Night Flying Tips

By the time you read this we will be well and truly in to Autumn and this tend to be the most popular time for night flying.

If you have never tried this before, but are able to confidently fly around, you should have no problem doing the same in the dark giving suitable lights on the model!

Night rope has a habit of getting duller in colder conditions so what looks great in your house with the lights switched off might not look so great on a chilly flying field late one evening, always have at least one back up glowstick fitted to the tailboom as an aid and in case the night rope fails completely.

If you are just using Glowsticks it’s worth knowing that some colours tend to work much better than others, yellow, green and orange is generally the brightest, whilst blue and white is rarely good.

Put the brightest colour on the tailboom and you may want to use two Glowsticks here as it’s difficult to see just one from all angles and if you can’t see the light on the boom it’s near impossible to know which way the models heading!

Normally just the above plus one on each skid is enough to see the model no problem with night blades.

The bad news is Align have stopped producing night blades for now at least so getting hold of a decent set of night blades might become tricky, it’s not impossible to fly with out these as long as you have enough light on the model, having it outlined with night rope plus back up Glowsticks is normally more than enough.

It’s a good idea to test the night blades in day light first particularly if you have recently switched your model over to flybarless, most night blades tend to feel lighter and more responsive so it’s best to find this out in day light first and adjust the models set up if necessary.

Blade care

The cells fitted in most night blades is understandable tiny and not very tolerate of misuse so please take care not to store them with completely flat batteries for months, always make sure they have a maintenance charge in them before storing them away.

If the batteries are not looking good then you have nothing to loose by trying to recover them (with due care) by repeated careful charging using as decent charger which will give you a indication of what’s going into the battery.

Some transmitters have bright indication LED’s on them, cover these up as there distracting in the dark and will hurt your night vision.

That’s all there is too it really, go and have fun.

A Remote Control Helicopter For All Ages

Creativity and crafts are hobbies which people of all ages are able to enjoy. One craft which has been popular for many years is model making. There are all sorts of model kits you can buy, from ones which are designed to be just decorative to others with which you can actually make working models.

A remote control helicopter is a toy which people of any age can really enjoy. You can buy a model kit to make your own remote control helicopter so you can have the fun and satisfaction of making your own working toy! There are a huge range of model remote control helicopters to choose from, and each one is designed to be a scaled down version of a real helicopter. The models come packaged in kits and with the correct tools you need for building.

There are many places you can buy remote control helicopter model kits from, such as specialist shops, toy shops and online model sites. One online sales company is skyline models. They deal in many different helicopter and aeroplane models and have been up and running for over ten years.

Some of the remote control helicopters that are around are very small, some measuring only 3.5 cm! These miniature models are perfect for beginner model makers, and because they are very lightweight, tend to fly quite easily. They also seem to be quite long lasting and tend to come away from a fall or crash without much damage.

The remote control helicopters are run on rechargeable batteries. On a small remote control helicopter, the battery tends to last about 7 minutes, before it would need recharging again for about an hour.

One of these small helicopters can provide anyone with good quality entertainment, and they are very good value for money.

 http://www.skylinemodels.co.uk/