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[antsis]

thanks i also like the jet ranger, i would like a 90 size bell 222 for my next scale helly

I have a Vario Bell 222 kit going spare. It's complete except for a wire drive and tyres, but has the cockpit kit, Vario lighting kit, mesh, rivits Super tigre 61 and pipe, a few mechanical spares still in the packets and an almost complete spare set of mechs. Some of the plastic parts like the fins and rear hatch cover have been remade in epoxy resin. I intended to build it for this year's nats, but am sticking to electric.

I've one scale machine at present. MD500D with 600e mechanics. I flew it with the multi head for the first time on Sat and nearly wrote it off. After a couple of minutes, the model behaved as if the battery was flat and I basically ran out of power trying to get it down in one piece. I think the ESC failed as the battery was showing 70% capacity. Thankfully damage was minimal.

Here's a vid of the flight.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA_UCBUR0zo&feature=channel"]YouTube - Tony Scale flying TREX 600E 1[/ame]

[maderdog_1024]

That looks great are you using a stability system ?

[antsis]

That looks great are you using a stability system ?

No. All phasing is done on the tx and the rates and expo have been turned down. It behaves differently in the body compared to P&B and this was apparent in the first few moments before I got a feel for it.

[maderdog_1024]

Sounds like you had an "oh shit" moment that we all know so well.!

Hat off to you for going without stability !

[themagician]

scale helis

my scale lamas and bell 222 & others to follow!.
unfortunatley there now all for sale on bmfa.
as new project forces sale.
bell 222 now sold!.

[Boggy]

a good selection of helicopters appearing now

[Adrian]

There all coming out now!

[Adrian]

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[SteveH39]

I'm very tempted to put my 600N sport into a 500E body, have heard things about vibration being a problem though, has anyone encountered this and how did you overcome the issue.

Thanks,

Steve.