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A great many of the people that want a
large scale helicopter, and here we are talking of those of around 1/8th to
1/6th scale, and quite often around 6 feet long, like to
build them themselves, but as with everything, there are those
pilots who would really like such an aircraft, but do not have the
room, or the very many skills & equipment required to do so
successfully.
I understand that only too well, which
is no doubt why I have already been asked to build several larger helicopters
on behalf of their eventual owners.
So I am now very happy to
introduce this as another
ChopperAddict service to anyone that wants to take
advantage of it.
The types of helicopters I am talking
about are as shown below :-
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A Vario
McDonnell-Douglas 900 NOTAR helicopter
under construction towards the end of 2009
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A Hirobo Schweizer 300 helicopter
under construction in the summer of 2009
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Typically, these types of large helicopters take from around a month or so
up to 3+ months, depending on the
type of model requested, and the amount of work involved. I am
sure you will realise that all such models do take a great deal of
time, patience and skill to bring them from from concept to
completion and flying.
What I will do
These types of aircraft typically cost
anywhere from £1000+ for the Hirobo Schweizer, upwards to £3,000
to £4,000 for the MD900 shown above, when including radio, servos,
starter etc etc.
What I will do is to first of all
discuss the aircraft you want, and then I will prepare a quote for
the aircraft of your choice, including all of the required parts,
and any other stuff that you tell me you need. If you also need radio gear I will quote for that
too. My pricing is based simply on the list prices stated by the
manufacturers such as Vario, and all other parts will be purchased
from one or more of the well known and well respected Internet
helicopter stores.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT HAVE ANY
COMMERCIAL LINK WITH ANY SUPPLIERS OR KIT BUILDERS, SO I AM
COMPLETELY UNBIASED, and therefore will quote you the prices I have
been quoted by the relevant suppliers.
I am happy to handle
ELECTRIC, NITRO, or GASSER powered helicopters.
The Deal
If you decide after getting my quote
that you want me to proceed with your project, I do of course ask you to
transfer
to my bank account the amount quoted for all of the parts needed before the build starts.
I cannot finance parts purchasing etc on your behalf.
I will then place the orders to get all of
the required parts, and will then start the build.
Owners are always welcome to drop in to
see me if
you are in this area to see how it is going, but as with my
current scale projects, I fully document all of the builds I do on this web
site, so you can always see how it is going by simply visiting this
site and checking out your own particular project. (Take a
look at the Vario MD900 project documentation for an idea of
what this involves)
Once the aircraft is completed, I will
of course set it up correctly, and if you want me to do so, I will happily
test fly the aircraft for you, and I will also spend some time with you
when you come to collect the helicopter to go through it in detail, and to
advise you on setup, hovering/flying the new aircraft if you
feel you need this.
As you may already know, I do NOT make
any charge at all for repairs of smaller helicopters such as the
Belt CP's, Blade 400's, Trex 450 and CopterX 450's, as these only
take a very few days at most.
That is (of course) not the case for large
scale builds, but I do not have any fixed charge for the
actual labour, instead I leave it to you to offer me
whatever you feel is reasonable in
return for around 1-3 months of my time and expertise, which will be used as a contribution
to the ongoing costs of providing the ChopperAddict Web Site and the
(growing) range of services I provide to the RC helicopter
community.
Before you even think about doing so, don't try to quantify this
cost by
the hour, as it will scare you to death. I am not looking for
payment by the hour for the time I spend as such, simply a fee that you feel is
appropriate for doing the build for you.
If of course I feel your offer is a
bit too low  I do reserve the right to decline the
project  but this would be pretty unusual because I
just love doing these projects so much.
If you are interested in this service, or want any more
details, or just want to discuss a possible project, please feel
free to contact me by email or use the contact options on this
site. For really urgent matters (only), you can try to get me
on my cell phone - 07990 578148. If I do not pick up please leave me a message
and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
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