news on my honeybee

I just bought some specialized glue at the hobby shop in Minnesota, I might be able to glue the frame together since the long screw idea did not work. 

 

Simulators

in terms of simulators, I would recommend Real flight . It is very realistic. It gives you a wide selection of planes and helicopters.

EDIT: now, I am using pirated reflex xtr for my sim (it works fine). But if you are really looking for a realistic sim, get Phoenix

Best T-rex radio for a beginner

By doing research on threads at internet forums, I think that a spectrum Dx6 is the best radio system to start with. It has a transmitter, receiver, and 4 servos. It is not designed for 3d flight, but is pretty good for hovering. This radio can be found by searching heliproz.  I think when you get advanced enough to be flying a T-rex you should get a good radio for better flight. you should not start with a T-rex. The best radio set for the T-rex that you should be getting is the JR 7202 also avaliable at heliproz.

good RC internet shops

I am sure lots of people are annoyed about people telling them to go to their local hobby shop to buy RC stuff. Many people must buy from the Internet because they do not live near a hobby shop. Although a local hobby shop would be good, here are some internet sites that are safe to buy from:

Hobby lobby  (sells RC planes and RC helicopters, safe to buy from)
Heli proz(sells RC helicopters and RC helicopter parts, excellent service and shipping)
Hobby-e-store (sells all kinds of RC stuff, great shipping)

Heli proz gives free shipping for orders $100 and above.

putting a brushless motor on your cp2

From looking at all the posts it would appear that a brushless motor in the 2800-3800KV range have received the best success (8 or 9 tooth pinions). Which provides a head speed in the 2000-2600 range. Stock headspeed of the CP or CP2 on 3 cell lipos is 1700RPM. Max labeled headspeed recommended for carbon fiber blades is 2400RPM (Esky Manufacturing) The 4100KV motors are pretty hot and almost need a 7 tooth pinon to run on a 3 cell lipo or you need to upgrade to a programmable transmitter. My personal favorite for a bit more power is a 3600kv motor with a 8 tooth pinion, using the standard transmitter- run times is about the same as the standard motor or slightly longer.

If you looking for a “plug and play” (although it is about twice as expensive) upgrade you can check out these links:

Brushless Blade E Z Upgrade
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=434477

To find the board that converts the motor output signal (Main or tail) from your 4 in 1 to a signal that a brushless motor controller can run from (no soldering required) check out:

Painless Brushless Upgrade
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=430386

How do I go Brushless w/ CP2 ? http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=486223

Going brushelss with a heli-radio to avoid hacking your 4 in 1
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=508553

blade cp and honeybee cp2

Lots of people think that the blade cp and the esky honeybee cp2 are the same thing. The mystery is: are they? Through watching many videos, my impression is that they are quite simuliar, but the eflight blade cp is more stable and easyer to controll.
         

blade cp                                         honeybee cp2

see the similarity?

problem with frame

The part on my honeybe’s frame that holds the landing skids on has broken off! I will either need to get another frame and load all the controller equitment (including 4-in-1, motor, servos, all connected by alot of wires. Or, I get a some long screws and screw it on tightly, it will not be as sturdy but it might work. untill then,

See ya!

  

first blog entry!

I live in California and this the start of my RC experience blog. I own an RC helicopter and I am learning more and more things about it as a crash and fix over and over and over again. Just recently I have broken the frame, I will need to buy another one and put ALL of the electronics on it. It will not be easy. But, thats how things are. Untill I get the frame, see you guys!