here it is what we all been waiting for

[heli-maniac]

the 550 is finally finished
here are to views of its first flight
got up early to try and beat the wind
it was still blowing at 8to10MPH

first the gopro cam
550 first flight cam1 - YouTube
then the 2nd cam the little lady uses
the end of this video has the 450 BAD BAD BAD
550 first flight cam2 - YouTube

 

[Lee]

Nice one Jesse. Glad to see it in the air at last.

 

[heli-maniac]

yep the lemon combo kit has been a pain in my side ever sense i put it together 6 months ago
but i got it whipped now

 

[wolfman76]

nice flying jesse looked good ... sorry to hear about the 450 what happened to it causing it do crash do you know yet??

 

[heli-maniac]

nice flying jesse looked good ... sorry to hear about the 450 what happened to it causing it do crash do you know yet??

i dumb thumb it after i lost it in the glare off my sunglasses

 

[Derek]

WOW! That 550 looks and sounds great! I love the canopy! Nice job!

That sucks about the 450. Gravity + a dumb thumb?? Nasty combination. Have I ever done that? YOU BET I HAVE, LOL. I hope you can get it repaired easily.

 

[heli-maniac]

WOW! That 550 looks and sounds great! I love the canopy! Nice job!

That sucks about the 450. Gravity + a dumb thumb?? Nasty combination. Have I ever done that? YOU BET I HAVE, LOL. I hope you can get it repaired easily.

thanks Derek
i have had plenty of time putting the 550 together and getting it all to work out
the 450 is almost all back together i have lots of spare parts for it
the only holdup is it killed all 3 servos so time to up grade them even though they are good servos as they are Align ds420
think im going to get some 425ms to put on it

 

[Adam]

very nice man that 550 is rock rock solid. And well the 450 how does it go ooooppppppsssss rebuild. If we didnt make mistakes then we aren't living.

 

[canongraphy]

Gratz on the 550 Jesse! sorry about the 450, you were doing great, when I saw you go nose in I knew I couldn't do that myself.
The sun glare hurt ya but hey you had them flying good job!
nice to know you at least have the parts, so you will be flying again.
Thanks for the vids!

 

[heli-maniac]

thanks guys
ill get the 450 back up soon just not going to do any early morning flights my brain dont work till after noon

 

[Graham Lawrie]

Nice one Jesse

 

[Karubah]

Great job Jesse Thats a good looking canopy, did you do the artwork yourself? I just wish I could do a bit more than hover around with my 550. Oh well practice,practice and more practice. That bird is very steady for a maiden flight, good work... Cheers Andy

 

[heli-maniac]

no i didnt paint it
it is a Align canopy that i bought before i even got the 550

 

[Tony]

YEAH BRO! It's about time that 550 did what it was supposed to do! the 450... Yup, you already know what I'm going to say there. And there is a reply above about really steady for a maiden, all I have to say is WELCOME TO THE AR7200BX lol. That is just an awesome gyro!

 

[heli-maniac]

yep im liking the ar 7200bx for sure maybe a few small adj. and some time ill be tossing it around like my 130 i hope

 

[stokke]

Congrats on the flight Jesse

Too bad about the 450. You'll get it back in the air - I know you will

 

[heli-maniac]

Congrats on the flight Jesse

Too bad about the 450. You'll get it back in the air - I know you will

its almost back together now but i think im going to put some new servos on it so at a stand still for now

 

[Tony]

Yeah, that crash of the 450 is why I HATE flying in the evening at my house in the field. That sun will get you every time.

 

[heli-maniac]

the bad thing was this was early around 8:45 i fly looking north i went from east to west the sun glared off the inside of my sunglasses

 

[Tony]

Ah yeah. If you dont' wear a hat, I suggest everyone wear one for this reason. That and polorized glasses help a lot to keep the sun in check.