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Post and discuss your R/C planes and/or helicopters here!

Currently I have a Hobbyzone Champ Trainer plane, which after sitting at my friend's house for a while, got completely thrashed into bits. I am currently in the process of repairing it and selling it to his brother.

The other plane I have is a Flyzone Sensei. It seems I bit off much more than I could chew when buying this plane, and crashed it on just its second flight. Repairs will probably cost about $100. :banghead:
 
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Always had a big interest in RC planes but never owned one. If I can find out more from this thread from people who have I might look into it because they are cheap here.
 
Title *(UK) Aeroplanes *(USA) Airplanes.
I have used quite a few RC Aeroplanes before, but never really got the hang of them.
RC Helicopters are much harder though.
 
I've owned two rather basic RC planes, don't even remember the brands.

One was a single channel (only for the rudder) and the other was twin motor, with steering accomplished by variable throttle :O

I find the RC hobby to be really interesting in general, the problem is there's really little space here for anything except planes/heli's/boats. Also, there isn't much of an interest in RC's over here, and spare parts cannot be found at all, only online :grumpy: Also, due to my studies, I cannot really spend too much on seemingly little things like RC vehicles.

I have a Esky Honey Bee King 2 6-channel helicopter, which I happened to break on it's 2nd flight :ouch: It's still there, stuck without being repaired for about 4 years now :(
 
I haven't flown a real R/C plane in a decade or so, I currently do my "flying" with RealFlight. I owned a Midwest Sweet Stik and put over 500 flights on it. I originally learned to fly with a Goldberg Eaglet, then graduated to a Falcon 56 and Skylark. Along the line I owned something over two dozen planes at one time or another. Somewhere I have some pics tucked away, if I ever find them again I'll post them up.

One of the more interesting planes was a Craft-Aire (now Dynaflite) Butterfly. 99 inch wingspan with a .19 engine, basically a motor glider. Great way to relax after punching holes in the sky with a hotter ship.
 
Can you change the title so we can talk about all the R/C stuff. Cars, boats, planes anything.
 
W3HS
Always had a big interest in RC planes but never owned one. If I can find out more from this thread from people who have I might look into it because they are cheap here.
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I'm not sure what planes are availible in China (that's where you are, right?) but the Hobbyzone Champ is a great training plane. I highly suggest you get one. Mine absorbed multiple crashes like, well, a champ, hence the name.

It costs $89 USD, but I'm sure in China it's much, much less than that.
 
Schwartz
It costs $89 USD, but I'm sure in China it's much, much less than that.
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Yes, a lot of things are cheaper in China (than in other countries), but I can tell you they're not entirely safe at all... :scared:
So maybe you'd fancy something overseas ;)
 
I don't have any, but down the road I think I'd like to design and build my own. I'd definitely want a camera on it to have a better view of what was going on. It could also be pretty helpful for things besides recreation as I've been thinking about new niches for UAV's that could be profitable. Though it seems like every time I have an idea there's some company that already has a prototype with similar capability flying.

Also, just for fun I think I'd want to attempt a supersonic RC plane eventually. That sounds like a fun challenge.
 
Schwartz
I'm not sure what planes are availible in China (that's where you are, right?) but the Hobbyzone Champ is a great training plane. I highly suggest you get one. Mine absorbed multiple crashes like, well, a champ, hence the name.
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I'll look into that.

I've seen a few for what equates to around $30, pretty basic models made from a foam stuff to add durability. They don't have a long range, around 20m or so but perhaps for a beginner that's fine.

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Exorcet
I don't have any.

I think I'd like to design and build my own.

I've been thinking about new niches for UAV's that could be profitable.

Also, just for fun I think I'd want to attempt a supersonic RC plane eventually.
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Small steps, Exorcet, small steps.
 
I've actually done it before. A wooden RC plane with an electric motor and foam wings and a spy blimp with a camera, but these were group projects so I didn't get to keep them. The supersonic one is a ways off though.
 
I've never managed to get my hands on an RC plane but the idea has always been tempting. Especially the JetCat models though that is a very, very expensive crash when it happens.

Sadly space, weather, and wind are clearly lacking for when I'd actually get a chance to fly one. Or the skill.
 
About 10 years ago now I became interested in R/C planes and investigated it as a hobby. I went out to the local R/C airstrip and attended a few local club meets - there was some serious cool machinery; replica WWII planes with amazing detail, turbine jet fighters as well as aerobatics planes....

I reached the conclusion that it was just going to be too expensive. One big crash and you're almost starting from scratch again. So I let it be; I think it is one of those hobbies you have to be 100% in or out. There is no inbetween.
 
Not necessarily. You can stick with the small planes for about $100. They can absorb crashes upon crashes. If they break repairs are fairly cheap depending what is broken. breaks. Currently am rebuilding a Hobbyzone Champ from nothing but the motor and servos with a total cost of $30. When the mechanical parts break is when the money really starts flying.

But if you don't want to spend money than don't crash. :p
 
I'll change the title to accommodate helicopters as well since I can't seem to locate a thread specifically for helicopters.
 
Mike Rotch
About 10 years ago now I became interested in R/C planes and investigated it as a hobby. I went out to the local R/C airstrip and attended a few local club meets - there was some serious cool machinery; replica WWII planes with amazing detail, turbine jet fighters as well as aerobatics planes....

I reached the conclusion that it was just going to be too expensive. One big crash and you're almost starting from scratch again. So I let it be; I think it is one of those hobbies you have to be 100% in or out. There is no inbetween.
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That depends on the aircraft, really. Some of the park flyers available nowadays can be flown into a building or tree and bounce right off. Furthermore, in 99%+ of all crashes the expensive parts (radio gear, engine/motor) don't suffer any damage at all.

It can be really hard to total a plane. I've seen planes that were eventually retired because all the glue used in repairs made them too heavy.

I'd agree on the 100% in or out on some things, such as the super detailed scale planes or the jets or pretty much any competition plane. But there's relatively little commitment in a decent park flyer or Sunday sport flyer.
 
I agree that nowadays there's no reason for RC flying to cost a fortune. I've also got a Hobbyzone Champ which has cost me a total of about $114 CAD, that's including a spare better battery and some AAs for the charger, and I've flown 3 or 4 times a week for 3 months now. My worst crash was a nosedive right into the ground, which did bend the foam a little bit, but it still flies just fine, although the propeller sits a bit crooked now. I've also put it into countless trees, I hit a roof once, and had all sorts of rough landings, so you really can beat them senseless and they'll still fly.

I also have one of those Air Hogs planes with the camera in it, it doesn't fly half as well as the Champ but it was even cheaper and as far as I can tell is tougher as well. I actually lost it in a tree for a few days, and it got rained on and is still in like new condition.
 
I have a very small chopper not sure what. But when i try to fly it it just dont rise, the propeller just keeps spinning and the chopper moves on the ground but just dont rise.
 
Try give more throttle right away instead of gradually increasing it, and that should help get it off the ground.
 
Schwartz
Try give more throttle right away instead of gradually increasing it, and that should help get it off the ground.
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Tried dont work. I think there i somekind of problem with the propeller or the "engine".

[Edit]: I can take a video of it to youtube so you can see the problem.
 
Good idea. I don't know a whole lot about helicopters, but last time I was at Hobbytown someone else was there having the exact same problem. The expert there told him that it it has trouble lifting off when you don't give enough throttle right away. (It has to do with airflow, vortexes, etc. when the heli is near the ground)
 
I bought a blade mqx a month ago:
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Fun to fly, but still getting used to the controls when it's facing me.
Weird as I never had that in games and with rc cars.
I bought it to learn how to fly multicopters, and it has had a fair shair of rough landings, but I mostly keep low to the ground anyway, so no serious damage yet.

I will at some point build my own hexacopter, but I keep finding other stuff to do :p
 
I have two airplanes and too many Helis to count unless they are all infront of me. One of the airplanes is a multiplex magister. It is the plane that started everything. It was a gift from my grandfather who has atleast 20 planes. It came with the axi motor upgrade kit. Wingspan is about 5 feet. The other plane is a glider (drawing a blank on the real name). It is launched by a stretchable hose about 100 feet long and another 100 feet of string. It's wingspan is 6-7 feet. I will try to list my main helis in the order that I got them. First was a Blade 120 SR BNF. It was a really fun helicopter and still is even though it gives me fits. Next was a Blade MCX Tandem Rescue BNF. It is the most stable heli I own. Then I got two at the same time. Some really small, variable pitch heli and a Exi 450 (T-Rex 450 replica). The Exi was not in the best of shape. Multiple bent bars. I will add pics tonight of most of them.
 

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