2010 March 05 :: Freestyle3D – Todd Bennett's Worldwide 3D R/C Helicopter Flying School

Archive for March 5th, 2010

Mar

05

REVIEW: YS 50 ST

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After testing the YS 50 ST engine, I have found it to have plenty of power while maintaining excellent fuel economy for an engine of this size. The engine also runs very smooth. Overall, an excellent motor for this displacement class.

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Mar

05

REVIEW: YS 91 SR

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I have been running this engine for months now. This new generation long stroke provides superior power when using the Hatori SB-19 over the older generation YS 91.

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Mar

05

REVIEW: Futaba GY240 Gyro

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The GY240 is the perfect choice for the beginner starting with the 30 sized helicopter. It is also a great choice for electric helicopters. I find that the pirouette rate is a little slow, but very consistent.

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Student Testimonial

Todd, I can't even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed our time we spent training together. The fact that you train with the Freya was very exciting to me because I have been flying a Freya for about two months. I have been flying a Raptor for about a year. Flying the Freya has brought my flying to a new level. The stability and control of the Freya has been such a confidence builder. She has allowed me to attempt new and exciting maneuvers. I spent 5 hours flying with Todd and his Freya's. First I flew my Raptor for him and he Decided on a plan for today's training. we started with the basic's. Straight line flying. It is amazing how bad a maneuver ends up when you don't enter it properly. These subtle little changes we made, made a great deal of difference. Most important it painted a different picture for me on what the proper look of my helicopter should have. We than went on to knife edge flying. I never knew that a helicopter could hang in the air so long, (when it is done right). Throw in a pirouette or two and wow, now that is hang time. One of the most exciting flights was when Todd would put his heli into a strange attitude and I would recover. Now, If you haven't seen Todd fly you might not be able grasp the magnitude of intensity of this. It is hard enough to follow him when he is flying let alone try to recover from where he tells you to. This was the most exciting flights I have had the pleasure to part of. All this and we were bearly into the 2nd hour. Believe it or not it gets better from here. We did things such as backwards flying with rolls and pirouettes, flipping and tumbling combinations, forward and backward inverted flying. We worked on fundamentals. Not over loading the heli with to much pitch control. SAFETY, SAFETY, SAFETY. Todd teaches safety throughout the entire training session starting with take off to lock in hover, to lock in hover prior to landing. This is a great practice for beginners as we are still working on heli set up and maintenance. All in all, This has been a great learning experience for me. I recommend to anyone who wants to take their flying to the next level that Todd is the man to have as your instructor, at whatever level you are flying at. I look forward to my next lesson with Todd.

Alan W. Phillips
Cape Fair, Missouri

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