Mini 500

[splotsplot]

The helicopter was mainly flawed because of the choice of a low power 2-stroke engine. Lots of vibration stressing welds and components and the inherent unreliability of a 2-stroke. Poor autoration characteristics also didn't help. No need to mention not being trained to fly it!

[joseppi2219]

@splotsplot I'd definitely rock this one around! no worries at all! I love that turbine!! No different then having a turbine rotorway, or a helicycle, Which by the way I am in love with that lil thing!! Cannot wait to get me one!!

[ririlou]

Seccured below to 3 m height lol

[monkeyking114]

very dangerous machine... I don't recommend you to fly it... few good pilots died

because of its bad design. It is a stolen copy of the CH-6 made by Cicare in

Argentina

[joseppi2219]

@monkeyking114

Most of those deaths were from engine failures, and this heli's bad Autorotative qualities and poorly designed mast system and parts. That being said, Turbine engine, proper weight and balance, and teh upgraded drive components, and a Heli is a Heli.. I'd Fly it if it checked out! I mean c'mon.. we've all been in some pretty bumped up Robinsons!

[joseppi2219]

Can I ask you what the Turbine Transition costed you in this 500 and what kit, if any did you use? I may be acquiring a mini 500, and want to do the turbine transition immediately

[clarke7792]

whats the max elavation on one of these?

[AJIbKAIIoHE]

от такой пиздюльки стока шуму ппц .

[YorgiMilan]

Wow! Nice, i like that! :-) ***** Great

[twobazzar]

One man band.....kewl stuff

[edcoondog]

Haha... that's a funny sounding 2-stroke!!!

[craigstephenfoulon]

Is it a two stroke turbine?

[1kevmon]

@craigstephenfoulon

turbine engine

[craigstephenfoulon]

Wouldn't catch me dead in one of these. Seriously? A two stroke motor?  I have snowmobiles that motors blow in every day! I'm a snowmobile mechanic and trust me, a rotax powerplant is not reliable.

[wildwilly87]

@craigstephenfoulon you call yourself a mechanic and you think that sounds like a 2 stroke snowmobile engine? lol.

[tjtg]

Yep it vibrates. - ha ha. Balance and tracking look fine though

[thercpoop]

there is a vid were a helli opens beer bodels and it is real!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SWMoneyMaker]

BEAUTIFUL HELICOPTER MAN!!!!

[NKS969]

Bell222A, I appreciate the response. Sorry 'bout the 'ding dong' comment. As for the turbine you have in it, the Feds have it designated as a recip. Ser# 002. With an airworthyness date of 07/06/06. Did you guys re-engine it soon after or did the feds just get it wrong. As to the vib ck, how/what was the out come? Looks like alot of fun. Is anyone using it as a ag platform or any other municiple roles?

[NKS969]

A turbine! Sweet. How does it fly? This guy has the vib box in his lap? He wont even take his hand off the collective to put his Dave Clarks on. Does this lil' bird have any mast bumping history? Any probs w/gnd res? Sure looks smooth anyway. Wish the ding dong w/the camera heard of tri-pods.....Anyway, hope all is still good w/these birds.

[cmcvs4j]

they did go under, I heard that they had sloppy manufacturing practices, and got a bunch of customers mad at them, even death threats, so they closed the company. I think they had lots of orders when they closed so it wasn't due to lack of money, just hearsay

[smokechoob]

the engine on these choppers seize without warning, and that cant be fun.

[amj54321]

awesome stuff! with the turbine conversion, how long can this thing stay in the air? how much feuls per hour does it use?

[xshilox]

there gona make a mean comeback!!!better engine,gearbox and strengthend frame,lookout!!!

[dennydadude]

Mini helicopy 500 kit-built helicoffin

[itsumonihon]

you keep replying to mini 500 videos with the same stupid comment, stfu already.

[rotordudeusa]

sure kamikazee mission

[nagyim]

if it is too good to be true, then Fetters' Revolution Helicopter Co. Inc. : "WE MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!" is it

[Ghillie334]

@nagyim why the hell do you write this on every single youtube vid on the mini 500 i get what your saying but its getting annyoing

[nagyim]

if it is too good to be true, then Fetters' Revolution logo : "WE MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!" is it

[Chopper894]

Its hard not to like this. But it does have a bit of a past. I think I want someone to tell me everything is ok now.

[helicopterR22]

are they making a comeback or something i thought the company whent under?

[rotorr22]

Sort of. There are a lot of hangar queens that are being converted to turbine or alternate recip power. This helo has issues, most of which are not beyond remedy however; the Rotax 582 in this application is both underpowered and unreliable. It is either directly or indirectly responsible for most of the accidents and problems.