Helicopters
Hello everyone. I would like to welcome you to the next series that Rc-Help.com is putting together right now. If you have read the forum, and you should have already, you know that Marius started up a thread to accept donations to get Rc-Help.com it's very own helicopter. And with that, it all...
In this video we finally get the Align Pro v2 3GX into the air for the first time. This is not what I would call a "Maiden Flight", but it is the first time it will see air.
The first takeoff was not as planned and got a little rough. But thanks to the quality of Align products, the tail...
In this video I go through what I do to set the pitch up on this helicopter. Being flybarless and only having two links to the grips and 3 links to the swash to adjust, it's a very fast setup. Much easier than a flybar head. Enjoy.
http://youtu.be/thUQc9jSQBc
In this video we finally get things turned on and get some settings in the gyro to get the heli in the air. In future videos I will do a more specific setup guide on advanced settings on the 3GX gyro. But these settings will get you into the air.
http://youtu.be/2fc_QUbbS-I
In this video, I show you exactly how to install the motor and how to set the proper gear mesh. A proper gear mesh is critical in a great running helicopter. Follow what I show in this video, and you will have a perfect mesh every time. We also go through where I installed the ESC, mounting the...
In this video I go through the steps on installing the main gear, main shaft into the gear, skids and the tail boom finally makes it's way to the main body of the heli. It's starting to look like a helicopter now!
Here is Part 4, Assembling the tail of the Align 450 Pro V2 3GX. This is a Torque Tube (TT) tail, so assembly is very easy. No need to fish a belt through the tail and make sure it's not kinked or twisted, just plug in the shaft and go.
You do want to make sure to check every bolt on this...
We are finally to the part where we get to put the frame together. This is pretty easy, but as you will see in later videos, you must test the fit of the main bearing blocks. My main shaft was so tight that without any shims, the auto gear was not wanting to turn. I had to force the top block...
In this video, we finally get to building the head on the Align 450 Pro V2. The head will come mostly assembled but you will have to take every screw out of it and put some thread lock on it. The main shaft and feathering shaft are as straight as an arrow, the bearings are the smoothest you can...
Ever since I got into this hobby, I have wanted an Align helicopter. I figrued I would end up with the oldest model and quite possibly a used one. Well I had the good fortune (and a good wife) that allowed me to get the latest and greatest in the Align arsenal. The Align T-Rex 450 Pro V2 3GX...
Here it is everyone, the maiden flight of the brushless conversion on the mCP-X. This thing has more power than it needs with the HP05 brushless motor, and that 120SR tail is rock solid. When I flip it inverted and the wind catches it, I had to hold full positive collective, and full forward...
Every one of us that own the mcpx have wanted to do this upgrade. I mean lets face it, brushless is the way it should have come from the factory. But that is not how it comes because they want to save money. So it's up to us to do it ourselves.
Unfortunately, the company that I purchased...
(Piezoelectric Gyro)
The first type of gyro is the piezoelectric gyro which uses a quickly vibrating crystal. As the crystal vibrates, an applied rotational force will cause disturbances in it’s wobble which create a small, but measurable electric current proportional to the rate at which...
Building a “Not So cheap†Helicopter
I am sure that you have read our “Cheapest helicopter buildâ€, and you say to yourself “I don’t want a cheap helicopter, but I don’t want to spend $500 eitherâ€. That is exactly what this article is all about. I know that I would never purchase...
Hey everyone. Well by now I'm sure that most of you that are watching this have watched the "Crash Testing" video that I posted. Well, after I did that video, the next day I took it out for a serious flight, and not one where I'm just throwing it around to see what will break lol.
Well, As I...
Hey everyone, I thought I would take my poor little mCP X outside and just throw it around and see how many times I could crash it lol. Well, it was a lot... But, throughout this whole video, I broke NOTHING!!! I had to push the main gear back on the main shaft, but that was it.
This has to...
Hello everyone, Well, I have been waiting for a long time for this helicopter to come out, and now that it has, it's been worth the wait. This helicopter for a collective pitch heli, is one of the most stable little guys there is.
Now, even though it's a collective pitch, it can still fly on...
Here is the unboxing of the Blade mCP X. This is one great little heli. It's almost as stable as the smaller mSR, but man is this thing responsive. It's almost like the bigger heli's as far as response goes. I have only hovered this heli, but it feels great in the air. I can't wait to get it...
Time and time again I get asked what the best helicopter is to start out with. And the answer may not be as easy as you think.
If you have never flown anything before, including planes, then you need to start out with a coax helicopter. Why a coax? Because they are the most stable of all of...
Hello everyone, I thought that I would make a video, that from start to finish, explains what you need to do in order to get a heli up in the air.
In this video, I started with my Dynam E-Razor 450 RTF with the FM radio. It's just me, but I don't like FM, but it was the only thing they had...