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I started a new project with a buddy of mine, this is our first time doing a plane, let alone flying an rc plane so i think it s going to be fun and challenging, the entire plane is built from foam sheets, so it flies slow but can do flips and rolls, this layout can be configured as a 4 channel or a 3 channel for an easier control, so its a good trainer, if we manage to crash (i promise we will) we can do all the repairs ourselves so that is a big plus. After tons of research (and yes lots of guessing hehehe) I selected the brushless motors, ESCs, props, batteries and servos. ooohh and also the 6 channel receivers, believe it or not its quite complicated to get the right combination between prop size, the power of the motor, combined with the ESCs amps ratings, battery discharge rate and total weight of everything plane included,  I honestly have no idea if its going to fly or work because this is not a kit, everything is purchased from different websites and different countries  but that doesn't mean we are not going to try.

According to my calculations my goal weight in order for mine to fly correctly is 250-265grams, mine will be a 4 channel configuration, that means an extra servo for rudder and I have a more powerful motor so its slightly heavier.

My buddies plane need 210-230grams total weight to fly, he is doing a 3 channel layout and a less powerful motor for ubber beginner mode.

The design was made by "Chara" from rcgroups.com, the pictures are examples of other people that have built and modified his original layout.

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Check this out, it is pretty awesome!

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Check this little... well nano quadcopter

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...all fixed!. This is a size comparison between the two helis.

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Time to do some fixing. This is what happens when you try to hover inverted and then you confuse left from right.

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Pretty funny :)

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Good example of one of the best pilots around, if not the best.

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Night flying.

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Now.... this is so cool! Check it out. A good friend sent me this.

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Walkera v120D02s by ej1899

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Walkera V120d02s 

This my second heli (...and the family keeps growing!). This is a slightly bigger heli (120 size), it comes stock with a brushless motor and a 20 Amp ESC; all digital servos. But the coolest part is that this small heli's tail is driven by the main motor via a metal shaft inside the carbon fiber tail boom; this allows for better tail authority. I really like this heli because it is powerful enough to fight against the wind. The only draw back is that you can't really fly it indoors because the blades will put a dent in the wall or it will surely brake something.

I made the angry bird canopy. It helps to save weight but most importantly it looks cool and angry :) 

Big thanks to youtube user "ej1899", he makes great videos and also he provided the template for the canopy. He was the one that inspired me to fly helis.

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This is my first Walkera Mini CP. I added a brushless motor (c05m) with a 1s 10 Amp ESC (Electronic Speed Controller), although little, this motor (c05m) provides more power and longer flying times. I decided to take out the connectors and solder the connecting points directly to help with current loss and flow.

This little heli is a collective pitch heli; the blade pitch changes to provide lift which allows for inverted flight, loops, rolls and a more precise control. 

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FPV (first person vision) in the RC world, in simple words, this is basically a camera attached to your RC plane, helicopter, quadcopter or whatever it is you manage to get off the ground. The camera has a transmitter that sends you a live feed to a screen or video googles on the ground so you can have live FPV of your flight; this allows for bigger flying distances because you no longer need to have a visual reference of your RC device.

There are some good FPV systems that can go up to 3500 feet up and 5 miles out... now, can imagine all the cool footage you can make with a good system?!

Make sure you watch in HD if your bandwidth allows for it.

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Here is another good example of FPV flying. Doesn't this look like so much fun?!

Watch it in HD

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Most people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

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