Heli Safty - Tips The really important things.

Warning.

This tread contains image of serious injuries inflicted by a RC helicopter, the images contains blood and damage to real people. 

The episode on the show, where the safty issues where brought to attention by Josh and Bill Blair from whirlybirdvideo.com was not as deep as it should have been, as there are some other factors that are essentially just as, or even more important, when dealing with the "Flying Buzz Saw" RC Heli's.

My skills at Heli's started from small Coaxials up through 125 - 180 size 3D choppers, a 450 hevely modded monster, over a 600 standard T-Rex 600 to my lovely SAB Goblin 700.

This makes me not an expert, i'm just a normal user.

The flying Buzz Saw is true in any aspect. If it hits you, it will hurt you, the bigger the heli, the more likely it will kill you. A 450 size heli can easyly break your arm or seperate fingers from your hands.

They are not a toy. No matter the size... They are not harmless!

Keep anyone away from them, also animals, and also keep a good distance to your self with 'em.

My Blade mCX2 for size comparison with the canopy from my T-Rex 600.

Here i need to mention a safty issue that replys to all heli's regarding size.

If you do not have the skills or $ to keep them well maintained at all time. Don't buy them. Any broken or worn out part must be changed before startingt anything up to spin. 

You also need to have the skills to set them up, properly, not just half hearted, but throughout. It will fly even worse than you maintain it or set it up.

Search info on forums, like helifreak etc before you go from coaxial to anything with a single rotor swashplate on it.

My custom build 450 DFC equipped with BeastX Flybarless controller.

The Big one's

The micro class heli's can hurt you, but as mentioned, the bigger the blades, the bigger the impact. There are a class in between, from 180 - 300 size, that also can inflict real damage, and they also demands great attention, they are mostly bought cause there small size, as "Perfect indoor toys and easy beginners". Wrong...

 They are too big to fly arround in your house, the demand some serious space like a indoor basketball court or equal. And they can look "cute and cutly", but they are even harder to control then the "big"  450 size. Weight makes it more stable. The small one's just tends to stand the impacts a bit better, than the heavy heli's.

With the Align T-Rex 250, you starts to assambly the heli's your self, as they come as kits. Thiis is highly recommended, since this also gives you the knowlede to how the beast is assembled and more important, how it works. The Eflite Blade heli's are out of this category, since they come as prebuild kit, don't let this fool you. When you buy any chopper of this size and up, pre build and/or fully assambled RTF or like, the first thing you have to do, is to dismantle it, completely...

My T-Rex 250 DFC with HC3SX Flybarless controller. (And my old DX8.) 

Do never assume that any company has corretly assambled this thing, never.

You neeed to be sure that any component there are screwed onto it, is secured with some tread-lock fluid when metal screws go into metal, or with CA glue where metal/plastic screw goes into carbon or plastic. EVERYTHING without exceptions.

I have build several kits, and even from the pre assemblyed parts like swashplates etc, i always take them apart, and re-assembly them. This is the only way to secure that the are correct mounted and secure to use.

My S.A.B. Goblin 700 without it's skin. HC3SX Flybarless controller, and all the cheasy stuff. :-)

Do not skip any steps in the build, by any means. Better wait until you get the correct tools and other stuff you need, before making any half attempts with poor solutions.

Another important step is the tools.

Here are a list of the basic tools that's required to complete a chopper.

Various Hex keys (Best in the form of Hex screw drivers.) 

Various wrenches in size to hold nuts.

Long nose pliers.

Slant nose pliers.

Wire Cutter.

Soldering iron, + solder.

Helping hand.

Treat lock (Use only Blue = middle strenght.) [DO NOT USE RED= will never come off again]

CA glue.

Acid free lube for bearings.

Fine grit sand paper. (Grit 180 or like.)

Also a small warning about the use of hex tools.

If the tool seems to be stuck inside the hex screw after tightning it, You already have over-tightend it.

And here to the serious part of the first warning. This is a relative mild injury inflicted by a RC Helicopter.

Take this into consideration, when Buying, handeling and flying them.

Image from the internet. Hand Struck by RC Heli.