Mean looking canopy

What is your feedback on the heli so far ? And how much progress on the maneuvers ?

No flying in over a month!! Been really hot and windy here...

Quote from: lavneetgyani on June 30, 2010, 09:58:32 PM
could not resist the temptation to change the canopy to the yummy fusuno air brushed and the landing gear to black

Man, your heli is looking very S**y!  Any plans to sell ? Just kidding 

Quote from: anwar on June 30, 2010, 10:47:31 PM
Mean looking canopy

What is your feedback on the heli so far ? And how much progress on the maneuvers ?

Just to update, been doing good with the trex600. large fig 8's with good banking turns at both ends, stall turns, pirouettes, autorotations etc etc....infact my heli flamed out at about 60 feet in FFF and I managed to bring it down nice and sweet so am quite thrilled. videos soon!!

Cheers

Waiting. What do u mean by flamed? 

means engine shutdown ,this word basically used for jetengines not for piston engines where excess of
1)Fuel flow without enough oxygen to burn inside the combustion chamber ,fuel comes out the engine and burns outside.
2)Sometimes this occurs even if engine running out of fuel! or bad & blocked fuel nozzels.
3)Compressor stall which will lead to (1) point and even when FOD occurs (foregin object insertion).

example of flame out due to bird strike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNpB-8_BSo&feature=related

"Flame out" in field speak means "engine quit mid-air"   That is where autorotation skills come into saving a lot of money

Quote from: anwar on August 18, 2010, 12:06:09 PM
"Flame out" in field speak means "engine quit mid-air"   That is where autorotation skills come into saving a lot of money

Thanks anwar....yes we do use "Flame Out" or "Dead stick" on the RC field for engine quitting mid air. However, 'Dead Stick' isn't quite apt for helis since the stick is quite alive with the collective for autorotating

This evenings flight video of the Rex 600...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz3S-aO_DGY&feature=player_embedded

Good to see you taking it step by step  

Try to land (carefully) with the nose a tiny bit earlier than the tail... (as if there is a SMALL amount of forward elevator).  It helps the tail blades from hitting the ground first, and subsequent issues.  If you over do it, it again causes the tail to slam down, which is also not good.

I flare it around 4-5 feet up (aft cyclic and some collective) and then level it out after the speed has bled (fwd cyclic) and settle her down level with full collective (rather than the slight nose down). By the time it touches down, 1. the head-speed is extremely low, 2. there is no power driving the rotors(thr hold) and 3. I have consciously loosened the tail rotor blades in the grips. Had perfect results on the 50 or so autos I have done. Even if the fin does ever happen to touch first, there is little chance of stripping the bevels....

This is an issue when you do them from 100+ feet, on solid ground.  The loose tail blades is the first line of defense.  Getting into the habit helps.  Bleeding the blade speed close to nil is also something to be careful about.

Your grassy field is an advantage !