T-Rex 600 Electric Helicopter

[StephenisSpiderman]

did you have that thing upside down?

[jayrob94561]

Inverted baby!

Not bad for a rookie...

[likmahchoda]

So uh... Jayrob... can you give me a quote for one of these copters equipped with a burning 1watt infrared laser diode and ccd camera? :-D

[jayrob94561]

Ha ha! I'm sure the Air force has things like that on a real heli...

[likmahchoda]

But, I can't afford a real helicopter! ;)

BTW, your custom laser builds are excellent! Any chance you might still be building them?

[jayrob94561]

I have build kits, not complete laser builds. You would have to have some basic soldering skills. And be able to mount a diode into the AixiZ module. Pretty easy though. Google jayrob pocket mini.

Jay

[arcticmatts]

I never knew you had a T-Rex!:D How long have you been flying? (I want a honeybee FP, how hard will it be to fly one?)

Great piloting!

[jayrob94561]

Thanks! It's been about 1 1/2 years now...

It is a learning process. Building it alone is a huge learning process. But there are some nice build videos on HeliFreak. Go with one that has parts easily available, like the T-rex's.

The other thing is, you pretty much have to have a simulator on your computer. ($200) The thing is, it has to be a 'reflex'. 20 minutes a day on the simulator for a couple of weeks and you will be ready to start hovering.

Jay

[arcticmatts]

Ok! The spare parts for the honey bee is like $1-$7! And Xheli sells the simulator for $20! Do you think Xheli is a good place to buy from?

[jayrob94561]

I like Grandrc and Readyheli...

The best sim is Realflight G3. Anything lighter than a t-rex 450 is not going to be too good outside because even the slightest wind will affect the lighter heli's.

Jay

[arcticmatts]

What was your first heli?

[jayrob94561]

Started with those cheap little junk ones from Costco. Lol! That just makes you want to get one that you can actually control! There's a good indoor one that I like. It is an E-flight Blade CX2.

[arcticmatts]

My local hobby shop has one of those!(selling for $210) So what do you think about Xheli?

[domiflichi]

Sweet dude