Did YOU fly today??

[Rich23]

Medway Massive RC
5 flights on Logo 700


A great little session this morning with the Logo 700. Managed to get the main rotor rates dialled in to how I like them and upped the tail rates a touch too. The Logo is very nimble and inspires confidence, I think we will get on well.



Rich

[Euclid]

No flying for me today which is a shame as I'm currently in the east of the country with lovely evening weather. Next best thing however, an hour with a 2mm wrench in my hand putting together my Oxy3 frame until bad light stopped play.

[Mr Twister]

I flew inverted for the 1st time today. I crashed but i did it lol. Was planning on ordering a new canopy for my Blade 230 tomorrow so thought its worth the risk as i could order all the parts needed if i stack it. Just a drive gear required . Altitude is your friend when trying anything out of the ordinary.

Rich

[gazmk2]

Took my 2.5m Thermic up the hill again to wake myself up ready for nightshift. No wind, no lift, no thermals yet it still flew!

[Peteski]

I got 4x 4min flights on my OXY 3 and 3x 6.5 min flights on my G380 KSE. It's a while since I've flown them together and the bigger Goblin is a bit easier on the sticks, but I love the way the OXY flies, it's just so responsive. Still tuning head gain on my 3-blade Goblin, but finally getting there now. I was trying to push the cyclic gain too high chasing a crisp response and it was causing some high frequency oscillation in fast banked turns and sometimes in a low level hover too. Lowering the gain has smoothed it all out now, but maybe still needs a bit of fine tuning. Both helis are flying nicely now!

[gazmk2]

Woke up a little earlier than usual for nightshift so I could squeeze a bit of flying in before work. Turned the headspeed down a bit (2200rpm) on the Protos and toned it down a bit on the agility side of things so it now flies more like a mega light 550. Ironically having offered my Protos Max up for a swap yesterday I think if it had gone ahead I'd be regretting it massively after today!

Turned the agility up on the vbar, along with another 50rpm and upped the tail gain/piro rate. Wow, yeah this thing flies like a legend! I know poeple mention the weight of these things but let me tell you, it doesn't fly heavy! 4 mins of solid tic toc practice and it comes down with 30% left in the cheap turnigy packs! It's super locked in, very responsive and superb at doing the big stuff that I like.

Needless to say this won't be going anywhere any time soon! It's easily the most practical and durable helicopter on the market, looks fantastic and flies like the very best out there. Shame I broke my tail blades practicing big autos like usual! LOL





I've been spending my free time on nightshifts this week on Next, learning reverse upright and the other 3 tic toc orientations (I could only ever go nose right!) and then put it into practice today. I'm a little rough with it still but I can now at least do a reverse upright circuit and tic toc nose left, nose down and tail down too so the sim is definitely working for me!

Finished my nights tomorrow but the weather isn't too good so i'll probably hit the slopes with my glider again. Really itching for next years comps now too!!

[Peteski]

Another 4 flights on my OXY 3 and 3 flights on my G380 KSE. Both flew well and this was probably my best flying session to date. I was less cautious than yesterday and opened them both up a lot more, especially the OXY. I'm finally getting the hang of inverted funnels and my full piro-flips are coming on well, keeping them well centred. My collective management on hard transitions is also improving as I get more time in the air. I have to say that my OXY 3 is outperforming its Goblin big brother at the moment. It just has a more crisp response, while remaining every bit as stable in the air. I really wanted the bigger heli to feel much better, but so far it's not really working out that way! My G380 probably is a little easier to fly and see in the air, but not that much, and it feels heavy and ponderous compared to the OXY. I was definitely having more fun chucking the little OXY around!

[gazmk2]

You know the 3 bladed head on that Goblin will make it more stable and less responsive than a 2 bladed head?

[gazmk2]

Great afternoon up the slope yesterday and then out with the Helis today. 3 great flights on the protos and 3 on the protos max.

Getting better at pirouetting circuits but still start to lose it as I come round to the start again. More tic toc practice in the weaker orientations and I've also discovered I can do a move called the "Whoo Hoo" (I think!!)

[Mike Sanders]

For me, landing the heli without having crashed it is a "whoo hoo" manouevre.

I had 6 such flights today although there was a pretty stiff breeze at sunny MK today.

[Peteski]

You know the 3 bladed head on that Goblin will make it more stable and less responsive than a 2 bladed head?

I thought it was supposed to be more stable AND more responsive off-centre, not less. But whatever, it just seems a bit vague and woolly in practice right now. Either I'm simply discovering that 3-blade heads are not for me or something isn't quite right. I haven't given up with it yet, but if I can't get it to fly any better then its days are numbered.

[Grumpy]

I thought it was supposed to be more stable AND more responsive off-centre, not less.

That kinda a contradiction in terms because stability is the opposite of responsiveness, so you trade one off against the other. Stability (aerodynamically) means the tendency 'stay put' in it's position and if disturbed return to that previous position. Responsiveness is pretty much the exact opposite.

What might make a three blade head more responsive is the fact that usually they use shorter blades than the equivalent two blade head. Personally I think the main attraction is aesthetics and 'fashion', i dont like the trade off in flight time that pretty much every three blade head brings.

[Mr Twister]

Dont know when im going to fly again. Shredded a couple of teeth on the main gear on my blade 230 and cant find replacement(s). Tried midland and slough models. With a lead time of december.

[Mike656]

Dont know when im going to fly again. Shredded a couple of teeth on the main gear on my blade 230 and cant find replacement(s). Tried midland and slough models. With a lead time of december.

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[Peteski]

That kinda a contradiction in terms because stability is the opposite of responsiveness, so you trade one off against the other. Stability (aerodynamically) means the tendency 'stay put' in it's position and if disturbed return to that previous position. Responsiveness is pretty much the exact opposite.

What might make a three blade head more responsive is the fact that usually they use shorter blades than the equivalent two blade head. Personally I think the main attraction is aesthetics and 'fashion', i dont like the trade off in flight time that pretty much every three blade head brings.

See Stacy's comments from 1:40. He basically says "way more responsive off centre" and "more locked-in when tracking in a straight line - more blade mass". They are shorter blades too (360 vs 380). All I know is that I prefer my smaller OXY 3 right now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUsUD6J6P4s