comparable to the online/warehouse pricing (it couldn't be much different really). If ...