[helijeli]

Like most others I was very disappointed to hear of the demise of area 51 last night, especially while contemplating the condition of McCoy. However, having recently crossed over to the other (Heli) side, I ventured across to McCoy late this morning and joined a few others for some flying. I joined Russell for some Hovering practice in the Heli area and had a great time. 4 Batteries didn't last long but very satisfying to actually get my big scary bird into the air even if a lot of it was just bunny hopping through the paspalum. I contructed a home made training gear out of dowel and foam balls which really helped keep the Heli manageable over the weedy grass. Looking forward to alot more practice. Obviously not giving up my fixed wing flying but the variety of different aircraft definately keeps things interesting. Just need to not get confused between the different controls!