Wireless Camera & Digital Scale

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I’ve just got my new 1.2 Ghz wireless camera. To use with my FP or Lama, or any other rc stuff. Bought it from Rc-fever.com for only 29$(168NOK), it’s a really cheap wireless cam. And it’s quite good compared to what I paid for it. Only problem it needs allot of light, actually I only get good pictures outside.

I made it to fit a JST plug, so it drains power from the LiPo in the heli. So the only weight added to the helicopter is 13 g! So the flight time is the same as without.

Well, heres a video of the cam:

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVvn9Ugc1bI]

I’ve also got my new digital scale from dealextreme, it’s a 0-1000 g type, with 0.1 g sensitivity. So it’s more than enough for my micro helies and equipment.

Only 67 NOK and free shipping!

LP-Guard & Cheap LiPo

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As a safety precaution when charging/storing my LiPo packs, I bought a LP-Guard. It’s basically a fireproof sack, where you just put your lipos in. I got mine from unitedhobbies at just 17$. So now I finally can sleep at night ^^

And I found a very cheap LiPo for my FP2 at rc711.com. Only 14$ for a 900mAh 7.4v 12C. It’s just as good as my 850 mAh batteries, and since it’s such a cheap pack I can’t complain! I might need to get another one 😀

Honey Bee FP2 – Update

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So, it’s been a while since last update.

Been flying alot of battery packs since last update, and broken a few parts. I’m quite impressed how durable the FP2 is, and how easy it is to change parts.

Me and a friend found a big grass field to practice some flying on. For the first time we took sharp turns, while keeping high speed. Sometimes we got too tough and took deep dives resulting in crashing. But the most annoying part was the winds. Especially when going fast forward a wind would lift the heli and gain great altitude.

I also custom modified the canopy with some Norwegian flags and signs.

Also my friends canopy got smashed in a crash, So he got a new black one. Pretty cool!

Parts i broken so far:

1x Paddle control frame
1x Servo push-rod set(one of them)

Oh, and as you maybe can see on the picture of my FP2, the landing skid is repaired. It broke some parts in a crash.

The next step, HoneyBee Fp2

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So, I’ve reached the limits of the coax system. Got a lot of blade strikes when I pushed it too far, it’s not a challenge to fly it anymore. Then it was time for me to move onto the single-rotor world.

I bought a E-sky Honey Bee FP2 from miracle-mart, after reading trough rc-groups about new beginner helies. I even created my own thread with a poll, and so that other who know what to get gave me a good push in the right direction. After a while, I bought the FP2. And I love it!

It’s very noob friendly, hard and robust. It can handle some pretty nasty crashes, mostly because it’s much more simple than a CP. And because of it’s weight(290g), also the blades runs at a much lower speed than CP helies.

Less tuning and tweaking than a CP heli, but of course it got it’s downsides. It flies slower than a CP, and slower reaction. But for now it’s all I need! Right now I’m struggling with keeping the heli hovered and turning around. Theres alot to learn when moving on from a lama.

Actually, I wish I just had started on this heli in the first place. Tho the lama gave me some experience, and allot of fun times 🙂

Walkera 5#6 landing on a cd-spindle.

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This might sound like a easy thing, but it’s quite hard when you actually do it. Theres alot of ground effect and side winds from the helicopter when you get close to the ground or the spindle. And when you think it’s okay to land, the heli flips and crashes. Well, watch the video 😛

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxOLAQ2-twI]

Also, it’s was time for me to move on. To take the next step from the coax, so I just ordered a Esky Honey Bee FP2.

Lama v3, outdoor landing practice.

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We all know the coax helies aren’t built for use outside, and we all know everybody flies them outside from time to time.

Actually, it’s very good to practice landing outside. You got allkinds of winds coming in, and you need to counter them. So it’s quite hard to make it land nicely, sometimes you just touch down hard. So, I recorded some of my landings.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5xGhp1dMFw&w=425&h=350]

E-sky Lama V3, Outdoor Fun

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Posting some videos of me and some friends flying our lamas, 4 lamas at the total. But only 3 at the max, since on of us had to record.

The weather was great, except for some sneaky winds that came now and then. Rino`s heli is a standard one, he just got his heli some days ago. Then we got Stein`s heli which has almost all xtreme, except for some support bars for the tail. He also got some bad gears, you can hear there are some special noise when it flies.

Then we got Aleks`s heli, thats a hybrid 😛 with some xtreme pars. And then we got mine heli which only has the xtreme motors and blades.

Some crashes trought the movie, but thats nothing compared to the one in the end. Where Rino was flyin and suddenly he moved out from the yard and got very high. Not recommended to go that far out, cause there are some very nasty winds. As you can see in the movie he got pwned by those.

Well, no expensive parts got destroyed in the last crash. Just the inner shaft, outer shaft, and some blades. And of course the tail got whipped, and the landing skids. Luckily the electronics survived the crash, no sign of damage.

Well, enough of that. I bet you want to see the movie! 😀

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MtLj5u-V8U&w=425&h=350]

New design/theme, and blog in english!

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So, I finally decided to write this blog in english. Well, to get some of the new content into english, I translated the 3 last posts. Used some translator I found on the internet(well, actually it’s me who translated). So, this is how it will be from now on. Hope it looks good and tho my english is a bit english-norwegian I think it will be okay.

I will try to write new stuff as often as possible, mostly it will contain stuff about my RC hobby. 🙂

Walkera 5#6, it flies!

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Yeah, finally I managed to fly it!

Was just fooling around with the swashplate, trying to level it. After some time it looked okai, so I tried it out. And yes the heli hoovers and flies like a lama v3(almost).  I also recorded while I tried to land on a very small area. My poor little 5#6 🙂

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoSBR1swUfI]

E-sky Lama V3 Upgrades!

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Time to write an update about what part I have upgraded since I got my Lama v3.

The following parts are installed:

Xtreme 180 bearing motor
Xtreme Blade
Alu. Swash plate
Alu.Central hub
PremiumPower – Li-Polymer Battery 7.4v 850mah 15c

Theres allot of difference with the new motors and blades. My lama has a quicker response, and can handle much more(yeah tried to load it with stuff). Also the new motors are cooler than the old, and that noisy high-pitch sound is gone.

The new aluminum parts are very good! They makes the heli very smooth, they are also more durable than the plastic ones. The alu-inner shaft also keeps the stabilizer locked in place, so when you crash it wont brake loose.

I would really recommend these upgrades to all of you! They are well worth the money, and will last and deliver much more fun than the plastic ones.