This young man all the way from Ohio has come a long way to fly in conditions he wish exsisted this time of year in his hometown of Columbus.  Needless to say the only time he wasn’t flying this weekend was when it was too dark to fly.

Eugino “3Dx” Sada is at the 2008 Orlando Heli Blowout smacking down his Vibe 50.  He won “Best Dressed Pilot” at this years event.

Ray Nemovi with a great flight on this Align T-Rex 700 that ended in a mishap but the flying was definately top notch.  Keep up the progress Ray.

Spectacular flight and crash of Bert K who just opened a can of “Lukas Rivas.”

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Here is a video of the “Up and Coming” Tim Joes from Simi Valley California flying his amazing Align T-Rex 700 at the 2008 Orlando Helicopter Blowout.

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In this short review, I will be comparing the Curtis Youngblood Enterprise(CYE) Radix 710mm SB edition and the RotorTech(RT) 690mm aeroflat’s. The RT’s that I am reviewing are the “Asia edition”, which has similar specs and tip, but very different art design from the “US version”. I don’t know if there are other non-visible differences, but since I pay street prices with my own money for everything I review, I choose to keep that an unknown for now.

Not so suprisingly, they are made by the same people. So, how different can they be?

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Here is something I found hidden on a secret tape from IRCHA. I hope this brings back some memories from IRCHA 2008 and gets you worked up to see how everyone is gonna top last year’s IRCHA.

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I am sorry to say…that due to the CRAPPY service of Delta Airlines…..I wasn’t unable to return to California on Sunday to upload the videos.

Please know that while waiting and trying to sleep in the aiport for 18 hours to catch the next plane because we were late 1 minute….I did get to edit most of the video.  I did upload two from the Airport….once I got home I think I was sick from exhaustion…slept til this morning.  This trip has almost discouraged me and my Road Dog Tim Jones from even EVER flying to another fun fly.  Many people think the heli industry has deep pockets to pay team pilots to goto these events…but the truth is most of them pay for the expenses out of their own pockets.   Each trip usually cost about $1,000.00….and I do about 10 a year.  My situation is a little different from team pilots as I get paid for advertising…so these trips are my largest espense.  I recently met another photographer/videographer that will start doing east coast events coverage for us.

Look for all the videos to be uploaded in the next day or two.

Here is an incredible video of Bobby Watts flying a MA 50 at the 2008 Orlando Blowout. We had posted an earlier video of this but it wasnt in HD and it wasn’t the entire flight.

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Bert K doing what he does best.   Flying the Align T-Rex 700.  Many more videos to come.  We are on our way to the Airport.  I am uploading this on in the rental car on the way to the Airport.

Were doing it BIG!  Don’t Blink.

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A five star event put on in collaboration between Bert K, of BertRC.com, The Orlando Radio Control Helicopter Society (TORCHS) and RCACF.  Day 3 was slower than Day 1 and 2 but many of the stars were still in the building.  Great photo gallery and a few quality videos too.

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Here is a short clip from the Orlando Blowout Funfly.  Bobby Watts did the most amazing tailslide i’ve ever seen!  We will post an HD version tomorrow or late tonite.

Day two has turned out to be a great day with many spectacular flights.  One notable pilot I am sure you all know, Bobby Watts, really did some impressive flying at the noon demo….taking “Pilot of the Day” away from Bert K who held that position yesterday.

Weather this morning was cool and brisk but Sunny most of the day.  Winds were 10-15.

Updating you with photos live from the flight line video and photos.

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Surpise, surprise, surprise!  RCHeliResource is “in the building.”

All the way from COLD and WINDY Orlando, Florida.  We got here at 6am on Friday and the outlook didn’t look that great but by noon it was sunny and the wind died down and there was the unforgettable aroma of sewage (field is next to waste processing plant) and nitro fuel in the air.

Many photos and videos….

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Check out the new Kong Power charger! It has a build in power supply, so it looks like it can be ran off of AC or DC, very nice!Li-ion, LiPo, LiFe, Ni-Cd and NiMH capable. Charges up to a 6 cell Li-Po. Here are some specs on it

This Is the iMAX B6AC which is able to charge, balance, and discharge Li-Ion, Li-Po, Li-Fe (A123), NiCd and NiMH batteries.

Features:

• - 100~240VAC to 12V DC converter built in.
• - Can be operated with a 11-18V DC power source
• -Microprocessor controlled
• -Delta-peak sensitivity
• -Individual cell balancing

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