This is a hot vid shared by one of the top pilots in the world, Alan Szabo Jr. Watch at Alan takes a Trex 700E F3C covered in the Black Shark III 700 Fuselage and performs some "mild 3D". Thanks Alan for sharing. Check out how the 700E F3C and Black Shark III fuselage took the "mild 3D" thrown at it. ]]>Click here to view the embedded video.
“Align wanted me to beat on the f3c helicopter a little bit to show that with the body on it is still capable of mild 3D.”
Source: alanszabojr
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Bert’s sweet new ride, wrapped in SmackTalk RC goodness. A nice tribute to “Chicken Wing” on the roof to boot.
Source: Bert Kammerer via Facebook
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Stop the presses! We have breaking news out of SAB Heli Division. That's right, your eyes are not deceiving you. SAB Heli Division just announced the addition of Top pilot Kyle Stacy to their team. Congratulations Kyle and SAB Heli Division. Continue through to read the official announcement from SAB Heli Division. ]]>“SAB Heli Division is very proud to announce the addition of top pilot, Kyle Stacy to the team. Kyle has been flying RC Helicopters since the very young age of 6. Since then he has accomplished many notable achievements within the industry, including several 1st place standings at E-Fest, World Micro Heli Cup, Phoenix Cup and top 5 at the Extreme Flight Championships in Muncie, Indiana 2 years in a row.
With these achievements and over 10 years experience in the industry, we feel Kyle will be a valuable asset to not only to the team, but also to SAB Heli Division as well. We are very excited about this opportunity and would like to extend a warm welcome to Kyle and his dad Ray!”
Source: SAB Heli Division
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Our good friend Matt Botos shares his experience with the battery connectors and specifically what he uses now. Read what he has to say about the PRC6 from Progressive RC. ]]>Many of you have asked me the question at helicopter events “You are still running T connectors?”.
My answer has always been… Yes, I am still running T-Connectors as I have never had any troubles with them besides the occasional “unplug” during flight. I realize there are losses with the T-Connectors but had yet to find a connector which I thought would be more efficient as well as provide a secure connection.
After a few more unplugging incidents I decided it was time for a change. After a little bit of research, I found that I did not want the EC5 which has the “rotating spring” type banana connector as I felt the lack of contact due to the rotating spring would give me just as much loss as a T-Connector. I did not want another T style connector as the surface area for contact was minimal at best and I had my fair share of in flight unplugging.
Finally I came across the PRC6 which is a solid 6mm bullet style connector. The 6mm bullet style connector has excellent surface area and they are beefy enough to handle up to 200 amps of current. In the R/C Helicopter world we only see small spikes of this high current so these connectors should be perfect if not a bit overkill. The wire receptacle end of the connector is large enough to house a 10 gauge wire and very easy to solder. The connectors fit snug into their housing with a little bit of force and of course do not require any shrink tubing. The PRC6 mates with its counter part very securely to avoid any potential unplugging incidents. You can obtain your own set of PRC connectors at Progressive RC
Source: Matt Botos
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This is a sweet vid from on of the best pilots in the industry. Team Thunder Tiger Pilot Nick Maxwell takes us on a video how-to of what it takes to do a pirouetting loop and circle. Thanks Nick for sharing your experience and knowledge. Thanks to our good friend Shane Butler for sharing this vid.]]>Click here to view the embedded video.
Team Thunder Tiger America’s Nick Maxwell — widely considered one of the world’s best R/C helicopter pilots — explains how to perform successful pirouetting loops and circles in this first installment of One Tank Tips. While watching Nick’s machine in the main video screen, you’ll be able to follow his corresponding transmitter control movements in the lower right corner. Nick also provides helpful voiceover commentary throughout the lesson. First, you’ll learn four primary heli orientations. Next, Nick shows how to build from those orientations to perform pirouetting loops and circles. He concludes by demonstrating variations. You’ll pick up lots of good information along the way, such as the importance of having the correct tail rotor set-up. Watch for more installments of Nick Maxwell’s One Tank Tips, coming soon.
Learn more about Team Thunder Tiger and Thunder Tiger models by visiting http://www.ttamerica.com/
Source: hobbico via Shane Butler
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Our good friend Carey Shurley did a great job with the build vid series for the Whiplash Gas heli. Here are flight excerpts of the Whiplash Gas heli flown by none other than Team Heliwholesaler Pilot Mike Fortin.]]>Click here to view the embedded video.
Here are some excerpts from a flying session.
Pilot: Mike Fortin
Camera: Mark Johnson
Source: GasPoweredThoughts
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- SpinBlades 610 “mattblack”
- Pyro 700-52
- HeliJive 120
- 15 Pinion
- VBar 5.2
- Savox SC-1257TG
- 12s LiPolice “greenline” 4250mAh
Source: TWHeli
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Check out this cool video posted of Bobby Watts smackin' his Gaui X5 at TORCHS. This video is in 3D and is meant to use the old red and blue 3D glasses. But, if you don't have these glasses, there is the regular 2D vid as well for you to view. Thanks to Courtney for posting this cool 3D video of Bobby's flight.To view the 3D video and read what it took to get this cool 3D video or to view the regular 2D video, please continue through.]]>Click here to view the embedded video.
Bobby Watts at his home field, TORCHS in Orlando, FL, doing a demo flight with the Gaui X5. The video was recorded in 3D using two GoPro Hero 2 cameras and was rendered out to be used with the old red and blue 3D glasses (anaglyph). If you don’t have the anaglyph glasses I will be posting a normal 2D version of the video.
Bobby Watts – Gaui X5 TORCHS, March 2012
Click here to view the embedded video.
Source: courtney2018
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Our very good friend shared some hot news with us. That's right it is Bobby "High voltage" Watts announced on his pilot site that he is flying for Byron Fuels. Congratulations Bobby and Byron Fuels.Click through to read the official announcement from Bobby.]]>
Our very good friend shared some hot news with us. That’s right it is Bobby “High voltage” Watts announced on his pilot site that he is flying for Byron Fuels. Congratulations Bobby and Byron Fuels.
Click through to read the official announcement from Bobby.
Byron Fuels!
“I would like to proudly announce that I am now flying for Byron Fuels! After running the same fuel for nearly a decade, I didn’t think there was anything that could compete… I must admit I was wrong! After running the Byron Rotor Rage Masters Blend for the last few months, my motors have never sounded happier and my bearings thank me after every flight. Seriously… they whisper to me and tell me they’re happy 
haha just kidding… but I know….
Anyway, the guys at Byron Fuel are absolutely amazing and will graciously go out of their way to make today’s RC pilots happy. I am very happy to be joining such a great team of pilots including Bert Kammerer, Kyle Stacy, and Nick Maxwell among many others. It is also refreshing that Byron is willing to try anything and everything to make the fuel perform and run better. This means Byron Fuel can dynamically change with the new & more powerful motors that continue to come into our market.
I look forward to a long relationship with Byron and suggest you guys check out the fuel if you haven’t done so yet!!”
-Bobby
Click the Byron Fuels image below to visit the Byron Fuels website.
Source: Bobby Watts
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"Were you scared?" . . . . Check this vid out of Kyle Stacy beating on Bert's Goblin 700. Bert says he wasn't scared, but more worried about focusing following Kyle fly. Simply an impressive beating Bert's Goblin took at the thumbs of Kyle.Watch the vid for yourself and see the beating by clicking through.]]>“Were you scared?” . . . . Check this vid out of Kyle Stacy beating on Bert’s Goblin 700. Bert says he wasn’t scared, but more worried about focusing following Kyle fly. Simply an impressive beating Bert’s Goblin took at the thumbs of Kyle.
Watch the vid for yourself and see the beating by clicking through.
Kyle Stacy – SAB Goblin 700
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“Kyle Stacy tests the new SAB Goblin 700 in Orlando, Florida. Kyle punishes the helicopter very hard and shows a mix of smack and big air flying.”
Source: mcobert
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