Yes, it’s been a while, but we’re still here! We’ve had a busy winter / spring, and the summer is filling up fast, but I still wanted to bring you some current stuff. To that end, we will be posting a build log / review of the Align T-rex 500 ESP in a flybarless configuration. [...]

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If you’re looking to get into a great performing battery without blowing the month’s helcopter budget, check out this review of the PowerEdge RC 3s 2200 mAh LiPo pack. You’d be hard pressed to get this kind of performance out of a Zippy, and although it’s not as inexpensive, you get what you pay for. [...]

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The HeliGeek’s Blog now has a Facebook Group! Anyone with a Facebook account who cares to can join up and post question or comments, and read those of others. Just log into your Facebook account and search for ‘The HeliGeek’s Blog”. We can’t wait to see you there!

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Hey folks, we’ve designed a new logo for HeliGeek.com and we’re kicking it off in style! What better way to show your support than by decking out your ride, your laptop, or your flight box with a cool HeliGeek decal? This is the first design available, and there will be another coming soon, so be [...]

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Okay, so I should have been better with getting flight videos up. I admit it. It just seems like I can never get anyone to record any of my flights. I could have gone the hat-cam route, but I think having one person fly while another shoots video is a much better idea. In the [...]

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The third time (and second unit) were indeed the charm! Yesterday the flybarless T-Rex 600e took to the air without incident and flew beautifully! With James Kovach (sparx) at the controls, she lifted off and was summarily wrung out to make sure everything was working as designed. The previous two crashes had me a bit [...]

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I would argue that I don’t just have issues, I have a subscription!  In any case, If the number of helicopters that one owns is an indication of mental health (or lack thereof), I may indeed be a bit touched. However, I choose to view this as a good thing. Sort of a show of [...]

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Just a quick post to let anyone following the saga of me and my flybarless-converted Trex 600E in on the progress. If you’ll recall, the heli bit the dust rather spectacularly a few weeks ago during the second attempt at flybarless flight. I’m not quite sure what the issue was, but Art from Skookum Robotics [...]

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Some of you may remember my occasional mention of the Evil Plane-Eating Tree© that lives at my local flying club’s field. This tree has also been dubbed the “Charlie Brown Tree” in honor of the old Peanuts comic strip, which constantly eats Charlie Brown’s kite. Our tree is similar. in fact, I’m convinced that there [...]

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Wow! I can’t believe it! Today is the first birthday of the HeliGeek Blog! It’s been an amazing year full of fun for me as I learn and share all I can about this great hobby. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the friends I’ve made through this site and all [...]

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