Helicopter

I went out with my flying buddy and friend Ollie tonight to a real open field and was able to fly the Mini-Titan with all the upgrades.  The Scorpion -8 motor, the new speed controller, the metal / aluminum control arms, and the green paddles. The first flight was just getting used to things for [...]

Continue Reading Finally Decent Flips and Rolls on the Mini-Titan

Tags: Helicopter, mini-titan, Radio Control, rc

Before I put the Sony DSC-H10 on the mini-titan I didn’t even bother to look up it’s weight but I knew it was hefty.  I was just searching for some lighter cameras today and looked up the DSC-H10.  It turns out the Sony weighs in at 13.4 ounces w/battery.   That’s about 0.75 pounds.  Thinking about [...]

Continue Reading Some Thoughts On Recording Aerial Video with a Small RC Helicopter

Tags: Helicopter, mini-titan, Photography, Radio Control, Video

I was sitting here at home today, upset (hehe) 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 [...]

Continue Reading How I Made an Affordable and Fun Aerial Helicam with My Mini-Titan

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

It’s raining tonight again.  It’s really been crazy, like it should be Spring right now and not summer.  For the last two weeks we’ve had almost non-stop rain, perhaps one or two days without it.  The Scott’s Patchmaster is doing great, but it’s not really getting a chance to get it’s roots deep in the [...]

Continue Reading Some Site Updates, Scott’s PatchMaster, Lasers, and Helicopters

Tags: grass, Helicopter, laser, Lawn, patchmaster, rocketry, Topsoil

I completed the upgrades to my Mini-Titan e325 radio controlled helicopter this week, they came in on Wednesday and I had them done and/or installed by Thursday.  The parts I ordered can be seen in this previous post The HK-2221-8 from Scorpion Motors was easy to install, it comes with some proprietary pin-type connector for [...]

Continue Reading Mini-Titan Helicopter e325 Upgrades with Phoenix 45 and Scorpion HK-2221-8

Tags: e325, Helicopter, mini-titan, model, Radio Control, rc