Well, the kit has arrived and the build is underway. Unfortunately, due to a mixup the frames and bottom plate were missing from the box. The kit came from RRE Models and a call to Bobby Smith got it sorted out and the replacement parts are on the way and should be here in a [...]

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As some of you may have noticed, we’ve picked up a couple of sponsors here at HeliGeek. Our latest sponsor is Common Sense RC, who have relatively recently begun distribution of the Compass Model RC helicopter line which includes the Atom 500, the Knight series, and the Odin .90. With the assistance of the great [...]

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Well, a bit of bad news for me today. It started out as a great day… I played hooky from work (actually had the boss’ permission) and the girlfriend kicked me out of the house to go fly. Among the helis I took was the 600e Flybarless conversion. If you recall, the first attempt at [...]

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Finally, after a day of mishaps caused by distraction and inattentiveness, the Protos made her maiden flight. Actually it was little more than a hover, but it still counts as a flight. I had initially taken her to my local field, along with my Trex 600 NSP and my girlfriend’s oldest son’s very first model [...]

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I got home today from a fun filled day with the girlfriend and the kids and what do I find waiting for me in my mailbox? My MSH ESC! Pete at ElektroRC must bribe the Post Office. It took one  (yes, ONE) day for this to arrive. I can’t even get in-town mail delivered that [...]

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Well, unfortunately the maiden flight of the Protos was not a huge success. The good news is, it wasn’t a crash, and the heli is still intact. The bad news is, the Scorpion ESC decided to purge itself of the “Magic Smoke” on the initial spool-up, before the heli ever left the ground. Disappointing to [...]

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