A couple of months
ago a friend who I fly with decided to buy a Heli, and he wanted something bigger
than
the rest of us. So this is what he bought, an Ergo 60. He got it second hand
from from a guy who lives about
an hour away, but he got a machine in excellent condition, which came with a
PCM reciever and digital servos
and carbon blades for a very good price! This heli is very stable in flight
and a dream to fly, as the guy at
our LHS said, "You could be hovering this thing then put down your radio, pick
up a golf club walk up to
the heli give it a massive wack and then walk back, pick up your radio and continue
flying without a
problem".
The dimensions of the Ergo 60 are as follows:
Engine size is a .60 cubic inch
Main Rotor Diameter is about 1.5m (680mm Main Blades)
Gear Ratio of 9.33
The stuff Andrew is using on his machine:
Servos: JR DS8231 cyclic/collective, Hitec HS525BB on throttle,
Hitec HS925MG on tail,
Reciever:JR 549 PCM
Battery: 1700mah Nicad
Radio: JR 3810
Gyro: JR NEJ-900
Blades: NHP Carbons and K&S Glass
Engine: OS 61LX-H
Upgrades: K&S592 washout assemble,
Aluminium Tailboom Brace and a Header Tank
Some of the pros of this machine are the:
-The fact it is very stable (I know, I have flown it)
-Easy to distinguish which way its going
-Parts widely available
Some of the cons of this machine are the:
Cost to run it (2USD a flight)
Very expensive to repair in the event of a crash
And it doesn't fit in the car too well :)
Andrew is also an R/C Airplane flyer and has been for about 6 years now, with
this help of flying
airplanes his skills have increased rapidally in the chopper department, he
just told me he did his
first loops and rolls today! And he even managed to get them on video (have
to see these). But in
the airplane department Andrew flys a Cap 231, Extra 300, Nora, Vsap, Fun Fly
Stik, T-Bird Glider,
2x6 Glider and a 6ft flying wing. Also note the Andrew made the carbon fibre
fins himself!
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