Stakabo's Blade CP flight Journal

Learning to fly a RC electric helicopter.

August 24, 2006

Flight No 31

Nice flight tonight.

wind was calm. i only I'm getting better and better at this. this time i only touch down once... To change batteries.

hope to fly again tomorrow !

August 18, 2006

Flight No 30

I took a second this morning to fly. i did not really had time because i had to work, but still ... A flight is only 10-20 minutes max ... So why not.

it was a nice flight. I'm starting to impress my neighbor. When he first saw my Blade CP, he was kinda disappointed that i would not make it fly more then a few inch off the ground and that i would not lift off for more then 5-10 second at the time. He taught that you would just put some throttle and the heli would lift off and be "stable" in the air. He did not get the point of having to put so much practice time to fly those things ... Today he saw me fly for 5 minutes without touching the ground or loosing control, he got the point.

it would not be that fun if you just flip a switch and the thing would Hoover magically at 5 feet. i know it's frustrating the first time you fly and you realize that you can't do much. But all the time invested in this is really worth it. Trust me.

August 17, 2006

Flight No 28, 29

Nice long flights today.

Almost no wind today. Before driving the kid to kinder garden, i drained both batteries. The kid loves it so much ! But he his super "safe" with the heli. He always stay close to me or really far away. He doesn't try to catch it or something ....

After super, i drained both batteries again. On the second battery i only touch ground twice!! :) I'll try to film my progress soon.

Now batteries are charging and i have work to do.

August 14, 2006

Flight No 27

Wind almost completely stop this afternoon, so i got out to fly.

battery 1 was a nice long flight.

at then end of battery 2, the wind came back and made my Blade CP crash. No real damage .. Just the training landing skid to put back. But it was then end of flight 27.

I'm starting to have some real controls over the heli and it's nice to fly !

hope the wind calm down soon !

August 13, 2006

Flight No 26

The wind finally took a break for 5 minutes and i had time for a nice flight. I spent a lot of time adjust my Blade CP. Change a few things and set the trim pot just like it was before .. Or almost

it was strange to fly my bird after almost one month without touching it... But it all comes back pretty quick ...

hope to fly again real soon !

August 03, 2006

Will start again soon !



i have been real busy with work and vacation.

now that it's back to normal i will fox my Blade CP, set the trim ok and start flying again.

i hope to have control by the end of the summer ...