"Leeds-Mick via ModelGeeks.com" <u42018@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Robert Roland wrote:
> But if you like tinkering with old technology and like
>>making your own spare parts from a block of metal, an old-timer
>>helicopter can probably be just as much fun as a old-timer car.
> I do! and more so, cos i can work in the comfort of my home, and not the
> workshop floor. The lathe is a little tricky to pass in the kitchen, but
> !!
>
>>The S****t 500 was designed in a time where a helicopter radio was
>>beyond most modeler's budget, and most modelers would already own a
>>.40 size plane engine. The intention, therefore, was to design a heli
>>that can be powered by a normal plane engine and flown with a
>>standard, four channel radio.
> which will be why some people thought they were underpowered i suppose,
> thank
> you for that
>
> If you want to get this machine
>>flying in order to have a cheap, fun flying time, you are wasting your
>>time. If you want to try to make the thing work simply because of the
>>fun of the challenge itself, I applaud your courage.
> we want to get it flying cos thats what its supposed to do. I still
> wouldnt
> call Modeling a particulaly cheep hobby either, and maybe its a matter
of
> perspective again, but i dont see courage. Its not like i m designing,
or
> trying to re design, just put it back together as it was designed to be,
> at
> least in the first place! The biggest challenge i have, is in finding
the
> expertise and information i need to try !
>>It was also called a "teeter damper wire", if I remember correctly. It
>>was simply a short piece of extremely hardened wire that would connect
>>the rotor read with the mast. They were bought in packs of five or
>>ten, as they kept breaking all the time. A slightly heavy landing was
>>all it took to snap the wire.
> well ours definatly doesnt have one, and there may lie the real reason
the
> origional owner sold it to my friend. Now at least, i have some idea of
> where
> it went, and what it was supposed to do. Thank you
>>I have seen a video where someone actually flew the thing, but I have
>>never seen it fly myself, apart from some short, wobbly hovering hops.
> I ve seen that on u tube too, and let me assure you, that all ground
> tests,
> and attempts at flight, will be video'd, if only for Evidential reasons
!.
>>If you have no experience flying helis at all, you will not be able to
>>get the S****t 500 into the air. Ask an accomplished pilot for
>>assistance. Whether you want him to actually try to fly it, or if you
>>tell him to just "let it rip", is entirely up to you.
> My Grandfather told me that there were old pilots, and bold pilots, but
> there
> are no old bold pilots. I have always defered towards caution, which is
> why i
> think im still alive, and in one piece, so I want and need a cautious
> pilot,
> with as much experiance as i can find to check my work, put me right
where
> ive gone wrong, test fly it, and hopefully teach me and my freind how to
> fly
> it safely.
I've taught quite a few people to fly using MFA S****t 500's, but
thankfully,
they're things of the past these days.
> Any Volanteers !? .
You're joking. Too much like hard work.
--
Beav
VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19
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