Articles with Tag: helis

Semi Great Moments In Parent To Child Attempted RC Decapitation HistoryMy father likes to fly things....at his one and only son.

RC Circuits and Power 1 - LiPo BatteriesThis first episode - Li-Po batteries from the standpoint of powering a circuit - this does NOT cover balancing, charging, disposal, etc.

E-Flite Blade mCX S300 and 4 Port ChargerLooking at the Blade mCX S300 Coaxial Helicopter and the Celectra Four Port Charger. Happy Birthday, Uncle Craig!

Christmas Gifts and Projects - 2009We have our work cut out for us this Christmas! Kits and Micro Flyers, from the P-51 Mustang to a Fokker DR-1 Tri-Plane. Nice things to work on indoors during this winter season!

3 Channel Helicopters As Gifts, Gags, and Introductions to RC HelicoptersLet's not forget this Holiday season that 3 channel helicopters like this AH-64 Mini Heli are great stocking stuffers or a simple way to introduce someone to RC.

Introduction to basic RC aircraft and helicopter circuitsNarration with Video. I decided to stretch my video editing wings a bit and whipped up a basic introductory video to the common RC circuit components.

Helicopter Test Stands Are GoPops and myself, with help from Jax, mass produce Helicopter Test Stands...If a couple count as mass production. Eli Whitney would still be proud.

9-14-2009 Goodies!New Charger, HoneyBee Parts, Mini Chopper, ESCs and Programmers

E-Flight Blade mSR ReviewTaking a look at the E-Flight Blade mSR - A single rotor helicopter that is an excellent step beyond co-axial flight, and even performs well outdoors for being such a micro heli.

Esky Honey Bee King 3Ahhh, Christmas comes a little early this year, right smack dab in the middle of summer. My latest entry into advancing my collection and my flight is the Esky Honey Bee King 3. Looking at the packaging, contents, and some inital hovering and adjustments.

Video: Simple Hovering Practice, July 26, 2009Some outside hovering of my E-Flight Blade CPP2 and my father's CX2 outside on one of the few somewhat nice weekends we've had for flying this summer.

Customized Helicopter Canopy Painting For Fun and No Profit.I was looking for a way to customize my helicopter a bit. I'd see two or three Blade 400's together at an indoor range and although it looked neat, it was starting to look a tad redundant. Stock canopies be damned.

Make your own LED Helicopter blades for night flying!I love LEDs. It's the mini-electronics geek in me. Needless to say, it was one of the first modifications I wanted to make to my helicopters. I started searching for LED kits and saw Align cold light strings, LED flashing kits, strips, and then... LED Blades.

Installing a Telebee GR302-AD Gyro in a E-Sky HoneyBee FPAs I write this, I should note that my father and I are still very new to this hobby. We started with co-axial helicopters... The Blade CX2/3, mCX, etc. It's only recently that we got into single rotor helicopters, and it's been a learning experience!

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