"Leeds-Mick via ModelGeeks.com" <u42018@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Kevin wrote:
>
>>its a bit like restoring an 1885 Carl Benz 1st car and taking down the
>>M4 to Wales yes you could do it,but would it be practical no, would it
>>be safe no , would it be a laugh no ,
> the absolute last thing i want the aircraft to do, is crash. I'm looking
> for
> a good pilot for its first few flights! I have spent most of the last 30
> years involved in all kinds of mechanical electrical, and electronic
> engineering, restoring and building custom bikes and cars, but an injury
> has
> forced me to give up working, and i am left with 24/7 to find things to
> do.
May I make a suggestion Mick? Take up the guitar.
> I
> am after a walkera 3d helicopter for myself, and have started with the
> flight
> sims to gain experiance, but you cannot replace real hands on
experiance,
> and hard earned knowledge. The models i have seen recently are amazing
> pieces
> of micro engineering, and i have found a new hobby. One way or another,
i
> will finish this s****t 500, even if it means i have to make a giant
> counterbalanced see saw (Teeter totter) to start flight trials. As for
> your
> car analogy, no i wouldnt take it on the M4, cos it wasnt built for it,
It wasn't built for ANY flying. that's why it's sat in someone's garage
for
12 yers.
> I'd
> take it out on the country lanes, and to rally's, just as i would take
the
> helicopter to an open area, rather than trying to fly it in my living
room
You won't need a large area for the 500. It'll crash before it's flown its
own length. Thank **** :)
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