Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / March 2008

I have just been given one of these to play with, now i know that
everyone thinks there a bad do, but hey, its worth a go! Has anyone got
a instruction manual / setup guide to the chopper or any spare bits
lying around?

I think that if I wanted to make this work, I'd need to provide more
than just power to a gyro/servo combination.  I'd probably also need to
have a circuit that would send neutral position information to the gyro
as if it was plugged into a receiver.  Maybe I need more than that?

I've been flying a Twister Hawk for a few weeks now and I've finally learnt
to hover it and fly even in relatively small spaces without going through
dozens of blades!!!
I am now thinking of upgrading and my Hobby Shop suggested I go with the

Hi - I've just got into the fascination of flying and I've bought an Easy
Copter V6 - I was advised that this is one of the best for newbie's. My
question is: If the trimming is set accurately, should the heli hover in the
same position? At present I can only get it to hover in ...

are these worth any thing these days in flying order
or would it be better sold for spares?
or is it just worth flying it till it breaks

I've spent the last 12 years trying to persuade a freind of mine to sell me
this old model helicopter hes had, sitting in bits in his garage for 12 years
or more. He wouldnt, and still hasnt, but, about 2 months ago, he gave me it,
and asked me to see if i could return it to flying ...

told you it was quite :-)

Ha! A guy came to me in NY back in the 80's to buy a Futaba 4ch. fro
me. He bought it... pulled one of these out of his trunk and gave it t
me! Or at least extremely similar! I couldn't control the damned tai
(no mixing/gyro) and what a heavy SOB! I let the throttle out and i

I got a 2CH Dragonfly at Christmas, and after a full charge it won't
take off?  You push the left lever (up / down) up full and the rotor
blades just spin without lifting off?
Anyone got an idea to why it won't take off?

Could someone please tell me if I had two sets of crystals on say channel
66, would the one transmitter crystal work on two models without problem.
i.e. the crystal sets aren't marched any other way. Just to save swapping
crystals all the time.

I have a Raptor 50, which is completely stock, except for a pair of
carbon main blades.
Now that I have started trying out some aerobatics, I find I want more
cyclic response. I have tried some 3D models in the simulator, and

I own a blade cx-2 and enjoy it alot.  Does anyone have an e-sky
co-comanche?  Ive seen them on e-bay and they look pretty cool, but why are
they so much less expensive than the Blade?

I'm looking for a Reflex XTR or Phoenix crack that makes them playable
without the original dongle.
In exchange I can give cracks for Aerofly Professional Deluxe and
RealFlight G3/G3.5. All 3 were tested by me and they work perfectly