RADIO CONTROL HELICOPTERS S - . FOR THE PAST FEW months have working Concept VR 46 helicopter hoped have well air time work other projects have distracted Although like flying full-scale airplanes living big disadvantage Im nonnally home night rather off some hotel somewhere country leaves little time spend workshop Im home use garage very hot Florida summer Nevertheless Im devoting article safety issues brought out following excerpt letter readera fellow flier has made some safety mistakes others can leam really got great concept book hovering mostly landing nearby have way too much flying confined spaces yard tend see machine hovering device tend want move machine some place hold move back Usually too far myself have difficulty seeing responding orientation have way too crashes high overhead hover put machine body before knew led hospital trip stitches alone time another mistake lost lot blood thank God Super GlueTM also way too much carbon fiber machine left black hard see also did too much flying dusk visibility poor have since joined club read book doing flying afield think Im making progress now Thanks Before proceed would like thank reader sharing experiences its easy stand up say have made mistake have stitches prove lessons learned will benefit new older fliers long time come pilots first mistake flying confined space Although benefit helicopters dont need much space pilot spectators must have plan get out harms way should mishap occur lived Texas did quite bit testing backyard always sure have escape route case something went wrong use occasion has nothing good pilot good helicopter battery pack can short out linkage can come loose have tail rotor blade come off flight PCM radios tend mask problems helicopter may having dont show radio glitches rather go hold mode helicopter backed up once immediate reaction make nose-down correction Only after couple attempts did finally realize control quickly got out way until could get helicopter out hold mode second mistake reader made getting helicopter too far away difficulty seeing responding orientation few things can done better situation obvious fly too far away not-so-obvious make sure know last command given helicopter Everyone gets disoriented sometimes its helpful know what believe helicopter doing last command given right cyclic helicopter hard see level flight try giving opposite command cure problem least its place start Another option make helicopter visible can done easily using colorful paint scheme helicopters have seen palnted blue blends blue sky red turns dark setting sun best color have found visibility yellow shows up well against dark sky white clouds just about anything else relatively new black composite rotor blades also hard see almost invisible turning rate speed However sticking some white tape bladesnear tip farther down bladewill make show up flight like bulls-eye Another visibility technique have mentioned sent reader used brightly colored dowel attached laterally landing skids make helicopter easier see Just looking own helicopter can probably come up ways make visible thereby safer Flying high directly overhead pilots third problem became disoriented helicopter descended him rather easy because first its hard tell high helicopter because no other point reference second its hard tell fast helicopter descending same reason third pilots overestimate flying skills Certainly have thing under control can stop descent time want find mistake could cause severe bodily injury Helicopters also behave differently descending own downwash rotor blades create large amount air moving down very quickly helicopter starts descending gets caught up body air comes down quickly less control think thats what happened readers case add insult injury flying dusk further reduced visibility depth perception advantage flying day age improved electronics increased performance reliability radio equipment also portable communications day goes dont see advertisement cellular telephone st free sign up basic service dont work telephone company should really consider carrying cell phone should never fly yourself can quickly summon help its ever needed case above guy use Super GlueTM stop bleeding drive himself hospital would have much 106 Model Aviation * Positioning helicopter quickly pull oft fuel line can save day engine starts anything above idle Grip rotor head firmly starting engine Hold blade grip firmly carrykeeps pressure oft linkages adjustments better phone available call help could have given wounds complete attention knowing qualified help way hope everyone puts cell phone higl list priorities next presenteven themselves necessary Following few other relatively easy things to make flying safer Carry helicopter rotor blade grips experienced fliers reach cars grab helicopters center head fingers holding weight model flybar associated pushrods actually fairly delicate portion helicopter hours spent setting up get adjustments just right Canying helicopter head can cause ball link pop off ball bend pushrod change adjustment held place small set screw blade grip designed withstand full weight helicopter relatively free delicate adjustments fold blades back carrying keep tall rotor front keep banging something Range-check radio equipment needed say needed because no clear consensus often should done safe side could make range check before flight thats little much However range check before flying session unreasonable should done after adjustment radio equipment such change antenna placement change battery packs servo change etc Check batteries before flight dont know transmitter doesnt have meter check output what about alrborne battery pack small digital voltmeter built-in load have mentioned before must make sure airborne pack ready another flight starting engine have side helicopter frel tubing going engine facing transmitter easy reach firm grip rotor head No matter hard try times engine will start higher power setting idle its mad scramble get engine under control Most time its something simple such getting throttle stick back idle sometimes its complicated case just grab fuel line pull loose engine cant run long fuel its positive fix problem whatever may Leave transmitter antenna collapsed starting engine carrying helicopter away pits radio manufacturers have antenna-down minimum range check least 20 108 Model Aviation Electronics Servo Driver Easy use workbench field adjust servo movement check bad spot gear feet means can carry helicopter away pit area extend transmitter antenna clear helicopter Although strict safety issue have seen transmitter antennas bent broken trying carry helicopter radio antenna extended Make adjustments helicopter rotor blades stopped friend terrible accident tried check tracking 30-size helicopter blades turning picked up tail helicopter front skids still ground get better view tracking hardly felt blades strike hand running up rotors hand pieces small helicopter foam blades Its several years operations since accident still does have normal hand hovering stand well away helicopter fliers stand very close within five feet helicopters hovering its unnecessary dangerous Although helicopters very reliable always chance interference bad battery pack something disconnecting etc Thats pilot needs time get away out-of-control helicopter starting greater distance key hovering recommend comfortable distance 15-20 feet about 3O side Thats close enough see helicopter far enough away safety Few people safe can take certain amount riskor would never get out bed morning However safety thought about often enough until something such letter above published time taken sit down see what can done make flying safer enjoyable everyone hope example what will inspire take few minutes evaluate own flying safety habits come up good ideas others can use please let know CGS Electronics 7171 Steubenville Pike Oakdale PS 15071 [412] 787-0177 new Servo Driver very useful setting up checking radio equipment Its small lightweight can easily used flying field needed Servo Driver has two sets wires supplies power 3- 15-volt battery 48-volt pack common readily available field driver reverse-polarity protected other servo plug match positive-pulse servos Just turn knob extreme other watch servo movement makes servo field adjustments easy someone else frequency can check bad servo spot broken gear slowly moving servo extreme easy spot servo problems ground before claim helicopter flight Eatons 25cc 15 CI Engine 100% ball & roller bearings r 1 tiectronic magneto Prop Oub & mount jocluded Hand start/wt 4 lbs Current Prcv $15000 S&H$1300 Available Now Prop hub & mount also sold separately Custom Work & Repabs liNe nest onglies Convershe poted ipso requestl GIANT SCALE TR 200 CLOSE OUT UE T PIUCESI lIT 817900 SI H 820 AI 848Cm sin 8u Md-wing aeroSatic design br 2104 Cl ABS cowl harco cover & wheel panto ARF covered Ultracute Kit weignt 15-it ho wingspan ARE weight 16-19 lbs 92 wingspan * * ATTEITION SUPHI TIGER OWNERSI * * FinallyAvailablea macOined Darstock rodwrth tull roller bearogo tor Soper Tiger engines Super heavy duty tim will improve pertormance glow isa must tor gas convernion 2500&3000-$40OO$4OOS&H 4500-845OO$4DOS& H Robart Gear features compact design tougher lighter weight other retracts Pneumatic Mechanical Retracts mid-size models Retract Angles 7008509001 Forward thrust Nosegear Supported full line 0fTCT Robotrut straight and complete Robart Pn Air Control Systems Backed Over 2 famous Robart R4 See right tine w& httpIlwwwrobartc November1998 109
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/11
Page Numbers: 106, 108, 109
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/11
Page Numbers: 106, 108, 109
RADIO CONTROL HELICOPTERS S - . FOR THE PAST FEW months have working Concept VR 46 helicopter hoped have well air time work other projects have distracted Although like flying full-scale airplanes living big disadvantage Im nonnally home night rather off some hotel somewhere country leaves little time spend workshop Im home use garage very hot Florida summer Nevertheless Im devoting article safety issues brought out following excerpt letter readera fellow flier has made some safety mistakes others can leam really got great concept book hovering mostly landing nearby have way too much flying confined spaces yard tend see machine hovering device tend want move machine some place hold move back Usually too far myself have difficulty seeing responding orientation have way too crashes high overhead hover put machine body before knew led hospital trip stitches alone time another mistake lost lot blood thank God Super GlueTM also way too much carbon fiber machine left black hard see also did too much flying dusk visibility poor have since joined club read book doing flying afield think Im making progress now Thanks Before proceed would like thank reader sharing experiences its easy stand up say have made mistake have stitches prove lessons learned will benefit new older fliers long time come pilots first mistake flying confined space Although benefit helicopters dont need much space pilot spectators must have plan get out harms way should mishap occur lived Texas did quite bit testing backyard always sure have escape route case something went wrong use occasion has nothing good pilot good helicopter battery pack can short out linkage can come loose have tail rotor blade come off flight PCM radios tend mask problems helicopter may having dont show radio glitches rather go hold mode helicopter backed up once immediate reaction make nose-down correction Only after couple attempts did finally realize control quickly got out way until could get helicopter out hold mode second mistake reader made getting helicopter too far away difficulty seeing responding orientation few things can done better situation obvious fly too far away not-so-obvious make sure know last command given helicopter Everyone gets disoriented sometimes its helpful know what believe helicopter doing last command given right cyclic helicopter hard see level flight try giving opposite command cure problem least its place start Another option make helicopter visible can done easily using colorful paint scheme helicopters have seen palnted blue blends blue sky red turns dark setting sun best color have found visibility yellow shows up well against dark sky white clouds just about anything else relatively new black composite rotor blades also hard see almost invisible turning rate speed However sticking some white tape bladesnear tip farther down bladewill make show up flight like bulls-eye Another visibility technique have mentioned sent reader used brightly colored dowel attached laterally landing skids make helicopter easier see Just looking own helicopter can probably come up ways make visible thereby safer Flying high directly overhead pilots third problem became disoriented helicopter descended him rather easy because first its hard tell high helicopter because no other point reference second its hard tell fast helicopter descending same reason third pilots overestimate flying skills Certainly have thing under control can stop descent time want find mistake could cause severe bodily injury Helicopters also behave differently descending own downwash rotor blades create large amount air moving down very quickly helicopter starts descending gets caught up body air comes down quickly less control think thats what happened readers case add insult injury flying dusk further reduced visibility depth perception advantage flying day age improved electronics increased performance reliability radio equipment also portable communications day goes dont see advertisement cellular telephone st free sign up basic service dont work telephone company should really consider carrying cell phone should never fly yourself can quickly summon help its ever needed case above guy use Super GlueTM stop bleeding drive himself hospital would have much 106 Model Aviation * Positioning helicopter quickly pull oft fuel line can save day engine starts anything above idle Grip rotor head firmly starting engine Hold blade grip firmly carrykeeps pressure oft linkages adjustments better phone available call help could have given wounds complete attention knowing qualified help way hope everyone puts cell phone higl list priorities next presenteven themselves necessary Following few other relatively easy things to make flying safer Carry helicopter rotor blade grips experienced fliers reach cars grab helicopters center head fingers holding weight model flybar associated pushrods actually fairly delicate portion helicopter hours spent setting up get adjustments just right Canying helicopter head can cause ball link pop off ball bend pushrod change adjustment held place small set screw blade grip designed withstand full weight helicopter relatively free delicate adjustments fold blades back carrying keep tall rotor front keep banging something Range-check radio equipment needed say needed because no clear consensus often should done safe side could make range check before flight thats little much However range check before flying session unreasonable should done after adjustment radio equipment such change antenna placement change battery packs servo change etc Check batteries before flight dont know transmitter doesnt have meter check output what about alrborne battery pack small digital voltmeter built-in load have mentioned before must make sure airborne pack ready another flight starting engine have side helicopter frel tubing going engine facing transmitter easy reach firm grip rotor head No matter hard try times engine will start higher power setting idle its mad scramble get engine under control Most time its something simple such getting throttle stick back idle sometimes its complicated case just grab fuel line pull loose engine cant run long fuel its positive fix problem whatever may Leave transmitter antenna collapsed starting engine carrying helicopter away pits radio manufacturers have antenna-down minimum range check least 20 108 Model Aviation Electronics Servo Driver Easy use workbench field adjust servo movement check bad spot gear feet means can carry helicopter away pit area extend transmitter antenna clear helicopter Although strict safety issue have seen transmitter antennas bent broken trying carry helicopter radio antenna extended Make adjustments helicopter rotor blades stopped friend terrible accident tried check tracking 30-size helicopter blades turning picked up tail helicopter front skids still ground get better view tracking hardly felt blades strike hand running up rotors hand pieces small helicopter foam blades Its several years operations since accident still does have normal hand hovering stand well away helicopter fliers stand very close within five feet helicopters hovering its unnecessary dangerous Although helicopters very reliable always chance interference bad battery pack something disconnecting etc Thats pilot needs time get away out-of-control helicopter starting greater distance key hovering recommend comfortable distance 15-20 feet about 3O side Thats close enough see helicopter far enough away safety Few people safe can take certain amount riskor would never get out bed morning However safety thought about often enough until something such letter above published time taken sit down see what can done make flying safer enjoyable everyone hope example what will inspire take few minutes evaluate own flying safety habits come up good ideas others can use please let know CGS Electronics 7171 Steubenville Pike Oakdale PS 15071 [412] 787-0177 new Servo Driver very useful setting up checking radio equipment Its small lightweight can easily used flying field needed Servo Driver has two sets wires supplies power 3- 15-volt battery 48-volt pack common readily available field driver reverse-polarity protected other servo plug match positive-pulse servos Just turn knob extreme other watch servo movement makes servo field adjustments easy someone else frequency can check bad servo spot broken gear slowly moving servo extreme easy spot servo problems ground before claim helicopter flight Eatons 25cc 15 CI Engine 100% ball & roller bearings r 1 tiectronic magneto Prop Oub & mount jocluded Hand start/wt 4 lbs Current Prcv $15000 S&H$1300 Available Now Prop hub & mount also sold separately Custom Work & Repabs liNe nest onglies Convershe poted ipso requestl GIANT SCALE TR 200 CLOSE OUT UE T PIUCESI lIT 817900 SI H 820 AI 848Cm sin 8u Md-wing aeroSatic design br 2104 Cl ABS cowl harco cover & wheel panto ARF covered Ultracute Kit weignt 15-it ho wingspan ARE weight 16-19 lbs 92 wingspan * * ATTEITION SUPHI TIGER OWNERSI * * FinallyAvailablea macOined Darstock rodwrth tull roller bearogo tor Soper Tiger engines Super heavy duty tim will improve pertormance glow isa must tor gas convernion 2500&3000-$40OO$4OOS&H 4500-845OO$4DOS& H Robart Gear features compact design tougher lighter weight other retracts Pneumatic Mechanical Retracts mid-size models Retract Angles 7008509001 Forward thrust Nosegear Supported full line 0fTCT Robotrut straight and complete Robart Pn Air Control Systems Backed Over 2 famous Robart R4 See right tine w& httpIlwwwrobartc November1998 109
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/11
Page Numbers: 106, 108, 109
RADIO CONTROL HELICOPTERS S - . FOR THE PAST FEW months have working Concept VR 46 helicopter hoped have well air time work other projects have distracted Although like flying full-scale airplanes living big disadvantage Im nonnally home night rather off some hotel somewhere country leaves little time spend workshop Im home use garage very hot Florida summer Nevertheless Im devoting article safety issues brought out following excerpt letter readera fellow flier has made some safety mistakes others can leam really got great concept book hovering mostly landing nearby have way too much flying confined spaces yard tend see machine hovering device tend want move machine some place hold move back Usually too far myself have difficulty seeing responding orientation have way too crashes high overhead hover put machine body before knew led hospital trip stitches alone time another mistake lost lot blood thank God Super GlueTM also way too much carbon fiber machine left black hard see also did too much flying dusk visibility poor have since joined club read book doing flying afield think Im making progress now Thanks Before proceed would like thank reader sharing experiences its easy stand up say have made mistake have stitches prove lessons learned will benefit new older fliers long time come pilots first mistake flying confined space Although benefit helicopters dont need much space pilot spectators must have plan get out harms way should mishap occur lived Texas did quite bit testing backyard always sure have escape route case something went wrong use occasion has nothing good pilot good helicopter battery pack can short out linkage can come loose have tail rotor blade come off flight PCM radios tend mask problems helicopter may having dont show radio glitches rather go hold mode helicopter backed up once immediate reaction make nose-down correction Only after couple attempts did finally realize control quickly got out way until could get helicopter out hold mode second mistake reader made getting helicopter too far away difficulty seeing responding orientation few things can done better situation obvious fly too far away not-so-obvious make sure know last command given helicopter Everyone gets disoriented sometimes its helpful know what believe helicopter doing last command given right cyclic helicopter hard see level flight try giving opposite command cure problem least its place start Another option make helicopter visible can done easily using colorful paint scheme helicopters have seen palnted blue blends blue sky red turns dark setting sun best color have found visibility yellow shows up well against dark sky white clouds just about anything else relatively new black composite rotor blades also hard see almost invisible turning rate speed However sticking some white tape bladesnear tip farther down bladewill make show up flight like bulls-eye Another visibility technique have mentioned sent reader used brightly colored dowel attached laterally landing skids make helicopter easier see Just looking own helicopter can probably come up ways make visible thereby safer Flying high directly overhead pilots third problem became disoriented helicopter descended him rather easy because first its hard tell high helicopter because no other point reference second its hard tell fast helicopter descending same reason third pilots overestimate flying skills Certainly have thing under control can stop descent time want find mistake could cause severe bodily injury Helicopters also behave differently descending own downwash rotor blades create large amount air moving down very quickly helicopter starts descending gets caught up body air comes down quickly less control think thats what happened readers case add insult injury flying dusk further reduced visibility depth perception advantage flying day age improved electronics increased performance reliability radio equipment also portable communications day goes dont see advertisement cellular telephone st free sign up basic service dont work telephone company should really consider carrying cell phone should never fly yourself can quickly summon help its ever needed case above guy use Super GlueTM stop bleeding drive himself hospital would have much 106 Model Aviation * Positioning helicopter quickly pull oft fuel line can save day engine starts anything above idle Grip rotor head firmly starting engine Hold blade grip firmly carrykeeps pressure oft linkages adjustments better phone available call help could have given wounds complete attention knowing qualified help way hope everyone puts cell phone higl list priorities next presenteven themselves necessary Following few other relatively easy things to make flying safer Carry helicopter rotor blade grips experienced fliers reach cars grab helicopters center head fingers holding weight model flybar associated pushrods actually fairly delicate portion helicopter hours spent setting up get adjustments just right Canying helicopter head can cause ball link pop off ball bend pushrod change adjustment held place small set screw blade grip designed withstand full weight helicopter relatively free delicate adjustments fold blades back carrying keep tall rotor front keep banging something Range-check radio equipment needed say needed because no clear consensus often should done safe side could make range check before flight thats little much However range check before flying session unreasonable should done after adjustment radio equipment such change antenna placement change battery packs servo change etc Check batteries before flight dont know transmitter doesnt have meter check output what about alrborne battery pack small digital voltmeter built-in load have mentioned before must make sure airborne pack ready another flight starting engine have side helicopter frel tubing going engine facing transmitter easy reach firm grip rotor head No matter hard try times engine will start higher power setting idle its mad scramble get engine under control Most time its something simple such getting throttle stick back idle sometimes its complicated case just grab fuel line pull loose engine cant run long fuel its positive fix problem whatever may Leave transmitter antenna collapsed starting engine carrying helicopter away pits radio manufacturers have antenna-down minimum range check least 20 108 Model Aviation Electronics Servo Driver Easy use workbench field adjust servo movement check bad spot gear feet means can carry helicopter away pit area extend transmitter antenna clear helicopter Although strict safety issue have seen transmitter antennas bent broken trying carry helicopter radio antenna extended Make adjustments helicopter rotor blades stopped friend terrible accident tried check tracking 30-size helicopter blades turning picked up tail helicopter front skids still ground get better view tracking hardly felt blades strike hand running up rotors hand pieces small helicopter foam blades Its several years operations since accident still does have normal hand hovering stand well away helicopter fliers stand very close within five feet helicopters hovering its unnecessary dangerous Although helicopters very reliable always chance interference bad battery pack something disconnecting etc Thats pilot needs time get away out-of-control helicopter starting greater distance key hovering recommend comfortable distance 15-20 feet about 3O side Thats close enough see helicopter far enough away safety Few people safe can take certain amount riskor would never get out bed morning However safety thought about often enough until something such letter above published time taken sit down see what can done make flying safer enjoyable everyone hope example what will inspire take few minutes evaluate own flying safety habits come up good ideas others can use please let know CGS Electronics 7171 Steubenville Pike Oakdale PS 15071 [412] 787-0177 new Servo Driver very useful setting up checking radio equipment Its small lightweight can easily used flying field needed Servo Driver has two sets wires supplies power 3- 15-volt battery 48-volt pack common readily available field driver reverse-polarity protected other servo plug match positive-pulse servos Just turn knob extreme other watch servo movement makes servo field adjustments easy someone else frequency can check bad servo spot broken gear slowly moving servo extreme easy spot servo problems ground before claim helicopter flight Eatons 25cc 15 CI Engine 100% ball & roller bearings r 1 tiectronic magneto Prop Oub & mount jocluded Hand start/wt 4 lbs Current Prcv $15000 S&H$1300 Available Now Prop hub & mount also sold separately Custom Work & Repabs liNe nest onglies Convershe poted ipso requestl GIANT SCALE TR 200 CLOSE OUT UE T PIUCESI lIT 817900 SI H 820 AI 848Cm sin 8u Md-wing aeroSatic design br 2104 Cl ABS cowl harco cover & wheel panto ARF covered Ultracute Kit weignt 15-it ho wingspan ARE weight 16-19 lbs 92 wingspan * * ATTEITION SUPHI TIGER OWNERSI * * FinallyAvailablea macOined Darstock rodwrth tull roller bearogo tor Soper Tiger engines Super heavy duty tim will improve pertormance glow isa must tor gas convernion 2500&3000-$40OO$4OOS&H 4500-845OO$4DOS& H Robart Gear features compact design tougher lighter weight other retracts Pneumatic Mechanical Retracts mid-size models Retract Angles 7008509001 Forward thrust Nosegear Supported full line 0fTCT Robotrut straight and complete Robart Pn Air Control Systems Backed Over 2 famous Robart R4 See right tine w& httpIlwwwrobartc November1998 109
