Helicopter

I was sitting here at home today, upset that another thunderstorm thwarted our lawn mowing efforts.  It wasn’t quite dry enough to mow, but there really wasn’t much else going on.  As an aside I was also trying to find a way to bury the guilt of turning off my work cell phone for this [...]

Continue Reading RC Helicam on Ace Mini-Titan

Tags: ace, camera, Helicopter, mini-titan, rc, Video

I completed the upgrades to the Mini-Titan / e325 this week, they came in on Wednesday and I had them done by Thursday.  The parts I ordered can be seen in this previous post The HK-2221-8 motor was easy to install, it comes with some proprietary pin-type connector for the motor.  You can either cut [...]

Continue Reading Mini-Titan Upgrades with CC Phoenix 45 and Scorpion HK-2221-8

Tags: e325, Helicopter, rc, summer

I’m patiently awaiting for the arrival of some new parts for my Mini-Titan. I wasn’t very happy with the plastic control arms on the rotor head that came with the kit, they tend to flex under load. I’m already running an ACE metal CNC head block on the helicopter, so I’m doing a partial upgrade [...]

Continue Reading Some New Parts for the Mini-Titan e325

Tags: e325, Helicopter

Well, we’ve all heard the saying that ‘Idle hands are the Devil’s work’ but this doesn’t qualify as the Devil’s work, but maybe not very productive.   I went out with my friend Ollie today and got some flying in at a local small field.   It’s been a long time since I’ve actually flown at a [...]

Continue Reading Another Lazy Sunday

Tags: Helicopter, planter, Radio Control, rc, rocket

I wanted to post some more pics of the heli for anyone who might be interested.   The kit is an Ace R/C Mini-Titan e325.   325 is a relative number to the size of the motor in an electric helicopter, and they range quite a bit.   A 600 size electric motor is equivilant to a .30/.50 [...]

Continue Reading Mini-Titan e325 Electric R/C Helicopter

Tags: Helicopter, rc