Category: RC Helicopters
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Rotor LIVE 2026 Plan
Rotor LIVE 2026 is getting closer! Last Year (2025) I had an amazing time at Rotor LIVE in 2025. I drove the van over from the UK, took the ferry to Hoek van Holland, and then drove up to Iffezheim. This allowed me the opportunity bring the helicopters and to stop along the way and…
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The Big Myths About LiPo Storage Charging — And What Pilots Should Really Know
Lithium‑polymer batteries are the beating heart of modern RC helicopters, yet they’re also one of the most misunderstood components in the hobby. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the endless debate around storage charging. Everyone has an opinion, but not all opinions are grounded in how LiPos actually behave chemically. This article cuts through…
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Surviving Winter
Video: How to fly RC helicopters through the cold season After many years of flying through the UK winters, this is my setup that takes me from autumn when the temperatures start dropping below 15° C (59 °F) down to freezing. It generally starts by adding the thermal base layers first. As it gets colder,…
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Essential Workshop Tools
These are a few of the items I like to keep in my workshop. I consider them essential because I use them almost every time I build a helicopter. Hot Air Gun Having used lighters and even a paint stripper, I never thought I’d need one of these, but this hot air gun is cheap,…
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Simulators are too easy!
When learning to hover, simulators are very stable and you seem to have all the time in the world to make corrections. However, when you get to the field, it’s not that easy and the model seems to move around a lot more than expected, consequently new pilots can take a long time to settle…
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Which flight controller for RC helicopters in 2026
This is my list of flight controllers in order that I would consider using in 2026. Mikado VBar EVO VBar Setup I’ve been using Mikado VBar for a long time and I think the EVO and V8 are a step up from V7. Addons like the power backup are more expensive than other backup options,…
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Which transmitter for RC Helicopters in 2026?
Mikado VBar Control Mikado VBar Control is widely regarded as a premium, heli‑focused ecosystem with tight integration between the transmitter, VBar flybarless units, ESCs and telemetry. Pros include heli‑specific workflows, very polished ergonomics, app‑style configuration, live logging and vibration analysis, making setup and in‑field tuning unusually fast and clean. The cons are mostly about ecosystem…
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How to maiden your RC Helicopter
Safely and successfully In this video I take you through all the steps to have a stress-free and successful maiden (or re-maiden) flight of your RC helicopter. This is exactly what I follow when maidening mine and other’s helicopters. From bench checks, ground runups and pre-flights, you might become the person everybody wants check their…
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RC Helicopter Terminology
Core Technical Terms Autorotation – Landing maneuver using rotor inertia when the motor is off. BEC (Battery Eliminator Circuit) – Voltage regulator that powers the receiver from the main battery. Center of Gravity (COG) – Balance point of the helicopter, critical for stable flight. ATV (Adjustable Travel Volume) – Radio setting that adjusts servo travel…
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Light Wind Autorotations
In this video we run the same format of 3 helicopters, 3 autorotations, but this time it’s in very light wind conditions. We take 3 different helicopters, the Tron 7.0 Elite, Tron 7.0 Dnamic Pro and the Tron 5.5 Gemini, and we auto them in very light winds. The approach will be from further away,…
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3 autos, 3 helis
An approach to unpowered landings with 3 different helicopters In this video we look at how different size and configuration helicopters do autorotations. We’ll use the following helicopters: Tron 5.5 Gemini / OrionThis is a 6S 550 size helicopter running Azure 560 main blades Tron 7.0 AdvanceThis is a 700 size helicopters running on 12S…
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Spirit Wave Setup Part 2
This is the 2nd batch of videos created for the Spirit Wave. Part 1 can be found here. 18. Spirit Wave Throttle and Governor Setup for Electric In this video we look at the setup for the throttle and governor for electric helicopters. 19. Spirit Wave Throttle and Governor Setup for Nitro This is a…
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