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Hello friends and welcome.

"If in doubt, roll out, because full up does not save everything" !

I coined that Phrase about 45 years ago, and if you think about it, it makes sense.
Also for the novices that think they need upgrades before learning to fly...." If it ain't broke, don't fix it" Wait till you break it, as most novices would not be able to recognize any improvements when learning helis.

Also, CRASHING is a necessary part of the learning curve and every flight is a lesson for me, even now.

As of May 21, 2009, I have had my videos viewed by 8,837,063 people. That is over 8 Million !

I receive and try to answer an AVERAGE of 500 PMs and e-mails a day from ALL OVER THE WORLD!

Thanks so very kindly for all this support. I am honored.

* Answering all my messages is TIME CONSUMING, taking hours a day to respond to you all, so please be patient if I do not get back to you immediately.

*Special NOTE
Thanks also to Nitro Planes, Xheli.com, Hobby Town USA, Hobby Lobby, Donovan's and Great Planes for sponsoring me just recently to make video reviews of their models.

I don't consider these planes I get as free, because I do all I can to show whether they are good or not, by making videos so you can honestly see what I find, which takes lots of extra time on my part.

( And, heck, I may say something the manufacturers don't like, but that is their risk, and a way they can improve their products if I don't like the machine)

Also, please refrain from making comments or posting videos that are irreverent to my videos.

I spent a lot of time and money in my lifetime on models, learning how to fly these to the point that manufacturers trust me to be honest in the reviews.
I bought 99 % of the machines in my videos.

But being retired and still earning my money the old fashion way with hard work, I have been blessed to finally get a few toys to play with, before it is too late.

I will do everything I can to try to help you with your RC equipment and show you some RC history too.

Also, if you read the comments below the videos, as I'm sure you will see your questions probably already answered there.

Friend Requests will NOT BE APPROVED, if you are NOT SUBSCRIBED TO ME also.

If you want my "9 HELICOPTER FLYING TIPS AND RULES OF THUMB", please REQUEST THEM, AND I WILL SEND THEM to you IN A PM.

Same with my HELICOPTER TRAINING STAND instructions/parts list.

One of my motto's is: "He who dares nothing, need not expect anything!"

Director, Sibley, RC Special Effects team
Pilot/Instructor and movie producer.

Experience:
I previously was a Helicopter design engineer for Kyosho.

I ran a successful Chemical company in Newport Beach, California for 20 years, before retiring and moving to the Midwest.

I flew RC models in movies, including "Blue Thunder" with John Simone, Mike Mas and Roy Scheider.

I was a beta tester for the first REAL FLIGHT simulator, by Great Planes. (Concept 30 gas helicopters was my project)

I wrote ALL the "NIGHT FLYING" and many "How to" plus Helicopter Product Review articles for Model Airplane News magazine and many others in the 70's.

I am the FOUNDER of the 1st TOYS FOR TOTS RC model airplane show in history for the USMC, raising thousands of $ worth of toys for Charity.

I worked on the "SIGNATURE SERIES" line as a technical engineer for the first Radio Control system's manufacturer in the USA, KRAFT SYSTEMS, VISTA, CA.

I also flew and placed in top 4 at the National RC MULTI-WING AEROBATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS at Omaha, Neb., 4 years in a row, using Lou Andrews' Glow engined Aeromaster biplanes and Bill Evans' Astron X-Wings.

I received the ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS SUPERIOR SERVICE AWARD.

My AMA number is #8221. I'm a contest director(CD)and Leader Member(LM)

I was a HARDWARE SUPPORT ENGINEER for Burroughs (now Unisys) computer systems in the '70s.

I started with Cobol, Fortran, Dos, Win 3.1, Win for Workgroups, win 95-98-2nd ed.,Millenium, XP, XP SPII, and VISTA Home Premium and " Vista 7" beta.
I have MSSE credentials (See my videos on Vista Install and motherboard changing)
I operate a computer repair firm . http://www.technicalhandyman.o rg

I'm a retired USMC AVIONICS SPECIALIST on RF4B Phantom Jets, CH-53 Helicopters, and UAV's. (33 Years)

I am also currently a UAV consultant for those gov't projects..

In cooperation with http://www.RC-Television.Org and http://www.RC-ers-GoneWild.com , I say, "Semper Fi" and please subscribe for many new and exciting machines I will be testing and reporting on.

Dave