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December 23, 2010

Where I Fly

this is my regular flying field.

just steps a way ...

keramat au3 (old house). see the field? my house just steps away. this where i fly almost every day after work when i first learning to fly my hbk. i also maiden my first build mig fulcorom n corostick here. see the trees around the field, two of them are my favourite, why? cause i love to climb it to get my plane down.



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EP or GP ?

why i start with ep n till now stick with it?

$$$ ... it would be cheating on myself if i pick a reason other than that.

yup its the main reason when i start. since there's a lot of china goods out there which we can get at a reasonable price. i dont see other reason not to get one, just to have it a try. as a beginner, who never have any exposure what's this hobby is all about, and all alone when it all started, ep is the most tempting choice. however u can guess what happens to a cheapo ... u cant get the satisfaction n quality. so what did u do ... get a new one .

what i see in ep (other reason than the above)? its neat, light, easy to maintain n silent.

neat - no fuss with cleaning before n after flight.

light - most esc+bm/blm mainly weight arround 40g to 100g.

easy - plug there, plug here, then u r set.

silent- try hovering ur gp infront of ur house every day (unless ur neighbours are a mile a way).

furthermore, i've seen many diy modeller dreams came true with ep (in those forums out there). mostly using materials u can find easily and cheap from ur local stationary/art store/hardware.

power? with the tech now days, almost every thing is possible.

maybe i've left some other things, but u get my point (i believe u guys can think of one right now). so till now, i'll stick to ep, as there's so many things i can do with it. go small, go light, enjoy more, any time, any place.

maybe in some ways im biased to ep as i dont do gp. but gp lovers out there, dont get offended, just my 2 cent.

This Hobby 'Manyak Syiok!!'

it is almost a year now that im addicted to this flying hobby . from just flying 2 ch micro heli to 450 size mini titan. from just jumping arround with my hbk2 to circuit with my mini titan. frm flying nemo to building my own version of nitestick. this is one hobby that so many things u can learn and do if u are a diy kind of person. i consider myself as diy person. if flying is the only thing in ur mind, then ur rc world is not as adventures as us diy guys.

look at what happen to my lama v3 and my hbk2.  not that im saying that we should take apart a newly bought rtf, is just that at least now how it works, what to do if somethings happen. there was one time, im playing with my hbk2 mechanical setting (of course it is grounded after that), just to bring it to my lhs and learn how to set it right. besides that, find some time searching the net also helps.

do you know that this hobby you guys in are something very high in technology? an advantage to those with technical background.

do you realize that almost all the technicality in this hobby also can be found in real life application?

the big question is ... why are you getting into this hobby, is it because of the love for only flying what ever u have, or is it because of what you can learn and do with it?

I Started Plane

because i started my rc hobby with helicopters, i'm not really into plane. until my friend ie. sifu bring me to this wonderful flying field at batu caves one night. batu muda tambahan nite flying. seeing their nitestick (so i call it) in the night sky, it was breathtaking (paint to the neck also, as they can go high with led's on). as well as their warmth welcome make you feel at home (they are commited too - every friday night). it is something to see a carbon stick with some foam, glue and led's can do.




Heli - My 450

after sometimes (one month), i'm started dreaming for 450 size rc heli. considering budget, parts support, trainning/maintaince support, i've got my self this:



Heli - My 6ch

well ... as u all know, with my v3 lama im really falling into this hobby. as im not much of a hobby person before that.

one month after tinkering n lots of research (lepak at my local hobby store as well), i've got some extra money (not much though) to go for the next step.



Heli - My 4ch

a month after playing with my 3ch heli with no satisfaction, i'm started looking for my next heli to satisfy my new need for control. i'm thinking, should i go bigger or look for a 4ch. after looking here n there at my local toy shop, i decided to go for 4ch. this one cought my eyes as the 'towkey' demonstrates it in front of his store.

Heli - My 3ch

My 3ch Heli notice something on the box ?! "Full 3-D flight!" :) this is my second heli after plying with my 2ch the whole previous month. at this point, i'm still not as excited and interested as i'm now with rc heli. it's just that i wanna try to see if with a bigger one, am i having a better control over it.

Heli - My 2ch

My 2ch Heli
this is my first heli. 2ch (up/down left/right) with infrared tx (need 8x1.5v), 1 cell small rechargeble lipo which can be charge via the tx. charge about 6min, enjoy for 3min.

i'm not even exposed to rc when i first saw this heli. maybe it's destiny.