Your Name: Tom-Erik Rolfson
Where your from originally: Norway
Where do you currently reside: Just outside the capital city of Norway: Oslo
Languages you speak (native and secondary): Norwegian and English
Current Age: 21
Age you started flying helis (and/or years flying helis): started flying helis at a age of 12, but have hade some years off in between.
Do you also fly planes? Yes, i started off with planes, sailplanes actually and have had a few nitro planes as well, but noting giant, always wanted one tho, that or a big jet.
What mode do you fly (radio mode….mode 1 etc): we fly mode 2 up here in Norway.
Powerplant preference…electric or nitro: Nitro
Stabilization preference….flybar or v-bar: At the moment i fly with flybar. But with the fast development of good and less expensive flybarless systems who knows, maby there will be some FBL Raptors in the near future.
What do you do for a living out side of flying RC Helicopters: Working full time, so a lot of the spare time is heli related
Other Sponsors: ThunderTiger and AceHobby
Notableawards or Event: Finished 1# at 3DX Norway in 2008, Finished 1# at 3Dmasters expert class now in 2009, also competed in XFC this year wich didnt go just as planed, but better luck next time
Your hot Heli Setups (electronics setups…engines…fuel…batts etc…): Radix 710SB, Radix 105 tailblades, CY SuperStubz paddles, JR8717 servos, CY, Solid G gyro, Futaba BLS251 on tail, Spektrum AR7100R reciver with revmax. Kongpower 2200 2s reciver pack, OS91HZ and Hatori SB-20/Novarossi REX pipe/MP6 (just trying some different). Rapicon 30% nitro 20% oil Fuel. Think thats it, with a standard Spektrum DX7 radio.
Future plans or events: Always looking for a new and fun events to come to. This year i have been to a few here in Norway like 3DX, Elefunfly and some other, will defenetly keep those in my book, aswell as Pitchbrother Smackdown in Denmark, IRCHA, 3Dmasters, hopefully XFC next year to, will try to get to Alpine Heli Smackdown in Switzerland and Munic heli masters next year.
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