Ollie's Hangar

Building my Century Swift 550 Carbon :D

olliewest — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:06:06 +0000

Got my next heli early so I could have it ready for woodsprings, for info and pics of the build follow the link http://www.heliguy.com/Forum/ollie-swift-550-carbon-build-und-flight-experiences-t26094.html#181556

Ollie

My 3ding Pauls swift, and a downloadable G3.5 vid.

olliewest — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:13:55 +0000

Paul let me have a go on his swift agian , but this time with 550 blades. And after the 1st flight he gave me the all clear to go inverted , but only at high altitude.

Inverted hover, flips, rolls, inverted piros, 540 stall turn, inverted circuits forwards and backwards, some funky flips and a pie dish.

VIDEO HERE

If you have G3.5, then why not download my lastest 3D recording on a TRex 600N. If you dont have that heli yet then you can download it HERE.

>> G3.5 TRex 600N Video HERE <<

Ollie

More Extreme 3D, but a boom strike at the end :x

olliewest — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:00:43 +0000

Managed to get to the flying field after a LOT of waiting, it was January since my last 3D adventure so its been a while.
Anyway, I spent the 1st hour tinkering with the heli, tracking, belt tension, pitch ect. until I was happy with it. I bagan with some normal 3D flips, loops, rolls and inverted hover until I built my confidence back. Then I was away doing inverted circuits and pie dishes for the 1st time . More tic toes and there easier to do now with the longer flybar and more cyclic pitch, piro flips and a bit of grass cutting .

But I was about to finish as my mum had arrive to pick me up and Paul had just said ‘’times up'’ because he both records and times my flights . Talk about jinxing a flight hey , my heli just….well…..I dont quite know. But it mashed its self up pretty dam good and hit the ground from around 25-30ft boom 1st.

Damage: 1 Radix Blade BUT one is STILL OK!!!
               Boom
               Belt
               Main Gear
               Fly bar
               The entire tail section gone, and I couldn’t find it
               Horizontal finn sheard off (you can see it fly off in the video)
               Tail push rod
               Washout part (not the CNC bit but the grey plastic parts)
               A few head linkages bent

Most of the parts I have in my spares box , but these I will have to order.

Upgraded tail - £20 (I can get it of fleabay )
Head linkages - £2.99
Horizontal finn - £3.99
Tail pushrod - £3.50
Bracket accessories - £2.99

Total - £31

But add another £30 for a new set of radix blades

Here are some pics of the crash. CLICK TO ENLARGE

Click HERE for a BETTER QUALITY VIDEO and MORE FLYING!

Click HERE for the youtube video

Any comments appreciated and has anyone had a similar crash like that happen to them?

Ollie

Extreme 3D Vid with Pics.

olliewest — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:32:43 +0000

Had my 1st go at extreme 3D on the 450XL , went rather well did some piro flips and tic toes and was rolling and flipping it about all over the place, i even threw in a 3D start .

VIDEO HERE

Heres the pic’s CLICK TO ENLARGE.

Ollie

Nearly Crashed, Me flying a Swift 16 & T-Rex Update

olliewest — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:29:28 +0000

After setting up my S9257 i didÂ a flip and when i punched the throttle agian to get it verted the tail kicked right out, iÂ panicked and just saved it. I think the gyro gain was to low so i raised it now.

Â VIDEO HEREÂ

Paul let me fly his swift, man the piro rate is insane!

VIDEO HERE

Now that the TRex is flying great ive put the Radix 325’s back on it

VIDEO HERE

Now that Christmas has been and gone, ive got all the bits i wanted to get . They include: GY401, S9257, 2 more kokam revolutions, car battery for field charging and more spares, a new canopy Â and a CellÂ Pro 4S charger.

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Indoor flying videos and another sim one

olliewest — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:44:38 +0000

Weather wasent that great so i went indoor flying , and it was the ideal place to set up my new GY401 and boy is it brilliant . Rock steady and does exactly what i tell it to. The flying was good, did some piroeuting circuits and backwards circuits . And a couple of autos

VIDEO HERE

Then some other guys turned up with some foaimes and boy can they fly, lots of 3D in such a small place.

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And i flew together another sim video, even more 3D and ive started doing 4 point tic toes and piroeuting tic toes .

VIDEO HERE

3D Pictures Before Crash

olliewest — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:41:28 +0000

Here are my pictures to go with my video (crash one).Â Taken on a cameracorder for moreÂ zoom.Â Click to enlarge

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3D Flying + Crash

olliewest — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:56:15 +0000

Gladness and sadness , i started my flying by doing some loops and pretty low inverted hovering , at some points i was only 2 inches off the ground . And when i landed there was some blood on the blade a fly must have flown in to the blades when
inverted. Then i did some rolls and more low inverted hover, the wind was around 10mph so was a bit differn’t from last time when there was none making it a lot harder to control whilst inverted. I also threw in an inverted piro .But as i was doing so well i had it in an inverted hover, then the wind really picked up and just as it did the tail swang around violently (propably because of the gyro, because its going back to its annoying self agian ) . As i was battling with the tail the heli went in to an unplanned inverted circuit i was trying my best to keep it going and managed to do a quater of it with out realising. Then it just went lower and lower and lower. Then…… BANG!!!!!!!! , i was very scared when it went in because it went in sooooooooo quick and inverted. I thought ‘’thats it my brand new Â£30 Radix blades are gone, and probably most of
my heli.'’ BUT to my delight the baldes were fine , the only damage was…Flybar (My mate lent me one, thanks Paul)
Main gear (already got a spare)
Servo gear plus horn (on the same servo both replacable)
Feathering Shaft (got a spare)
My new canopy , but its been selotaped back together
And possibly the main shaft but i haven’t checkd, but i have got a spare .Â
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Video ~~HERE~~Â , or for more quality and a better look at the crash click ~~HERE~~Â to download the video. Pictures to come soon.

So all in all not a bad day.

Â Ollie

Custom canopy + Blades

olliewest — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:33:26 +0000

Ive got my Radix 325 Curtis Youngblood CF blades on the Trex now , man they look incredable. Also ive got 1st canopy nearly done, i just need to spray the wind shelid black, with the second one i need to spray the bottom green and paint the wind sheild black. Here are some pics.

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Ollie

3D video and pics to go with

olliewest — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:28:19 +0000

My second attempt at some 3D at my club field. Click ~~HERE~~Â to see the video, pictures below. To download the video click ~~HERE~~Â Click to make bigger