Playing with my chopper.

Novel way to cut the grass!

Looks cool, and suprisingly nippy!

Originally Posted by Wideboy

i call them IC, hate it when people call them nitro lol

Again, everyone I know calls them Nitro. Mainly as there are quite a few different IC heli's they call them by what fuels them. The two main one's are Nitro and Gasser. Of course you ahve Turbine as well and they are the most awesome (and expensive).

VT, as I have ALWAYS said, it's not the size of the chopper but how long you can hold it inverted.........

[yorkie_chris]

Turbine engines are f'n cool. End of!

I used to run one of my planes on the 30% nitromethane stuff. It went like a bloody missile! Hit a gatepost in the end with it, but it was bloody good fun. Turned revs for about 130mph at a standstill and absolutely screamed when it got going. Full tank of fuel in 4 1/2 minutes at full chat but it didn't half shift.

N.B model fuel is generally methanol based mixed in with originally castor oil (or synthetic replacement), and usually some percentage of nitromethane (top fuel drag cars run loads of this). The nitromethane acts as an oxidiser and fuel but has a fairly low octane rating, so the more nitro you have in the fuel, the more fuel you must inject and the lower the CR must be.

[yorkie_chris]

Oh and if you are going to get a helo buy a simulator first and get very good with it. Tremendously expensive black-bag job when you get it wrong with a helo!

[Spiderman]

i like the upside down flying stuff, never sen that before.

It's really cool! I wouldn't have the ptience to learn to fly it but it's fun watching your skill with it.

Thanks. Skill comes at a price unfortunately and many, many crashes. I won't even tell you how much I have spent on the hobby. If you want to see how it's really done watch this.

Alan Szabo is about the best RC flyer in the world. His moves defy physics (well they don't but they look like they should).

Mind you, he has been flying 12 years to me 8 months.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZzyWaUlTAk

[pookie]

this has all got me thinking about taking up a new hobby? I have seen the simulators but wanted to canvass public opinion about what chopper would be good to learn on and decide if its for me. cheers

[Wideboy]

name ones you are interested in?, would recommend going gor a fixed pitch one 1st rather than collective pitch, stay clear of the Twister series, i started on one and they are really unstable

also depends on what chain of model shop you have local as some stock spares for certain makes and some dont ect

[pookie]

i was wondering about twister cp v2 , esky honeybee and some walkera thing.. please let me knowif i'm barking up the wrong tree..cheers