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#271518 - 06/12/2005 13:23 RC Helicopter Videos
pedrohoon
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Registered: 06/08/2002
Posts: 333
Loc: The Pilbara, Western Australia
For anyone who is into RC helis, check out this movie or try this one (11.9MB)
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#271519 - 06/12/2005 14:21 Re: RC Helicopter Videos [Re: pedrohoon]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14496
Loc: Canada
Old news, previously posted here somewhere. But fun.

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#271520 - 07/12/2005 04:03 Re: RC Helicopter Videos [Re: pedrohoon]
Neutrino
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Registered: 23/01/2002
Posts: 506
Loc: The Great Pacific NorthWest
Thanks for the post. I had not seen this before. All I can say is "WoW!".
That is quite amazing. I spent about a year learning to fly a RC heli. This was back before the computerized transmitters. I spent a small fortune on tail booms and rotor blade before I got it down to the point I could fly around in a "normal" fashion. That was as good as it got. That movie is amazing! I had no idea that a heli could even do that.

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#271521 - 08/12/2005 11:34 Re: RC Helicopter Videos [Re: Neutrino]
Anonymous
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Be sure to take some motion-sickness pills before trying it in a real chopper.

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#271522 - 08/12/2005 19:18 Re: RC Helicopter Videos [Re: pedrohoon]
Cris
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Registered: 06/02/2002
Posts: 1904
Loc: Leeds, UK
Nice video!

There are some guys that fly like that down at our club. Although lately I haven't been able to go down much (at all!). Impressive the first time, but all they are really doing is not crashing, I personally still find one of the older guys flying a scale model with total control much more impressive. They are able to mimic the exact movements of the real thing.

I never really got beyond a steady hover myself, and I now find myself doing much more "interesting" things on a Sunday afternoon now I have a woman. Please note the GF lurks here, some of you may remember her from Euro meet 2004? (Howdy there ).

And having a big old house sucking all the money out of the bank, which used to be spent on repairing crashes, doesn't help either.

Cheers

Cris.

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#271523 - 08/12/2005 21:29 Re: RC Helicopter Videos [Re: Cris]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
Quote:
and I now find myself doing much more "interesting" things on a Sunday afternoon now I have a woman


How does it compare to flying a model helicopter? I assume a certain amount of skill, co-ordination and timing is still required?
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#271524 - 08/12/2005 21:34 Re: RC Helicopter Videos [Re: andym]
CrackersMcCheese
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
To go to the supermarket? I suppose he'd need those, yes.

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#271525 - 09/12/2005 00:03 Re: RC Helicopter Videos [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
TigerJimmy
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Registered: 15/02/2002
Posts: 1049
No, to earn the extra money.


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