http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy Just another Heliguy.com weblog Thu, 17 May 2007 22:26:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been following a thread on the Heliguy forums, relating to swashplate levelling. Since I have it all figured out, I created a 'how-to' article, and the moderators in their great wisdom, decided to make my article a 'sticky' guide. Read it HERE Fame at last! :D http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy/2007/05/17/i-got-stickied/ That's right, I got it figured out - thanks to the fine people on the Heliguy forums! Read the adventure HERE and HERE... So here's what I learned... If you want to upgrade your servos with Hitec (hs50, at least) servos, and you have already upgraded to a brushless motor, YOU WILL NEED ... http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy/2007/05/17/back-in-the-air/ Ok... <RANT> I was having a lot of fun when this all began, but I'm getting *VERY* tired of trying to fix this stupid heli. Actually, it's the constant "what ELSE could be wrong with this stupid ***?" that is driving me nuts. I just want to fly, darnit! I understand that ... http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy/2007/05/14/frustration-sets-in/ It seems like as soon as I fix one thing, something else goes haywire. I haven't flown for the last two weeks, instead, I've been chasing one problem after another. So, I get home yesterday, and the heli is still setup from the night before, and the (stock) battery is fully ... http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy/2007/05/11/its-good-that-i-enjoy-fixing-things/ Well, I just posted this tip on the Heliguy forums, and I thought I'd share it with all of my loyal fans... ;) I have lately been scrapping old computer hardware in my office. You see, as a networking and general IT guy, I replace a lot of computer components, and ... http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy/2007/05/11/spare-hardware/ Well, I was working on getting my flight experiences up to date, but it seems that I just keep falling further behind on my log entries... So enough of that! Today I'm sitting in my office waiting for my new batch of servos to arrive so that I can finally go ... http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy/2007/05/09/catching-up/ Thursday, April 12th, 2007: Earlier this week, the wife & I bought a barbecue grill. What does this have to do with helis you ask? Well, you see, the grill was boxed with *a lot* of styrofoam packing. It just so happened that I was looking at this big pile of ... http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy/2007/04/25/do-it-yourself/ Saturday, April 7th, 2007: Today I made my first flight. Unintentionally. Scared the living stuff out of me, to say the least! I was on the front porch at home, and was having a great time watching my little heli go back & forth in front of me on the cement. ... http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy/2007/04/25/my-first-flight/ April 3rd, 2007: As soon as I got my heli, I opened the box, made sure that everything was there, set the heli on the floor in my office at work, turned on the transmitter, connected the battery to the heli (after ensuring the throttle was at minimum setting), and marveled ... http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy/2007/04/25/the-first-time/ Hey there! Yep, another blog... Just what the world needs, eh? well I hope this one won't be completely boring, but you be the judge of that! I decided to start this thing to chronicle my adventure in the world of r/c helicopters. I intend the layout to be something like a ... http://heliguy.com/rchelicopterblogs/lovetoflyguy/2007/04/23/intro/