Did YOU fly today??

[bigbladelittleblade]

I had 3 on the Goblin 380 and 2 setup flights on the Trex 600E which flys like a dream.

[Grumpy]

11 flights in so far, I'll hopefully get out again tomorrow too. Here's the fleet I had out:

[Rich23]

18 flights so far this week with some fantastic weather to boot. Shame the Goblin is having some issues otherwise it would of been more!

Some pictures from the week and today.



Rich

[PeteStewardson]

12 flights today.

4 on the Ballistic, 4 on the 480xx with a new tail servo thanks to Nick, and then 4 on the Oxy3.

Loads of low inverted practice on all, and got brave with the Oxy3 and had a go at cutting some grass it of a challenge as it was getting progressively more windy over the afternoon but great fun.

Oh and a short flight on my Scorpion Stryder... Had switch the wrong way for banks so it was in rate mode so that flight didn't last long. Snapped an arm clean off

[ChrisB]

Flew my Protos Max V2 today as well as my Raptor E700 V2,both very different helis (weight wise) but both performing brilliant.

[Peteski]

Hi pete , I got a S/H oxy3 4s with 3 batteries , just finished setting up & trying it out , still only getting 2.50 times max , when I look at YouTube videos of the oxy3 most are under 3 mins , on 4s it's got a bit more punch , the flying conditions here is windy & cold so not the best for comparisons , looking forward to good conditions
to fly them back to back , Kd

Hi Kenny, I'm really surprised at under 3 mins on a 4S OXY. The only ones I've seen under 3 mins are by serious smack pilots like Tareq with insane head speed. When I push the head speed up a little on my 3S stretch to 3600 rpm I get about 3:50 and well over 4 mins at 3400 rpm. When I go 4S I'm expecting well over 4 mins at 3600 rpm. Anyway I got 4 great flights in with my OXY this afternoon and probably the best I've ever flown. It was quite hot out in the sun with absolutely zero wind. Without any wind it really hit home just how precise this thing flies! Makes the 180 CFX seem really vague and sloppy in comparison. The difference in performance between 3400 and 3600 rpm really surprised me too. For the first time I noticed my motor was getting pretty hot after 4 back-to-back flights and the packs were coming down pretty warm too, but no puffing.

[kenny d]

Just flew the oxy3 4s & 3s back to back , the 4s is defiantly a pocket rocket but the 3s is awesome too just a bit slower & easier to bog
4 flights on each , still only 2.40 times on each , they realy impress me just a lovely locked in heli , pictures are my garden , I'm a spoiled lol

[acidla]

Kenny,

Are you running your Oxy's with throttle curves? Not governed headspeed?

[kenny d]

Kenny,

Are you running your Oxy's with throttle curves? Not governed headspeed?

Im running them with throttle curves , not governed , Kd

[Peteski]

Great flying space there Kenny!

[acidla]

Im running them with throttle curves , not governed , Kd

This might be one of the reasons your flight times are low. In my opinion fbl governor is the best to use. If your fbl dont support governor function, then use the esc's.

I agree with Pete, nice garden!

[kenny d]

This might be one of the reasons your flight times are low. In my opinion fbl governor is the best to use. If your fbl dont support governor function, then use the esc's.

I agree with Pete, nice garden!

A bit more than most gardens at 6 acres


Ill swap you for cyprus any day lol

[GIXERMAN]

went to field 8.30am was a scorcher by 9, had 3 e700 flights and couple of chumps turned up for the session . 84 Flights new total.

[3dx]

Tad windy down here but nice to see and feel the sun !!, had 4 flights with the 500 dfc and 3 with the 300x- then rushed home to have a barbecue ......

[ady]

Nope , took the head off my disco td5 to see what a piston looks like