I am hanging out at my parents this weekend and they have a nice big beautiful house and lots of open space. So I decided to hover a few packs. During my second pack I decided to take a little video of the heli and that is when I decided to redo the 1st hover challenge from Burly. So here it is. As a note I never touched the throttle after I got it stable, all the rising and falling was form the buffeting due to the small area.
Oh and I plan to have mfcrash try this next week so we can get a baseline that we can look back and compare to later.
And for comparison ... here is my original entry
- Chris
Variety+spice+life=King2+MiniT+Rex450 TAKE OFF AND LANDING CHAMPION SUPREME
05-03-2008 03:02 AM
Gregor99 Key Veteran Location: Western Wa
And that's why you are the hover King! Nice progression. Great idea to have mfcrash do a baseline video. Its good to document the progress otherwise you can take it for granted.
Every Flight has a purpose - Don't miss it
05-03-2008 05:47 AM
Blusaber Senior Heliman Location: Ca
Very nice Chris
I can't hover inside a house Have a mental block I guess you and Tryan and others make it look easy... Ya all have my respect
Gary
05-03-2008 06:04 AM
DougsRC Elite Veteran Location: MA
Correction Gregor99, TJ is NOT the hover king He is the Take off and landing champion supreme fenderstrat is the hover king .Your skilz have definately improved TJ. Amazing what alot of practice can do.
05-03-2008 12:26 PM
Gregor99 Key Veteran Location: Western Wa
Sorry, Fender. I thought TJ won in the "Novice" class. But he's not a novice anymore
Every Flight has a purpose - Don't miss it
05-03-2008 03:39 PM
DougsRC Elite Veteran Location: MA
You might be right Gregors, TJ won the Novice class. I myself would have been the "take off and landing" champ thinking I was going to be the only entry, only to have TJ come and take the win. The judges were bias against me anyway cause I roasted their NUTS
05-03-2008 03:55 PM
Burlyman38 Veteran Location: Troy,IL
Just can not let it die can you Dougie!!!
( you just did not get your bribe to slider or myself in time that is all)
Excellent progression TJ. Hopefully I have only one more month of my busy season and then I can get home to get some vids posted with you too.
TripleB
TripleB Flying by the street light.
05-04-2008 09:08 PM
DougsRC Elite Veteran Location: MA
What up Triple B I should have brought a square foot with me and placed it on the ground (with rocks to weigh down the foam )and try an inverted hover over the square I think I will try it next time. Here's an extreme inverted close -up. Marcus helius could have lost an eye
Speaking of hover tests and such, today was the big day for mfcrash. He is on about his 50th battery and so I taped off a somewhat close approximation to a one foot box on the floor of the gym for him to to try his skills at. I am sorry to say his head was just not in it this morning as he continually was drawn to his cell phone, or more specifically the girl on the other end of it. As such we did 3 takes and by the third he was getting back to normal again
That's some damn fine flying if you ask me! Of course I think it is time to try a pack without that TG hanging there, but that is just me.
- Chris
Variety+spice+life=King2+MiniT+Rex450 TAKE OFF AND LANDING CHAMPION SUPREME
05-06-2008 08:02 PM
DougsRC Elite Veteran Location: MA
A rather UGLY attempt at Triple B's hover over a one foot square challenge inverted in somewhat breezy conditions- more practice required
05-11-2008 12:29 AM
TJinGuy Key Veteran Location: Socorro, NM - USA
I plan on doing a nose-in video next week. I know it won't hold a candle to doing it inverted but it is big for me
- Chris
Variety+spice+life=King2+MiniT+Rex450 TAKE OFF AND LANDING CHAMPION SUPREME
05-11-2008 12:45 AM
DougsRC Elite Veteran Location: MA
Nose-in is a HUGE step TJ We are all at different points in Heli-world
05-11-2008 12:53 AM
Blusaber Senior Heliman Location: Ca
Doug
Any inverted hover is a thing of beauty
Gary
05-11-2008 12:57 AM
Gregor99 Key Veteran Location: Western Wa
Hollly ma-joe-ly Doug. That's some good stuff, right there. Yes it is.
He is the Take off and landing champion supreme 
Your skilz have definately improved TJ. Amazing what alot of practice can do.
