A computer based helicopter radio will simplify your setup, and also
allow you to keep a variety of setups on one transmitter.
Below is my field box. It has a 12V sealed lead acid battery,
12V Sullivan starter, a power panel, electric fuel pump and field charger.
Quick field
charger. You can charge all your radio equipment from here within an hour and not
worry about damaging your batteries.
12 volt
battery for starting your helicopter and running a power panel.
A power panel
allows you to vary the starting heat of your glow plug. It also simplifies the
layout for your pit gear.
Fast
efficient fuelling.
This is a glow
plug. You heat this up to start the engine. Afterwards the heat from engine
compression will keep the filament in the glow plug hot enough to burn the fuel in the
combustion chamber.
This is what you use to
start the heli engine with. It might not be a bad idea to get a starter extension
also. A starter extension will allow you to start your engine easier and with less
force.
Each time you put new blades on your helicopter
you will need to check to see if the blades are tracking properly (spinning in the same
plane). A bright colored tracking tape will allow you to do this easily.
Quick field
charger. You can charge all your radio equipment from here within an hour and not
worry about damaging your batteries.
12 volt
battery for starting your helicopter and running a power panel.
A power panel
allows you to vary the starting heat of your glow plug. It also simplifies the
layout for your pit gear.
Fast
efficient fuelling.
This is a glow
plug. You heat this up to start the engine. Afterwards the heat from engine
compression will keep the filament in the glow plug hot enough to burn the fuel in the
combustion chamber.
This is what you use to
start the heli engine with. It might not be a bad idea to get a starter extension
also. A starter extension will allow you to start your engine easier and with less
force.
Each time you put new blades on your helicopter
you will need to check to see if the blades are tracking properly (spinning in the same
plane). A bright colored tracking tape will allow you to do this easily.