Once again Dan is out and Nick, Justin and Jessie have taken over the show. This week some of the guys take a no fly, while others take a no buy. One of the guys does pull the trigger on a major purchase. Lastly they mix it up with the topic and touch on numerous… more »
This week the podcast has been completely overrun, as Dan is nowhere to be found. In this show Nick, Justin and Jessie talk about the idea of putting all of your eggs in one basket. Which companies are going to be around in two years and which are on the chopping block? Lots of speculation… more »
Many times in this hobby, I have found myself needing to drill and tap a hole. Whether this is because the previous hole is stripped and I want to install a larger screw or maybe I need to pin the tail case on to the tail boom. One situation I ran in to recently was… more »
BK Servo DS-7001HV Review Written by Jessie Salmonson First off, I’d like to give a huge thank you to Bert and Suzi Kammerer at BK Servos for making this review possible. I was really excited when I heard I was going to have the opportunity to take a look at these BK servos. I have… more »
Synergy N7 Written by Jessie Salmonson To start off, I would like to give a huge thanks to Matt Botos and Synergy RC for giving us the opportunity to review the Synergy N7. Some people have argued that the N7 is going to be the heli that’s going to put nitro back on the… more »
Wow does time fly. I was just looking at a calendar and realized how long it has been since my last blog post. Since my last post there has been quite a bit going on. I have acquired a new machine as well as finally completing some projects that had been on my To-Do list… more »
Making sure that the center of gravity (CG) of your heli is directly over the main shaft is a crucial part of setup. This can effect how flat the disk stays while the heli piros and, in some cases, can even cause the heli to drift if it’s way off. So whenever you change… more »
Now if only my heli had a little light on it to tell me when to replace worn out parts. It is amazing what a little general maintenance can do for a heli. As I am sure you have heard me mention on the show numerous times in the last couple of weeks that the… more »
Getting that perfect gear mesh between the pinion and the main gear can be quite the challenge. However it is not something to overlook the importance of. As too tight of a gear mesh can lead to premature gear wear and excessive heating which will cause the main gear to fail early. While on the… more »
For a while there it seemed as though Pullman was about to plunge straight in to winter, as it was 37 F when I went out to the field a couple weeks ago. Lets just say that I was not prepared for that weather at all and only lasted about 8 flights before I… more »