Archive for November, 2008

Pilot Interview: Sean Whitney

Posted on November 22, 2008 by aaronredbaron

Sean Whitney is making the final transition from being just another heli guy to one of the Pros. Sean’s flying is fun to watch because he throws in aggressive crisp maneuvers with lots of big air flying. He tears up…

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Learning And Moving On From A Counter-Rotator

Posted on November 21, 2008 by aaronredbaron

One of the trends in this hobby has been the emergence of micro indoor helicopters that utilize a co-axial counter rotating blade design. The popularity was kick started in 2001 when the tethered Hirobo XRB was released. Later in 2004,…

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FlexPro Adds Lightn’n Rods To Their N-Vison Line

Posted on November 18, 2008 by aaronredbaron

Oregon City based FlexPro is moving full steam ahead in the night flying department with a new addition to their N-Vison line of night flying accessories. The “Lightn’n Rods” use LED technology to broadcast a brilliant 180° range of light…

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Indoor Flying at Go-Karting Track

Posted on November 15, 2008 by aaronredbaron

Tumwater, Washington- I had the unique opportunity to fly inside a fantastic building set up for Go-Karting. The Apex Karting Indoor Go-Karting track is extremely well laid out with a huge interior of…

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Hobby Shop Tours; Coyote Hobby

Posted on November 12, 2008 by aaronredbaron

Oregon City, Oregon- Coyote Hobby has developed a dedicated fan base in the time they have inhabited their little corner building in Downtown Oregon City. I myself (Aaron Shell) worked with the animated owner Russ Holst, his son Levi and…

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Jumping Trucks Over Helis

Posted on November 10, 2008 by aaronredbaron

On a lazy sunny afternoon last summer, Scot from FlexPro and myself decided to jump my Tmax over his Trex 450. I did the flying and Scot took over the driving duties while the camera rolled on a tripod. When…

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How-To Flying Tip- Flying the Nose

Posted on November 7, 2008 by aaronredbaron

In this video I present a common method used to help with orientation.

Fully wrapping my head around this concept was one of the instrumental steps I took to get comfortable doing 3D with…

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