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| Topic: TREX 700 - Your flying stories | |
| pgkevet Replies: 82 Views: 579 |
 Forum: T Rex 700 resources and advice. Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:43 pm Subject: TREX 700 - Your flying stories |
| If you come over this sunday I got a gallon I'll sell ya and you can use all my starting gear to at least get ur maiden
...that was last sunday's game plan 
...own fuel and starters ordered..m ... |
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| Topic: TREX 700 - Your flying stories | |
| pgkevet Replies: 82 Views: 579 |
Forum: T Rex 700 resources and advice. Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:48 pm Subject: TREX 700 - Your flying stories |
| ...basically agree.. had intended first invert on 600e.. but delayed frames and all the other issues.. a bit soon for the N .. hasn't had any fuel in yet! | |
| Topic: Satsumas Trex 600 ESP building and flying thread | |
| pgkevet Replies: 85 Views: 718 |
Forum: Trex 600, resources and discussion. Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:44 pm Subject: Satsumas Trex 600 ESP building and flying thread |
..had a phone call today to apologise that align sent hi the wrong frames.so 600e's refurb delayed.. 
..but I got enough to do... 3 canopies I haven't refurbed yet... trashed jobbies so do bits ... |
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| Topic: ON GOING VIOLENT TAILWAG | |
| pgkevet Replies: 5 Views: 43 |
Forum: Trex 450 XL and SE. Electronics, radios, set up, resources and discussion. Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:46 pm Subject: ON GOING VIOLENT TAILWAG |
| have a violent tail wag at half throttle just as heli starts to lift.
The implication of that is vibration in the main power train affecting the gyro. Check your pinion/gear adjustment isn't too ti ... |
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| Topic: Do you use RC Screwz? | |
| pgkevet Replies: 7 Views: 48 |
Forum: Trex 500, resources and discussion Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:40 pm Subject: Do you use RC Screwz? |
| I can't seem to find anyone in the UK that has them in stock, everyone seems to be sold out
..listed at the place in the midlands.. |
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| Topic: TREX 700 - Your flying stories | |
| pgkevet Replies: 82 Views: 579 |
Forum: T Rex 700 resources and advice. Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:57 pm Subject: TREX 700 - Your flying stories |
| ..weather here today was superb .. reasonabe winds and sunshine!!
Haven't got my nitro and starting stuff yet so took 450 and spectra... Being the idiot I am I tried my first inverted flying on ... |
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| Topic: Satsumas Trex 600 ESP building and flying thread | |
| pgkevet Replies: 85 Views: 718 |
Forum: Trex 600, resources and discussion. Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:42 am Subject: Satsumas Trex 600 ESP building and flying thread |
I hope your priorities were right .. check that heli first and rush out with it!!  |
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| Topic: Build | |
| pgkevet Replies: 18 Views: 127 |
Forum: Trex 600 Nitro, resources and discussion. Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:40 am Subject: Build |
| I'll find out re meths.. first time I've used it ..was using white spirit before...
A lot of this is sl nonsense/urban myth.. decent locktite should hold except in gross contamination states..if fa ... |
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| Topic: FPV Flying | |
| pgkevet Replies: 50 Views: 571 |
Forum: Trex 450 XL and SE. Electronics, radios, set up, resources and discussion. Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:14 am Subject: FPV Flying |
| L Series rock IMHO
No argument there! Took some pics of squirrels and you could see the nut dust on their whiskers... |
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| Topic: TREX 700 - Your flying stories | |
| pgkevet Replies: 82 Views: 579 |
Forum: T Rex 700 resources and advice. Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:07 am Subject: TREX 700 - Your flying stories |
| Got all the bolts I needed from modelfixings so it'll be flying at the weekend
..easy wasn't it! |
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| Topic: FPV Flying | |
| pgkevet Replies: 50 Views: 571 |
Forum: Trex 450 XL and SE. Electronics, radios, set up, resources and discussion. Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:25 am Subject: FPV Flying |
| When i started in photography:
..you must have started young. I've got a lot of years on you and can remember whan cameras frst started being cheapish items. I clearly remember going into my first ... |
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| Topic: Build | |
| pgkevet Replies: 18 Views: 127 |
Forum: Trex 600 Nitro, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:10 pm Subject: Build |
| Dont forget the dog big soft thing
..2 dogs. The other has a brain.. If you were shocked at heliroom when messy the you should see the dog car!.. just discussing getting them a van...those 2 sp ... |
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| Topic: Build | |
| pgkevet Replies: 18 Views: 127 |
Forum: Trex 600 Nitro, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:43 pm Subject: Build |
| ..it's a big old victorian house with the two of us.. 5 bedrooms.. 2 are the wife's office and hobby room.. another is my office (and lipo charging room amd 600 e and N 's quarters) with it's 47" phoe ... | |
| Topic: FPV Flying | |
| pgkevet Replies: 50 Views: 571 |
Forum: Trex 450 XL and SE. Electronics, radios, set up, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:35 pm Subject: FPV Flying |
| ...I'll stick to using my 6 inch telescope and adapter then or my camera with the 300mm telephoto and lens doubler...
..when d'ya last see anyine sunbathing in england (I forget).. only folk ... |
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| Topic: Build | |
| pgkevet Replies: 18 Views: 127 |
Forum: Trex 600 Nitro, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:30 pm Subject: Build |
| some blurry phone cam pics...
First a couple towards end of build showing how easy it is to place the electronics: http://www.heliguy.com/Forum/images/userpix/5130_SP_A0254_1.jpg http://www.helig ... |
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| Topic: Hughes 500 fuselage and Trex 450 | |
| pgkevet Replies: 77 Views: 1369 |
Forum: Trex 450 XL and SE. Electronics, radios, set up, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:01 pm Subject: Hughes 500 fuselage and Trex 450 |
| less wt or more power..
what's your esc rating? depends how your motor goes in as to new motor.. scorpions sound good but I didn't get on with it.. top wires were a pain and the scorpion esc didn't ... |
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| Topic: Satsumas Trex 600 ESP building and flying thread | |
| pgkevet Replies: 85 Views: 718 |
Forum: Trex 600, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:20 pm Subject: Satsumas Trex 600 ESP building and flying thread |
| Inspiration!
I know why digital servos make that noise................. They're number crunching! |
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| Topic: ENGINE | |
| pgkevet Replies: 6 Views: 58 |
Forum: Trex 600 Nitro, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:11 pm Subject: ENGINE |
| I purchased the heli directly from China (big mistake, will never do that again!) and they told me it was not under warranty.
Not a mistake... just accept that you usually win and if something lik ... |
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| Topic: ENGINE | |
| pgkevet Replies: 6 Views: 58 |
Forum: Trex 600 Nitro, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:52 pm Subject: ENGINE |
| This should be the parts listing (I think)
http://www.gpdealera.com/cgi-bin/wgaprt100p.pgm?I=OSMG1951 |
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| Topic: ENGINE | |
| pgkevet Replies: 6 Views: 58 |
Forum: Trex 600 Nitro, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:51 pm Subject: ENGINE |
| It might be under warranty still? | |
| Topic: 450 SE V2 build and progress | |
| pgkevet Replies: 128 Views: 871 |
Forum: Trex 450 XL and SE. Electronics, radios, set up, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:24 pm Subject: 450 SE V2 build and progress |
| will try turning on in HH and see what that is like!!!!
does LED on gyro need to be solid to show i am in HH? Must be switched on in HH to initialise and yes! |
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| Topic: Today's Trex 500 Flying Stories - Join In! | |
| pgkevet Replies: 169 Views: 2026 |
Forum: Trex 500, resources and discussion Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:23 pm Subject: Today's Trex 500 Flying Stories - Join In! |
| Rosette goes to Jamin for his 'inverted, roll to nose in' move, there must be a name for it
If that started at a tail-in back flip then rollout to nose-in then it's all part of the Immelmann turn t ... |
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| Topic: Satsumas Trex 600 ESP building and flying thread | |
| pgkevet Replies: 85 Views: 718 |
Forum: Trex 600, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:51 pm Subject: Satsumas Trex 600 ESP building and flying thread |
| but just sound really weird
ALL digital servos sound much like that .. even the £80 one's on my gassers.. sorta close-up rice crispies when they move and amplified on the frame.. |
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| Topic: Build | |
| pgkevet Replies: 18 Views: 127 |
Forum: Trex 600 Nitro, resources and discussion. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:47 pm Subject: Build |
| ...rained here until 1.30pm .. then seemed too late to set out |
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| Topic: TREX 700 - Your flying stories | |
| pgkevet Replies: 82 Views: 579 |
Forum: T Rex 700 resources and advice. Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:44 pm Subject: TREX 700 - Your flying stories |
| ..realised too late that the weather was going to clear for a while..but it's a longish run when iffy..
You were lucky with the exhaust..can also fry the engine if run loose too long. Another thing ... |
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