Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / November 2003

Easy question to be answered... everyone had to ask this at some point...
How do i read the gear ratio, let's say, 9:1:5?  Is that engine:main:tail
revs?
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Any thoughts, comments on the JR XP662 for helis?  I'm about to buy one.
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-Jonathan-

Do I have to pay duty or tax on rc helicopter stuff shipped to Canada
from the US I am ordering a JR8103, os 50 and some miscellaneous stuff
total value about 950 usd

I need a little advice.....
I am new to the RC heli world, so bear with me.  I recently purchased
a Venture 30 kit and am pairing it with a Futaba 6XAS radio system
that I had bought over a year ago.  It supports helis so it saved me a

If anyone knows about this electric helicopter and can give some reviews
please post. Its the one that like $230.00 or so....Thanks.

Can anyone direct me to where I can get the best tool for measuring my head
speed?
I have an airplane tach but my buddy wouldn't stand under and hold it 2
inches from the rotor while I hovered.

Do you balance helis the same way you do with planes (with the fuel tank
empty)?  And I'm assuming you balance it from the main shaft?
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-Jonathan-

I am after a bit of info about the correct use of the idle ups on my TX. I
have read in various places that No.1 is for forward flight and basic
acrobatics and that No.2 is for inverted flight and advance acrobatics, is
this correct? incidentally I have the Futaba FF9 which seems to ...

I just got my first heli off the ground for the first time today.  What a
great feeling that was.  I had some engine questions though.  My engine, an
OS .32 SX, ran great for all I know, but how do I know that the mixture is
not too lean or too rich?  The manual mentioned that the ...

Im wondering how most people get hold of spears for there heli?  There arn't
that many places around that have a comprehensive stock of spairs?
Oliver

I have recently got myself a Caliber 30 Heli. I am a complete novice
and have been out a couple of times now just trying to get the thing
to take off a few feet above the ground and land again to try and
adjust the trims etc. I am not having a great deal of luck keeping it

I'm starting aerobatics with ely,
and I would like to buy the raptor 50.
Is a good idea to buy it with the TT engine ??
Or is better to buy theraptor with the OS50 engine ???

I would really appreciate a recommendation by the group on what is the best
Sim for someone new to the RC heli world.
TIA,
Ed Angell

http://www.skylinemodels.co.uk/Products/Exhausts/Exhausts.htm
http://www.skylinemodels.co.uk/images/Exhaust%20Images/ZIMDEFLECT.jpg
I'm about to buy a Zimmerman exhaust and came across there own exhaust
deflector and had a few questions:

I recently got a new, larger RX battery for my Raptor. I wanted a heavier
one to add some nose weight as well as add electrical capacity. I ended up
with a 2500mAh pack which fulfilled all the requirements.
However it wasn't until the other day when I was cleaning the heli that I