Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / January 2004

A friend has bought a simple air hog helicopter for my young son to get
started.My question is that I noticed that the propeller on the tail is not
quite in line with the body of the helicopter its about a 1/4 0f an inch out
and fixed by glue so it would not be easy to adjust it. ...

Hey guys,
Has anyone ever made a remote glow adapter out of an old glow plug -
and how'd you do it?
I bought a Dubro Remote Ignitor and I think I messed it up taking that

Hi David
I've tried emailing you a couple of times but it keeps bouncing.  I got the
cheque - thanks.  Your servos were posted first class this afternoon you so
you'll get them tomorrow or Wednesday latest.  Regarding the TJ setup on

I thought the days of the floppy disk were numbered. I haven't had a
floppy disk drive in the last two PC's I've owned and never needed one
in the last 2 and a half years. However, it appears that the people
who make the Hoverfly don't realise we live in 2004 and are supplying

I am ready to purchase my first heli, and would like to get your
opinions on which brand fuel I should use.
What are your thoughts on Wildcat 30% or Cool Power 30%?  
Are there others that you would recomend?

5 minutes into my first flight today I had an in-air boom strike on my
Raptor 50V2.  It looked and sounded like I mid-air'd with someone, ka-boom,
parts go flying, main blades wrap around, and to the earth it plummets (from
50-75' up).  I'm in the middle of the teardown and let's ...

I have been doing some research to figure out which radio I want to
get and found two T9chp radios (with S3001 servos) with different
receivers, but I don't know what the difference is. One comes with a
R149DP RX and the other comes with a R136HP RX. What is the difference

Does anyone know of someone who can get me an enya spare part? This is
a 32 SSH engine used on my chopper.
I need the part of the front housing, I think it is the crakshaft.
thanks,

I'm very new to rc-heli's, and I'm the kind of guy who like to figure out
things for myself. But I'm wondering if anyone could help me on the
procedure of balancing the main rotorblades? I appreciate all help.
-Jon

Hi, i am looking for a nice one the wall calendar, with nice heli pictures,
where can i buy it ?
ODB

English language - funny old thing innit ?
Commercial companies who register a subsidiary in Italy usually include
"Italia" in their new title.
It appears that Powergen, the British (French-owned ?) utility company have

Just for a laugh this one...
Now completed the Raptor 50 build, what fun. Quite sad it's all over
really - when I have recovered from the crippling financial implications of
throwing a chopper inton the air I might have to buy another!

The gyro menu confuses me - I think that in "std", i.e. standard mode, I
set the normal and HH modes (so, UP at normal, 30% ish and DOWN at HH 90%
ish.  I switch from norm to HH on switch F.  But then there is a second
setting called "gy" and this is the one I don't uinderstand.  In ...

Today i was out flying my Raptor, it was cold today, 10C below. While i was
rolling, and i was inverted with lots of negativ the tail suddenly lost its
hold. The gyro was in headlock-mode. I wander if the reason could be that it
was too cold, that the GY401 looses its sensetivity if ...

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