Re: So I want to get a helicopter....

Well......

I went for it.

After work on Friday, I purchased a JR x2610. after 1.5 hours playing
and reading manuals, i found how to change the model type to heli.

an hour later, I found how to do it again... havent tried a third time
yet :-)

Saturday, a hole appeared in my trouser pocket - I was going to get a
sim, a sim a sim and what did i get when i got to the shop ? a raptor
30 v2. then had to explain what the box was to the wife... hum...

Monday night, completed building the beast. No muffler, rearly on
purpose... if it was 100% complete, i would play, and no doubt
break...

So, after getting the missing pin for the tail rotor and the muffler,
im off for a build check at the shop i got the kit from and a test
flight at the club I have just joined.

The eingine is a SC. Talking to the guys at the club, they all
recommended an OS32 or 39. talking to the guys at the shop, they said
yep, os, good engine. get this cheap thing at half the price, because
your be hovering for a long time, not far off the ground, that will
pick up a lot of dust and killl the engine in a period of time. Yeah,
makes sence.. so £50 engine instead of a £104 engine.

Got some training wheels. My god they are big... dont know why, but I
expected something a little smaller, but thinking about it, i wish
they were a little bigger ;-)

Now im in the "ah" part. Built the beast, got soooo many parts left
over, little screws and bolts and washers.... like everything eh,
there is always something left over and your thinking where on earth
did that supposed to go... oh well.

Will let you know how the test flight went, might even video it :-)

Cheers all
Pete.
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