Tony
Staff member
I first want to thank Marius (Stokke) for starting the other thread and kicking all of this off. This thread can be found HERE. Next I want to thank Jesse for finding the deal on the New RCH Heli and Gaba for sealing the deal. It was expensive, but building a "New" kit would have cost more than double what we are going to spend on this heli.
For those that don't know, The RCH Heli is an Align 600 Nitro Pro with 3GX gyro and an OS 55 HZ with the Hyper Head. This all came with the heli as well as 3 canopies, a flybarless head as well as a flybar head and a set of Align 600 blades. Just those things alone that it comes with is worth double or more of the asking price that we paid. Happily.
Gaba was generous enough to donate a starter shaft to start the engine with a drill as well as a LiFe Rx battery and an onboard glow igniter as well as two sets of tail blades that the heli didn't come with.
Jesse was generous enough to donate a set of front torque tube gears for the bird because we all know I'm going to need them lmao.
Now the above people that have donated parts to the heli is only part of the matter. The rest of the money came from cash donations to Rc-Help to fund the purchase of everything we have spoke of. I don't know who wants their name in the open, so I will not mention any names in this thread. No matter what your donation amount, it has helped greatly in getting us this far!
So where do we go from here?
At this time, the front TT gears are in the mail, the helicopter with the extra parts from Gaba are in the mail and the "other part" that I ordered is in the mail. All heading for central Oklahoma. I'm very excited to receive this helicopter to figure out what I can do with it.
There are still parts that we need for the heli. Not only to get it in the air, but to keep it there when my thumbs start acting up as they always do lol.
The Must Have parts are servos for the cyclic, servo for the tail and servo for the throttle. I'm looking to get All align servos for this bird such as 610's for the cyclic, 650 for the tail and 620 for the throttle. Once I have those, I could wire this thing up and have it in the air from what I know about it. However, there are always hidden damages in a used helicopter so I will have to completely tear down the bird to figure out if it's safe or not.
Now I don't know about you, but the holidays are the worst possible time to start a build. At this time, it's almost December and turkey day just passed last week. Needless to say, I'm broke as a joke. However everything has been done with donations so far and it's turning out great. Over $400 in donations already!
I would like to urge you to donate if you can to help get the RCH Heli in the air before the new year. I would also like to know who would like their name out in the open that have donated. Please vote in the poll. No one but me can see the results so if you say no, then I will not put your name in the thread, nor on the helicopter. But I want everyone to vote one way or another. If you have NOT sent a donation, DO NOT VOTE! This poll is only for those that have donated.
And speaking of donations. If you donate, you will be put into the supporters usergroup here on the site. This will not only open up more privileges for you on the forum, but you will have access to a section of the forum that is only for our Adult Members. Anyone under 18, please don't donate because I will not be able to change anything with your account.
So to everyone that has donated, I am greatly appreciative of what you have done. Because of your generous donations we have been able to get the heli and most of the parts to get it in the air. But we still have much further to go. Please donate anything you can to help out. Whether it be parts or cash, it will all go into the helicopter unless you write me a note in the donation stating otherwise.
Thanks again everyone! It's because of you that Rc-Help is where it is today!!!
For those that don't know, The RCH Heli is an Align 600 Nitro Pro with 3GX gyro and an OS 55 HZ with the Hyper Head. This all came with the heli as well as 3 canopies, a flybarless head as well as a flybar head and a set of Align 600 blades. Just those things alone that it comes with is worth double or more of the asking price that we paid. Happily.
Gaba was generous enough to donate a starter shaft to start the engine with a drill as well as a LiFe Rx battery and an onboard glow igniter as well as two sets of tail blades that the heli didn't come with.
Jesse was generous enough to donate a set of front torque tube gears for the bird because we all know I'm going to need them lmao.
Now the above people that have donated parts to the heli is only part of the matter. The rest of the money came from cash donations to Rc-Help to fund the purchase of everything we have spoke of. I don't know who wants their name in the open, so I will not mention any names in this thread. No matter what your donation amount, it has helped greatly in getting us this far!
So where do we go from here?
At this time, the front TT gears are in the mail, the helicopter with the extra parts from Gaba are in the mail and the "other part" that I ordered is in the mail. All heading for central Oklahoma. I'm very excited to receive this helicopter to figure out what I can do with it.
There are still parts that we need for the heli. Not only to get it in the air, but to keep it there when my thumbs start acting up as they always do lol.
The Must Have parts are servos for the cyclic, servo for the tail and servo for the throttle. I'm looking to get All align servos for this bird such as 610's for the cyclic, 650 for the tail and 620 for the throttle. Once I have those, I could wire this thing up and have it in the air from what I know about it. However, there are always hidden damages in a used helicopter so I will have to completely tear down the bird to figure out if it's safe or not.
Now I don't know about you, but the holidays are the worst possible time to start a build. At this time, it's almost December and turkey day just passed last week. Needless to say, I'm broke as a joke. However everything has been done with donations so far and it's turning out great. Over $400 in donations already!
I would like to urge you to donate if you can to help get the RCH Heli in the air before the new year. I would also like to know who would like their name out in the open that have donated. Please vote in the poll. No one but me can see the results so if you say no, then I will not put your name in the thread, nor on the helicopter. But I want everyone to vote one way or another. If you have NOT sent a donation, DO NOT VOTE! This poll is only for those that have donated.
And speaking of donations. If you donate, you will be put into the supporters usergroup here on the site. This will not only open up more privileges for you on the forum, but you will have access to a section of the forum that is only for our Adult Members. Anyone under 18, please don't donate because I will not be able to change anything with your account.
So to everyone that has donated, I am greatly appreciative of what you have done. Because of your generous donations we have been able to get the heli and most of the parts to get it in the air. But we still have much further to go. Please donate anything you can to help out. Whether it be parts or cash, it will all go into the helicopter unless you write me a note in the donation stating otherwise.
Thanks again everyone! It's because of you that Rc-Help is where it is today!!!