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05.04.2008, 05:47 PM
Joe reading about your early hover attemps reminded me of my first flight with an LMH 100+. Finally got in the air and it starts flying towards my father in law, good thing thos LMH's were tough, I chopped the throttle and let it ball up by a tree. 24 flight hours on the CSM v10 sim had me flying like a pro.
I'm still very hessitant to get real crazy but I can piro to the left through a whole pack and put the heli pretty much where I want it. For some reason I have more trouble piroing to the right?? I can do it but I have to slow down or stop to regain control from time to time. I figure the flips and stuff will be easy the hard part is learning to stay in control at all orientations. I do, acasionaly do a flip or loop but for the most part I work on getting good fluid control through the piros yet.
I can certainly understand going with the MMM over the MM for future performance upgrades, I just figured my setup is pretty darn good and not that expensive. To be honest the more I think about it I wouldn't try the 36-50-2200 I just dont think the short can motor will have the torque to pull the gears.. My setup works because its geared pretty low and lets the motor make power through rpm rather than brute force.
Finally finshed all my yard work for the day, been at it since before noon today. Time to drive my trucks!!
I have three or four MS composit Hornets ranging from an original CP to the lastest X3D, Including one that is part Hornet part MaxiR, supper nice all alloy and CF. The guys with HB's and Blade CPs get a huge kick out of it because it looks no more threatening till I spool it up;)
Next is a Dragonus II Pro (Trex 450 size) again all alloy and CF this one just came out of the box that way, Sweet heli but its easier to find parts for a Trex.
Then I have a Robbe Eolo Pro upgraded to near SE specs, serious money pit but it flies so nice!! It's a bit smaller then the Trex 500, swings 385mm blades.
Next up is the SJM 500 V1. worthless piece of poo I just got it last sep-oct and its two generations old already, when V2 came out it had most of the upgrades I reccomended rolleyes: The newest V3 has all the stuff I commented on and a few extras. Mine came with 380mm blades they now come with 430mm IIRC.
Then I have a Century Hawk III and a Falcon SE semi retired along with the LMH.
I couldn't even begin to count all the planes I have right now and I have been flying planes for 25 years, many have come and gone in that time!
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