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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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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Well, as I mentioned, I’ve been working on getting models prepped for the ’09 flying season, and yesterday I had a few minutes to get the Trex 600N up to the field and get a couple of flights in. The previous afternoon would have been a much better day to do this as it was [...]

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Man, you guys (and gals) in warmer climates really have it made. Not being able to fly for the last several months has really been a bummer. Now that it’s starting to get  up into the 60s and 70s on a more regular basis, it’s time to dust off the gear and get out to [...]

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