Why R/c Helicopters Are Cool

[Matt D.]

Originally posted by SlowWhite@Apr 2 2004, 07:14 AM
Curtis Youngblood has been the world Champion since he was 18 (now probably 28)

do a google search and check out his flying. IT's the most unreal/skilled thing I've ever witnessed. Also Video tapes DO NOT do Justice to what it's actually like in real life.
I've seen Curtis Youngblood on video before, and this is right up there... I've seen a lot of 3D heli pilots in person and what this guy does in this video is simply FUCKING AMAZING... A lot of stuff even I have never seen before.

What Brian says is true... If you ever get to see someone fly an R/C heli in person doing tricks like this you will be in awe. Same with R/C aerobatics... The things you can do with a little plane are amazing.

[mr2nup]

dude minis are cool i just never got mine together. i have all the pro parts that are out now though. they are still 1/10th they just are for sport compact bar bodys. lol this was like back in 97 when i raced for hpi. its kinda a fucked up deal i guess. lol i started some pos team ass stadium truck and did ok just kinda for fun. then some kid i was racing with was selling a traxxas stampede 1 weekend real cheap just the monster truck chassis. so i took it home and made it faster then my team ass stadium truck. thats where things get fucked. lol i started winning races with a monster truck chassis in a stadium truck class. what a joke that was for the first 2 weeks. lol tell more and more tried to do what i did and couldn't. so the owner of the shop where i was racing hooked my up with a traxxas srt it was like the best traxxas made back in like 94 maybe? it was a tank. lol but somehow i made that heavy slug fly and then this guy was selling out of every traxxas part he had. and i had whatever i wanted from his shop after that. so i said call hpi and he did. so i moved on to hpi and went even faster. i'm sure you can get the rest from there.

[mr2nup]

somehow i never got into nitro cars or plains. but choppers are way cool to watch.

[BuildADSM]

Man that makes me want to get out my brothers airplane. He has had the damn thing for 5 years and never flown it the fuselage is twisted so it won't fly straight. For thoses of you who have flown sould we try to fly it crocked and if we crash put all the stuff in a new one or just start over with a new fuselage?

[mr2nup]

from what i know with all the newer shit out you should just start over.

[Matt D.]

Straightening a fuselage is more work than it's worth. The planes are made out of balsa and thin plywood... The slightest amount of moisture is enough to make them warp, and you're better off swapping over the electronics and such to a new plane rather than waste your time and fun trying to make a pile of shit fly straight. A RTF (Ready To Fly) plane isn't too expensive, and would be your best bet if you're serious about learning to fly.

[SlowWhite]

anyone fly Zagi's?

I have 2 at the house and would be fun to have a battle sometime.

-Brian

[Matt D.]

Originally posted by SlowWhite@Apr 2 2004, 09:38 AM
anyone fly Zagi's?
Those were the rage when I was flying last. I've never seen them in the air, but always wanted to fly one.

[mr2nup]

wait whats a zagi?

[Matt D.]

http://www.zagi.com/

http://zagi.com/images/zfixx4.jpg