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Genuine
Futaba GY401
Gyros
boxed
with Instructions - ONLY
£55.00
including P&P each
Email
me for details
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New 2200Mah 25C Lipos
that fit Interceptor 400
as well as
most other 400/450 size helicopters
Only £22
each + P&P
Email
me for details
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Is **YOUR** helicopter "PITCH
PERFECT" and flying
as well as it should ?
Very probably not, so why not
let me do a low cost full check over
and setup of the helicopter and radio system
(if needed) including a full test flight.
CLICK
HERE for full details...
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Are you into MRC's (Multi Rotor Craft) -
Great - I am too
I intend to add lots of information on MRC's to this site over the next few
months
so why not help me by sending tips and tricks and
general info to me for inclusion.
CLICK
HERE for full details...
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Do you want to learn to fly an R/C
helicopter - EASILY !
Why not spend a day with me and I
will start you off with a quadcopter
to let you get used to the cyclic control movements that are so
important
to hovering a helicopter, but easily and safely.
Once you have progressed
reasonably on the Quadcopter we will move on to a
helicopter on training legs or on my Hover-EZE rig and hopefully by the end of
the day
you should be able to hold a reasonable hover.
CLICK
HERE for full details....
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Hi
there, and a very warm WELCOME
to my personal website dedicated to
anything
& everything to do with Radio Controlled
Helicopters. My main aim over time is to strive to make this the most useful single
source of helicopter information for all types of Collective Pitch R/C
Helicopters
currently available, and
everyone out there, including you, can help me to make it just that. |
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Here is one of my
own fleet of helicopters, a Trex 500 in an Align Hughes 500D
fibreglass fuselage with a whole bunch of armaments and
surveillance units added made up from my scrap box.
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The major aim of this site is to allow me to try to provide as much help and training to new pilots (and some
not so new) as possible with a one stop location for loads of good information and help on anything to do with
Collective Pitch RADIO CONTROLLED helicopters. (Sorry, but I do not
cover CO-AXIAL helicopters at all). I am a retired guy and can therefore
also offer various services to other helicopter owners or prospective
owners :
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SO WHAT IS ON THIS WEB SITE ?
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FREE TUTORIALS
/ TIPS & TRICKS / Q&A & OTHER ADVICE FOR NEW PILOTS
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LOW
COST REPAIRS / HELICOPTER SETUPS / NEW HELICOPTER BUILDS + RADIO SETUPS
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SCALE
BUILDS AND FITTING FUSELAGES TO 450 OR LARGER HELICOPTER
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1
ON 1 TRAINING DAYS ON HELICOPTER SETUP AND/OR HOVER/FLIGHT TRAINING
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NEW
& USED HELICOPTERS FOR SALE AT GREAT PRICES
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AND
A GREAT DEAL MORE....
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Please
take some time to look around my site, you will, like many others, be
amazed at how much good information it can provide. You can also
purchase new kits and / or fully built helicopters, plus various radio
systems and helicopter spares from me, so please check out the menu
options carefully and browse around.
I
have also recently started a brand new helicopter FORUM
that is there for anyone to ask questions, provide answers, ideas or
anything else to do with collective pitch helicopter
To
check out some of the important services I offer, click HERE
to go to the quick links
You can download all
/ any of my FREE tutorials covering building &
rebuilding, setting up and flying Collective Pitch Radio control helicopters. All
of the tutorials are in PDF format.
In
addition to the tutorials, there are a great many other items that I
hope will be of
interest to you as an R/C helicopter pilot or builder, as this site is
destined to be THE ONE STOP location for all those hard to find bits of
information, plus links to good sources of parts and other information.
The Tips & Tricks section
has loads of really useful information covering everything to do with
helicopters, so make sure you don't miss it. CLICK ON THIS LINK TO GO
THERE - Tips &
Tricks
I
also specialise in supplying and setting up the Belt
CP,
Interceptor 400
and
the Copter-X / Align Trex
range,
all of which
are perfect training helicopters for new pilots wanting to get into this
fascinating and absorbing hobby.
I
can provide the Interceptor 400 as a kit, a partially assembled kit,
full combo kit, and completely RTF, the Copter-X and
Trex range as kits
or RTF, and the Belt CP as RTF.
I
am a specialist in the supply / fitting / setup of Alien
Command standard
and advanced,
and can retrofit these to most helicopters of 400 or larger size. Alien
Command will
level your helicopter whenever you release the cyclic control, even if
it is upside down, which gives you time to decide how to recover it if
you are close to loosing control. It is a great help in learning to
hover, learning sideways in hovering and also nose in flying. CLICK
HERE for more details on this great "auto pilot"
system.
I
can also setup FBL
(flybarless) helicopters,
including setting up Align 3G and 3GX, Skookum, Mikado V Bar,
Helicommand Rigid and others. I can provide (and fit) good multi
blade heads for scale helicopters. CLICK
HERE for
more information on FBL and multi blade system
I usually have some GOOD second hand
(reconditioned) helicopters at very reasonable prices for learners to use to learn to
hover and fly circuits etc. To do so I need
reasonable condition second hand helicopters that I can repair,
refurbish or whatever and then recycle them to new pilots.
So if you have such a helicopter lying around, please think about
donating it or even, depending on the type and condition, I
may be able to offer to purchase a few of them from you - if the price
is right so that I can recondition them and then sell them on to new
pilots at a reasonable price!
Why not check me out on FaceBook ?
If
you have any comments on anything on this site, please do let me know,
as I always welcome comments, ideas, suggestions, critiques, corrections
etc.
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SOME QUICK LINKS TO ITEMS YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN
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Have you been searching for a helicopter
that
YOU CAN learn to fly without too many tears ?
Are you tired of being given the "run around" by your
local Hobby shop (LHS) who
only seem interested in selling you some helicopter in a box and
getting rid of you quick ?
I am ALWAYS happy to talk to
you and tell you all about the different helicopters
suitable for learners if you want to do so
(just call me (IAN) on 07990 578148 between 10-4 any
day)
You really should also
check out the perfect machine for learning.
The Interceptor400 is a well proven British helicopter that is easy
to repair
& parts are cheap & easy to obtain.
I am a specialist builder of
these helicopters, and can provide them as basic kits
you build yourself, through ARTF and even (truly) RTF, all at
very good prices.
I can also supply and fit the well proven Alien Command auto
stabilisation system
at
a very small additional price that has been proved to be able to help you to avoid
those annoying
early crashes that really can dishearten anyone trying to
learn to hover a
helicopter.
READ
MORE ON
INTERCEPTOR 400 KITS and ARTF
or
DEAL 3
- INTERCEPTOR 400 without Alien Command (RTF)
or
DEAL 4
- INTERCEPTOR 400 with Alien Command fitted (RTF)
(RTF = Ready To
Fly ARTF = Almost Ready To Fly)
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WANT TO LEARN TO
HOVER - QUICKLY ?
Check out my
low cost 1-on-1
Helicopter HOVER TRAINING day
This is where you spend a
day with me to learn to
hover, using your own heli, or even flying
MY OWN SPECIAL TRAINING HELICOPTERS
At the end of the day, you should be
able to HOVER YOUR HELICOPTER UNDER FULL CONTROL for at least 3
minutes
A full days training
using
your helicopter is only £75
For more details on this great offer - READ
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WANT TO LEARN HOW TO SETUP
your helicopter correctly ?
Check out my
low cost 1-on-1
Helicopter
SETUP day
This is where you spend a
whole
day with me to learn everything I can teach you about setting up
helicopters to ensure that they fly as well as possible.
A full days heli setup training is only
£75
During
these days we can strip and setup your own helicopter, or we can use
one of my bench helicopters. Training even includes radio
setup
where relevant...
By
all means bring a notepad and/camera/video if you want to, there is
a great deal to learn in one day
For more details on this great offer - READ
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Have you crashed your
helicopter & don't have a
clue where to start ?
Check
out my LOW COST
Helicopter Repair Service
I
can offer you a low cost and professional helicopter
repair
service for all fully collective pitch helicopters.
For more details on this great offer - READ
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Are you just trying to learn
to hover your helicopter ?
Check out
ChopperAddict's
Hover-EZE
Hover Training Rig
It's totally FREE...
All you have to do is spend a
very few £££ on some thin nylon rope, some metal rings and short
lengths of strong elastic, plus a few dog clips, or carabiner clips
For more details on how YOU can make your own copy of this great
HOVER TRAINING AID - READ
MORE...
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Are you looking for a really suitable helicopter to start to learn
to fly yourself
I
can offer the very popular Interceptor 400 helicopter, in any
stage from Kits to
GENUINELY
READY TO FLY helicopters.
I
can also offer you Interceptors already fitted with Alien Command or
HeliCommand stabilisation systems.
For more on these great offers - READ
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Are you looking for some tutorials on how to fly, or setup your
helicopter, or maybe you are searching for an answer to a specific question
or problem ?
Check out
the FREE ChopperAddict's
Tutorial section and/or my well stocked
Tips & Tricks section
that has loads of answers
For more details on my Tutorials - READ
MORE...
For more details on my Tips & Tricks - READ
MORE...
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Tips & Tricks
I have a special section of this web
site totally dedicated to providing a large amount of information gathered together under separate heading which I call my
Tips & Tricks Section
To visit this area - READ
MORE...
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By popular demand I have now
introduced a new area of the web site that is called
THE
Q&A AREA
This contains a very large
amount of information mostly useful to beginners to collective pitch
helicopters.
Rather than having to ask
questions on the various Forums, check this area out first, you will
probably find that I already have the answer you want right there...
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New Heli
offers
I
am proud to be able to announce that I am now able to offer the
ultimate helicopter(s)
for all NEW pilots
Take your pick from an Esky Belt CP or
Interceptor 400,
with/without Alien Command fitted,
at a price that will not break the bank.
If you choose to add a stabilisation system such as Alien
Command YOU WILL LEARN TO HOVER & FLY very
much more easily
Prices
start from only £65+ p&p for a
barebones Interceptor 400 kit !!
For more details on these great offers
Esky Belt CP -
READ
MORE...
Interceptor 400 - READ
MORE...
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Do you want your
helicopter setup
properly - by an expert ?
Just send me
your helicopter, the radio and a lipo, & I will do a full &
thorough mechanical setup on it to ensure that it is all setup
correctly
A full setup is only £20 + £15 P&P to send it
back
I will also
setup your radio if you have a computerised radio system for an
additional £15. That will include me giving the helicopter a
full test flight to ensure it is flying as well as possible, and
that the radio is configured to make it as suitable as possible for
your personal flying skills.
For more details please email
me here
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There
is a huge amount of useful information on this site, so please check the various
links on the left. The site is still in it's early days of development,
and is growing rapidly every day, so please come back regularly to see what is new.
I
regularly frequent various RC helicopter forums, such as
Heliguy.com, as well as some others that I visit
less frequently such as rcheliaddict.co.uk. In all forums my handle is CHOPPERADDICT, or if I
could not get that, I use CHOPPRADDICT (without the E) or
CHOPPER-ADDICT.
Why
not check in to these forums and join in the fun of helping others in
the RC helicopter fraternity...
I
use the avatar shown above in all forums, so look out for me when
you are visiting them.
You can even take part yourself by helping
me to help other pilots by donating any old heli parts, nuts, bolts,
screws, washers, bearings, 'O' rings, even tools, in fact anything at
all that you have and no longer want or need to the LOW COST repair service at chopperaddict.co.uk.
CLICK
HERE to find out who is already helping me out...
CLICK
HERE to find out just how you can help out other helicopter
fliers...
THIS
SITE IS MOSTLY NON COMMERCIAL AND IS FUNDED BY DONATIONS OF ALL TYPES
FROM OTHERS IN THE RC HELICOPTER FRATERNITY. MY THANKS GO OUT TO
ALL WHO CONTRIBUTE WITH IDEAS, INFORMATION, HELI PARTS OR EVEN CASH DONATIONS TO
HELP WITH THE COSTS OF HOSTING & MAINTAINING THE SITE
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