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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / May 2007Simulators..
Probably Phoenix, but also Reflex ... Do they have facilities that allow you to setup your virtual heli? e.g. could I see an on-screen pitch guage? For example, say I'm setting up my virtual-heli for autorotations, I'd possibly like to see on the screen the degree of negative pitch I have at full bottom-stick, and then adjust my throttle curve or whatever until the onscreen pitch-guage says "-3 degrees". Is all that possible? > Probably Phoenix, but also Reflex ... > > Do they have facilities that allow you to setup your virtual heli? e.g. > could I see an on-screen pitch guage? You can tell Reflex what the bottom pitch needs to be by typing "-1, -2, or -30 degs" if you want. > For example, say I'm setting up my virtual-heli for autorotations, I'd > possibly like to see on the screen the degree of negative pitch I have at > full bottom-stick, and then adjust my throttle curve or whatever until the > onscreen pitch-guage says "-3 degrees". Just "fly" the heli and make small adjustments to whatever parameter you need. > Is all that possible? I reckon you need to learn all about your radio first Carl. farting about with the throttle curve won't have much effect on your pitch curve.  SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >> Probably Phoenix, but also Reflex ... >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I reckon you need to learn all about your radio first Carl. farting about > with the throttle curve won't have much effect on your pitch curve. Oh yeah. I didn't spot that blunder! I reckon a few (3 - 6) months on Phoenix learning all the wrong way round stuff should have me doing better than I did on my last attempt. Maybe. >>> Probably Phoenix, but also Reflex ... >>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Phoenix learning all the wrong way round stuff should have me doing better > than I did on my last attempt. Maybe. Time will tell :-) Still got that Supra btw? SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >>>> Probably Phoenix, but also Reflex ... >>>> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Still got that Supra btw? Yeah. The blue one came to an early end, just as well as there were one or two niggling problems with it, and I was about to spend more money on it. Its replacement is much better.. facelift, jap-spec turbos etc., better colour, better condition. Love it.. (some pics): http://www2.css-networks.com/oulton/1.JPG http://www2.css-networks.com/oulton/2.JPG http://www2.css-networks.com/newbaby/top.jpg http://www2.css-networks.com/newbaby/1.JPG Is your lad still interested in Rex's, Skylines and Evos ? I'm gonna check the bank account, and as long as I don't get a shock, I'm going to send @£270 over to alshobbies for a PCM9x mk2 and a copy of Phoenix. Can't wait ;) >>>>> Probably Phoenix, but also Reflex ... >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Yeah. The blue one came to an early end, Now who was it said that it would? :-) just as well as there were one or > two niggling problems with it, and I was about to spend more money on it. > Its replacement is much better.. facelift, jap-spec turbos etc., better > colour, better condition. Love it.. And then you let your Grandad drive it. > (some pics): > http://www2.css-networks.com/oulton/1.JPG > http://www2.css-networks.com/oulton/2.JPG > http://www2.css-networks.com/newbaby/top.jpg > http://www2.css-networks.com/newbaby/1.JPG Very pretty it is. > Is your lad still interested in Rex's, Skylines and Evos ? Oh aye. He's got an Evo VI, but we're currently half way through putting the finishing touches to a drag racing Pulsar. 1000bhp of it. I'll post some pics when it's done. > I'm gonna check the bank account, and as long as I don't get a shock, I'm > going to send @£270 over to alshobbies for a PCM9x mk2 and a copy of > Phoenix. Can't wait ;) f.ck checking, start spending. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >>>>>> Probably Phoenix, but also Reflex ... >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Now who was it said that it would? :-) ;-) > just as well as there were one or >> two niggling problems with it, and I was about to spend more money on it. >> Its replacement is much better.. facelift, jap-spec turbos etc., better >> colour, better condition. Love it.. > > And then you let your Grandad drive it. LOL. That's Malcolm Hamilton. He has quite a lot of racing history behind him - http://www.fastjags.org.uk/start.htm He was showing me how it's *supposed to be done* ;) >> (some pics): >> http://www2.css-networks.com/oulton/1.JPG [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > f.ck checking, start spending. Done. Dusted. Got it. It's here. Still waiting for Phoenix to arrive though - hopefully today. >>>>>>> Probably Phoenix, but also Reflex ... >>>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > him - http://www.fastjags.org.uk/start.htm > He was showing me how it's *supposed to be done* ;) Folowong which you showed him how to modify a fence? :-) >>> (some pics): >>> http://www2.css-networks.com/oulton/1.JPG [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Done. Dusted. Got it. It's here. Still waiting for Phoenix to arrive > though - hopefully today. It's not a bad sim, but it's still "young". Apparently the designers are working on some of the physics (translational lift being one area that needs attention) so even though it's not spot on, it's still very useable. And enjoyable. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 > Oh aye. He's got an Evo VI, but we're currently half way through putting > the finishing touches to a drag racing Pulsar. 1000bhp of it. I'll post > some pics when it's done. Wow. Crikey. Please do post pics! 4WD and 100bhp, that's gotta be a winner. Is it the stock motor (bottom end) with a big turbo or something totally different? >> Oh aye. He's got an Evo VI, but we're currently half way through putting >> the finishing touches to a drag racing Pulsar. 1000bhp of it. I'll post [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Is it the stock motor (bottom end) with a big turbo or something totally > different? could you even take the bottom end to 1000BHP >>> Oh aye. He's got an Evo VI, but we're currently half way through putting >>> the finishing touches to a drag racing Pulsar. 1000bhp of it. I'll post [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> totally different? > could you even take the bottom end to 1000BHP Oh yeah and with not much of a problem, other than the cost of course. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >> Oh aye. He's got an Evo VI, but we're currently half way through putting >> the finishing touches to a drag racing Pulsar. 1000bhp of it. I'll post >> some pics when it's done. > > Wow. Crikey. Please do post pics! I'll take some tomorrow and post them on one of the binary groups (or I can send 'em right your inbox) 4WD and 100bhp, that's gotta be a winner. Even with 1000 bhp :-) > Is it the stock motor (bottom end) with a big turbo or something totally > different? Nothing's stock anymore. The turbo's like a wheelie bin lying on its side:-) The pipework (inlet, exhaust, turbo/intercooler) is all "something else". The intercooler is f.cking HUGE and the exhaust exits in front of the front wheel. It's got huge diameter wheels so we've had to chop f.ck out of the bodywork to give him some clearance and the next job is fabricating arches to cover them. At the moment the thing looks a bit like a shed, but it'll be a f.cking fast shed when it does its runs. It's LOUD too:-) SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >>> Oh aye. He's got an Evo VI, but we're currently half way through putting >>> the finishing touches to a drag racing Pulsar. 1000bhp of it. I'll post [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I'll take some tomorrow and post them on one of the binary groups (or I > can send 'em right your inbox) My news provider doesn't carry any binary groups so email would be better. Been playing on Phoenix for the last three hours or so. It's bloody fabulous! I'm finding it much harder to hold a steady hover than I used to in real life with the Sceadu, and although I'm getting there with the RH, LH and nose-in hover, I don't really know what manuevers I should be doing next (figure 8s? lazy 8s? how/what/where?). Got flips and rolls sorted to a T though ;) >>>> Oh aye. He's got an Evo VI, but we're currently half way through >>>> putting the finishing touches to a drag racing Pulsar. 1000bhp of it. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Got flips and rolls sorted to a T though ;) First thing to do is turn down the hovering stability. Then learn everythng again SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >>>>> Oh aye. He's got an Evo VI, but we're currently half way through >>>>> putting the finishing touches to a drag racing Pulsar. 1000bhp of it. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > First thing to do is turn down the hovering stability. Then learn > everythng again Still hovering with 96% stability. It's f.cking hard though and it's going to take a long time. Perhaps I should set my eyes on something bigger than a Trex 450. >>>>>> Oh aye. He's got an Evo VI, but we're currently half way through >>>>>> putting the finishing touches to a drag racing Pulsar. 1000bhp of it. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > to take a long time. > Perhaps I should set my eyes on something bigger than a Trex 450. They're not so bad, but the bigger one (600) is better, based on my VERY limited experience of them. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >>>>>>> Oh aye. He's got an Evo VI, but we're currently half way through >>>>>>> putting the finishing touches to a drag racing Pulsar. 1000bhp of it. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > They're not so bad, but the bigger one (600) is better, based on my VERY > limited experience of them. set up correctly a 450 is stable but still less than a 30 sized bird >> Still hovering with 96% stability. It's f.cking hard though and it's going >> to take a long time. >> Perhaps I should set my eyes on something bigger than a Trex 450. > >They're not so bad, but the bigger one (600) is better, based on my VERY >limited experience of them. The 450's (especially the new SE V2) are very stable for small machines. Won't be as stable as a .30 Nitro, but if you can nail the setup, perfectly acceptable performance with some flybar weights and a bit of expo to soften the center. Now the 600 is another matter entirely. My maiden flight took exactly one click of forward cyclic trim and it was dialed in and rock steady. The more I fly this one, the more I realize what a nice flying and uber-stable machine it is... My *ONLY* bitch with the 600 is the initial cost of "feed". Batteries at $300USD *EACH* is painful. :) >>> Still hovering with 96% stability. It's f.cking hard though and it's >>> going [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > My *ONLY* bitch with the 600 is the initial cost of "feed". Batteries > at $300USD *EACH* is painful. :) Precisely Kev. For me, electric heli's are all about being able to indulge in a quck and CHEAP flight. Once you're heading into the thousands of dollars (or even multiples of hundreds) they lose their advantage. Well that and the fact that they don't stink, don't make noise and don't have starting problems :-) SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >Precisely Kev. For me, electric heli's are all about being able to indulge >in a quck and CHEAP flight. Once you're heading into the thousands of >dollars (or even multiples of hundreds) they lose their advantage. Well that >and the fact that they don't stink, don't make noise and don't have starting >problems :-) I think I jinxed myself with my battery cost bitching. Managed to puff 2 of my 600's batts yesterday just puttering around in the back yard... If it wasn't such a nice flying machine, I'd sell it and pick up a Raptor 90.... >>Precisely Kev. For me, electric heli's are all about being able to indulge >>in a quck and CHEAP flight. Once you're heading into the thousands of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > puff 2 of my 600's batts yesterday just puttering around in the back > yard... Isn't it always the way Kev? If it wasn't such a nice flying machine, I'd sell it and pick > up a Raptor 90.... Heh, good decision:-) SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >> I think I jinxed myself with my battery cost bitching. Managed to >> puff 2 of my 600's batts yesterday just puttering around in the back >> yard... > >Isn't it always the way Kev? Yep. FWIW, the 2 batteries were both Align 4400s which have a pretty bad reputation.. I got 'em both for $300 and they did ok for some basic FF stuff, but I've just ordered a pair of FlightPower EVO 25 5000mah packs.. Those should let me hammer on it a bit without any battery worries... > If it wasn't such a nice flying machine, I'd sell it and pick >> up a Raptor 90.... > >Heh, good decision:-) I doubt my wife would share in your opinion. I already told her I'm gonna buy a big Bergen gasser (Intrepid EB) sometime this year.. She just rolled her eyes in that "What the hell do you need with ANOTHER helicopter?" way and walked out of the room.. I dunno.. Is 7 too many?? What would be wrong with picking up number 8? :) >>> I think I jinxed myself with my battery cost bitching. Managed to >>> puff 2 of my 600's batts yesterday just puttering around in the back [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > I dunno.. Is 7 too many?? What would be wrong with picking up number > 8? :) If it were shoes or handbags, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts your wife wouldn't think that 7 is too many! You just have to translate this stuff into terms that women understand! >>>> I think I jinxed myself with my battery cost bitching. Managed to >>>> puff 2 of my 600's batts yesterday just puttering around in the back [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > wouldn't think that 7 is too many! You just have to translate this stuff > into terms that women understand! It's called a "SLAP" over here in Englishland. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >> If it were shoes or handbags, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts your wife >> wouldn't think that 7 is too many! You just have to translate this stuff >> into terms that women understand! > >It's called a "SLAP" over here in Englishland. hehe.. I forgot to mention this.. She has NO problem with me having 3 cars and 2 motorcycles.. and 9 computers. hehehe >>> If it were shoes or handbags, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts your wife >>> wouldn't think that 7 is too many! You just have to translate this [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I forgot to mention this.. She has NO problem with me having 3 cars > and 2 motorcycles.. and 9 computers. hehehe Nor does mine, but she's not happy with the CHOICE of yer cars:) SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >If it were shoes or handbags, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts your wife >wouldn't think that 7 is too many! You just have to translate this stuff >into terms that women understand! The problem comes with the translation. In their eyes, it's an apples to orangutans comparison... I was rebuilding my Blade CP yesterday (I've got the urge to fly in the living room again) and my wife asked "Why do you have all those helicopters? You can only fly one at a time." I thought immediately of the "if I crash one, I can still fly and don't have to come home" reasoning but my mouth spit out "How come you have 30 pairs of shoes? You can only wear one pair at a time." Right before she stormed off, she said "It's not the same." Yeah, ok.... >>If it were shoes or handbags, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts your wife >>wouldn't think that 7 is too many! You just have to translate this stuff [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Yeah, ok.... It's EXACTLY the same!!! That's why she stormed off. Sometimes they catch us with an annoying point of logic. This time it was your turn! Hang in there! ;-) >It's EXACTLY the same!!! That's why she stormed off. Sometimes they catch >us with an annoying point of logic. This time it was your turn! Hang in >there! ;-) I really got her going last night.. Told her I'd reached the halfway point in funds for the new Bergen gasser.. She asked "What's a Bergen gasser?" I said, "It's a BIG helicopter." She didn't say two words to me the rest of the night. :) >>It's EXACTLY the same!!! That's why she stormed off. Sometimes they >>catch [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > She didn't say two words to me the rest of the night. :) I was talking to a pal the other night (actually a couple of weeks ago) and he mentioned that he'd bought a new guitar (Martin), so I said "So what're you doing with that Gibson J-45 then"? Him "Selling it". Me "I'm having it". (I'd played it and loved the f.cker) Him "You don't know how much want for it" Me "Don't care" Back home I said to the wife "Whaddya think then"? Her.. "A new toy?" Me "Au naturelle" Her "It's lovely, are we still going out on the bike tomorrow?" "Oh yes" sez me, then I didn't say another word all night, I just played guitar ::-) SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 Sounds as though you live with one of them rare females that accept men do things different to women :-) that said I believe I to have one to (must be a northern thing) What style of music do you play I'm a life long Knopfler fan myself. the wife evens accepts that to :-/ she wont go to concerts though my mates wife takes me out of pity. Rob >>>It's EXACTLY the same!!! That's why she stormed off. Sometimes they >>>catch [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > "Oh yes" sez me, then I didn't say another word all night, I just played > guitar ::-) > Sounds as though you live with one of them rare females that accept men > do things different to women :-) Indeed I do. that said I believe I to have one to (must be > a northern thing) What style of music do you play I'm a life long Knopfler > fan myself. the wife evens accepts that to :-/ I love MK although I'm essentially an acoustic player, but that doesn't stop me playing "Sultans" in an acoustic stylee. I've got no "one" type of music I like, coz that'd be too restictive. I play blues, contemporary finger style, some rock and I "unplug" some older rock tunes too. I also play some classic and a lot of ragtime on the piano, but that's another story:) she wont go to concerts > though my mates wife takes me out of pity. Sounds like a solution, but I'd need to see some jpegs for a fully informed opinion :-) SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >I was talking to a pal the other night (actually a couple of weeks ago) and >he mentioned that he'd bought a new guitar (Martin), so I said "So what're [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >"Oh yes" sez me, then I didn't say another word all night, I just played >guitar ::-) and she's a Swedish supermodel to boot!! I had an internet aquaintance over to the house last night. He'd picked up a used Trex 450 SA and wanted to make sure it was set up properly so I told him to come on by after work. 2 hours later, I had it dialed in and hovering out back and the wife praised me all night for helping this guy out... ...then gave me grief 'cuz I told her I was leaving early Saturday morning to go meet up with this guy and a few others to go fly. Wimmin... Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em, certainly can't understand 'em. >>I was talking to a pal the other night (actually a couple of weeks ago) >>and [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > and she's a Swedish supermodel to boot!! Well she's not "bad" :-) > I had an internet aquaintance over to the house last night. He'd > picked up a used Trex 450 SA and wanted to make sure it was set up > properly so I told him to come on by after work. 2 hours later, I had > it dialed in and hovering out back and the wife praised me all night > for helping this guy out... You should've made that comment pay. > ...then gave me grief 'cuz I told her I was leaving early Saturday > morning to go meet up with this guy and a few others to go fly. Now if you'd said "I'm helping that guy on Saturday too", you may have had great luck that night. > Wimmin... Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em, certainly can't > understand 'em. But you CAN ignore 'em :-) SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >>> I think I jinxed myself with my battery cost bitching. Managed to >>> puff 2 of my 600's batts yesterday just puttering around in the back [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > I doubt my wife would share in your opinion. She's a woman:-)) I already told her I'm > gonna buy a big Bergen gasser (Intrepid EB) sometime this year.. She > just rolled her eyes in that "What the hell do you need with ANOTHER > helicopter?" way and walked out of the room.. Well she's obviously seen a Bergin Intrepid. She'll be feeling threatened now. > I dunno.. Is 7 too many?? What would be wrong with picking up number > 8? :) I don't know, I believe I'm up to number 23 at present. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 |
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