LEO 15GP 15 size GP Helicopter

The 15 size engine and heli design by someone close to thunder tiger owner..the design comes from TT I think..the price is very tempting..together with muffler, 15 Leo engine and kit cost only US$178.98.. refer to this website I've found..http://www.bunkyo-rc.com/product_info.php?products_id=277found the website but kinna incomplete...it's made in taiwan..http://www.leoengines.com/eng/introduction/AboutUs.asp . The best thing about this engine also can start without using glow and hex starter. The starter can be install directly to the heli and can start by just pulling the starter cable attach to the heli and it's good to go.

I migth be venturing back into nitro..hehehe..The design is simple and straight forward. At the end of this month I'll drop by at bunkyo to look at this heli much closer..hmm perhaps perhaps perhaps..

My stupid mistake

Stupid..stupid...stupid...argh...ok this is what had happened..last 2 days another crash because of my careless stupid mistake. My ELITE suddenly gone mad in the air. I was struggling to take it down..finally no matter what I've done to take control of the situation..shit happen..opss...

Crash analysis. Well, I had replaced all the balls and make a mistake by screwing one of the ball screw on the right side cyclic servo horn with shorter screw which is not supposedly for it. This screw fall off during flight and caused lost cyclic control. This crash cost me bended flybar, 2 servo gears and 1 servo burned out (ouch!! dunno what happen to this servo).

Lesson learn: always make sure my heli fit to fly. Check everything...

I hate ABF battery!!!

This is my personal review on ABF 2200mah 20c lipo..

ABF is one of the cheapest Lipo I can buy other than my trusty EMAX. At first I thought that this lipo can perform as good as EMAX and my thought was wrong!!!. After just 15 cycles this battery start to "on and off bloat". What I meant by on and off is that it's bloat right after usage but then "unbloat" after it cool down. It also lack of power punch when doing some mild 3d. Last day when I'm doing inverted with my ELITE, it does not have enough power to sustain inverted and of course lah you now what happen next. CRASH!!! For the price I say this battery is only suitable for foam plane not for EP helicopter where it require high current draw. The price tag for this battery is about rm120.

Happy Eid Futer

Well, It's has been a while since my last writing. Today is the third of Eid Futer and I'm already back from my kampung. Well last time I had the problem again. My motor stop working for a few second during normal flight. I think it's time to retire both my motor and ESC and replace with the new one. Anyway this motor had serve me well for the last 11 months with uncounted crashes :). So I take out Align 35G ESC + brand new Align 3550KV from my Airwolf and put it on Elite. Both electronic systems gain my trust so far and I'm truly happy with it's performance.

Crash!!!

That's what was happened during my third attempt to perform roll. I think maybe too much negative during half roll but then my Elite already decent to mother earth..warg..but it's part of learning curve. .It's normal actually to crash. Learn from your mistakes. That's at least my motto is. Even in life. Elite frame is so durable with no damage to the body..the damage is kept to minimum..only bended main + feathering shaft, and broken blade (around RM50). Well that's how it is in piloting RC helicopter or plane..remember crash is part of learning.
You'll never crash mean you never learn..

Today I went to our weekly funfly gathering at Peremba mini stadium Alor Setar. My Elite perform flawlessly.. It's great to have it back on the flying field. Flew my zagi a few times..today 3 casualties among heli pilots recorded. 1 Belt-CP by our sifu, 1 hurricane owned by nubli and raptor titan doing a hard landing by our local heroes adik am..

be safe guys...happy flying..



Pilot log: Crash on 3/9/2007 (wednesday at 6.00 pm)