Conference vmszoo::rc

    I am not sure what kind of radio you have, but I would recommend
    that you get the same make gyro.  That way, you will know that the
    timing in the gyro matches the receiver.  I have not experienced
    the problem but I have read that some gyros have to be retuned to
    work well with certain radios.
    
    Ken

		I'm using a straight 4 function JR radio.Should I get 
	heavily into this helicopter and buy some heli-radio,there's 
	no way I will get a JR set,so I don't really want to get a 
	JR gyro.

			I don't know if you get them in the US but i was
	thinking along the lines of Quest,KO,or Century Systems

	bob                                      

    Is this note file still active?? If so, please let me know by sending
    mail to alctrz::BATESON_MA. I'm interested to hear of flying in
    the U.K. and to learn what has happened tp R/C Helicopter magazine.
    It seems the publication and editor have disappeared.

    Hi Mark,
    St. Louis certainly doesn't qualify as the U.K. but I do have an
    answer for you. I have a subscription to R/C Helicopter magazine
    and figured it had gone down the tubes when Colin Tough threw in
    with that Swiss mag. I called up a friend of mine yesterday and
    mentioned how I thought they'd given up the ghost. My friend said
    he had just got a new issue! Colin Tough ran into problems with
    his new partners. He's back to publishing the thing by himself.
    He's got a big editorial in the mag describing all of the troubles
    he had and says that if you've had subscription problems to send
    him a letter at the Barn House address. The latest issue with the
    new name looks a lot better put together than the first issue under
    the new name.
    
    Dan Eaton

	G'day


	I'm over here in the UK, I'll shout so that you can here
	me.......

	Once upon a time there was R/C Helicopters magazine, then
	several months ago another one called Helicopters International
	( or something ) appeared, published by someone else, but 
	containing articles by the same group of flyers.. 

	I dunno if there just wasn't a big enough market but the two 
	magazines combined, can't remember the name of the new mag
	tho, probably R/C Helicopters International. I think Colin
	Cameron-Tough sold out.. He's involved with the new mag.

	Traplett publications who produce amongst other thing R/C Model
	World have announced in this months issue a new bi-monthly
	magazine dedicated to helicopters, called Helicopter Model
	World.
                                                                
	BTW I have a Morley Bell 47G, tho' I must admit that I haven't
	been flying it much lately due to a problem at our field....
	and it's been very windy.....


	cheers

	bob

    
    	Bob, I'm really interested in your impressions of the Morley
    chopper. What engine size is it? How is the construction? Weight?
    Collective or fixed?  Can you copy any of the documentation that
    comes in the kit and sent it over the pond?
    
    						Tom

	Hya Tom

	The Morley is a pretty good helicoopter.. All 4 of the range
	use the same mechanics, and are .40 size.... They are collective
	pitch heads.... The kits are built down to a price, ie mechanics
	are virtually all plastic, even the rotor head comes in pieces.
	Tho' assembly is no real problem.  The best thing about it is the
	cost and availability of spares..... main blades for example are
	only #5, as opposed to #12 for the Kalt Cyclone.. All the other
	parts are similarly cheap.....

        They fly well and in the right hands are capable of all the aerobatic
	manoeuveres you could wish to perform, 'specially the MXA... The 
	Morley Demo is rather impressive and usually consists of 10+ models 
	wizzing all over the place.

	Without doubt they represent ( over here ) extremely good value
	for money. I've had a lot of pleasure out of mine and would reccommend
	one to anybody contemplating trying out choppers.
                                   
	The instructions are adequate.. but I believe they've been rewritten
	and are now very good. I'll get a copy off to you.

	                      
	cheers

	bob

    
    	Could you give more detail into what is "Plastic"? Do you
    mean plastic or carbon fiber reenforced plastic. What are the
    main frames made of?
    
    	could I get a look at the directions?
    
    						Tom

	Judging by the price of the Heim mechanice, which are carbon
	reinforced, the Morley parts probably aren't.. they are certainly
	up to the job tho'. There are ballraces and phospher bearings in
	the places that matter. I was a bit concerned that the swashplate
	was plastic, but it's been no problem so far....

	The frame itself is made of Ali plate, and the main/tail gears
  	and clutch are of course metal... The tail pitch control is a 
	bit sloppy, as is the mixer slider on the main shaft.. These 
	can be easily improved with a couple of simple mods.
                                
	Autorataion is not standard, but is available for another #30 or
	so... 3 and 4 blade flybarless heads are also available.

	cheers

	bob

>	so... 3 and 4 blade flybarless heads are also available.

I thought that flybars were the design breakthrough that finally made
RC helicopters successful.  Prior to that there just wasn't a powerful
enough hydraulic system on board to change the rotor pitch.

So how are they now getting away without flybars?

              _!_      
Bye        ----O----   
Kay R. Fisher / \     

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	There are a lot of flybarless heli's around, eg, Kavan, 
	Robinson, Morley, several specialist manufacture's whose names
	I can't remember at the moment.....

	bob