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Contained within this web-site you can find some pictures from our family album, together with a blog of sorts of my exploits. These days this tends to be helicopter related, but hopefully you'll find interesting.
Last updated: 16 Oct 2011
Lately i've been feeling the pinch in regards to the crash costs of my helis, particularly the Trex 500. Of the 6 or so crashes I don't think I had one less than a £120 ago. In a bid to lower my outgoings I have decided to give a new heli ago, and so I have bought a GAUI 425 (basic kit). The kit has received very good reviews and is often called the "plastic fantastic". 
 
So I build this kit and some of the design is blatent copies of other designs, noticeably the Raptor like tail. 
 
On test flying this model it was generally surprising how quiet and smooth this model is, as this video hopefully shows: 
 
 
From the air 23rd June 2011
Last updated: 16 Oct 2011
 
16th June
Last updated: 24 Jun 2011
 
West Wales
Last updated: 19 Apr 2011
I took my 500 on holiday to Newport on the west coast of Wales and took advantage of the local beach... 
 
 
 
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