Wow, am loving this hobby

Assembled my first 450 and maiden'd it today, i am feeling very proud of what i have learned in such short period. The heli flew very stable (maidened it in a 8*6 feet space, with minor wind) and the heli looked like its ready to do the rounds pretty well, needs some little work for tail, rest is just "right on spot"

Will post a video tomorrow, thanks to people on this forum to guide a newbie like me.

RCI Rocks!

Have fun
What setup are you using?

Just today i started building my Hiller 450.Really enjoyable..

It seems to be raining 450 helis on RCI Guys please post a build/ experience log

Hi,

This was my first attempt to build heli, so didn't took any photographs while building, this is something i shall keep in my for future.

However, will post some photographs of how it looks after the build and before I took it out for the first flight in next hour or so.

I would like it if you post about the problems you face along the way, the setup/radio settings you tired, how it helped and stuff on those lines

Thats a very good idea, will post something along that lines too on another day, thanks for the tip to write something on these lines.

Good one Dhreej, I am happy that you are slowly turning into a Heli lover 

Guys, check the photos:

Thanks heliflyer, this hobby is eating up my wallet faster than my brains ... But I am still loving it

Btw: all the experienced people here, if you can look at the photographs posted and suggest something, or point out any flaws in the build etc, it would be very helpful. Will post the video of the flight tomorrow.

Quite an impressive job done !! May consider moving the ESC under the heli, instead of the side, just helps the profile look cleaner, also, helps the weight distribution.

Good job !! Welcome to heli addiction 

Amit K

Thanks Akumar, will try that out.

450 size helis seem to be really taking off... thanks to the Hiller series.  I was pleasantly surprised to be able to assist two newcomers to RC during this trip to Kerala. Both had got 450 size helis (one HK450 and the other a Mini-Titan), and were struggling somewhat with the initial setup. 

Good to see more and more people flying these

Anwar, Me got the hiller 450 three days after the RC meet. If it was earlier, I too would have come there and seek your help 

Beautiful pics!

Hi raja, thanks for noticing that. So many posts followed after the images, without no comments about the photos that I had started thinking they are not in this league

The photos look "professional" !!!!

It may be a good idea to curl the servo wires.  It Will keep the frame area clean

Yup, that's a good idea too, will try that out, combined with moving the esc below the heli would make the wires almost disappear. Thanks for the tips.

dheerajjuneja , Not sure if we can post links from other forums, but posting a link believing this is an open forum.

These guys have done the best wiring job ! refer to get some ideas

Heli wiring

Ebin

Thanks Ebin, those photos are very good reference points, will definitely try to open my heli and clean up the wiring mess. That should also improve upon the weight balance.

also try to combine 2 wires into one servo protection sleeve to minimise the clutter and get these within the frames...

sujju

I can see 1 long wire in there that may reach the main gear. By the way nice pics!

Sujju, I always had trouble putting wires in those sleeves (those wire mesh) The mesh would keep expanding and unweaving itself as I tried to get the wires in there.

The Video:

Very good..keep..flying