JR Sylphide ?????

[Phil White]

Is anyone flying this machine yet ??
If so, what do toy think of it ??

[Beav]

"Phil White" <philwhite01@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
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> Is anyone flying this machine yet ??
> If so, what do toy think of it ??

I was only thinking the same thing myself yesterday Phil. I know Mark
Christie has one or three, but as far as anyone else, I've not heard of a
single person using one.

VERY pretty, but they look like they'd be VERY expensive to repair too!


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[Andy Carpenter]

There is a guy called 'Synodontis' on RR that lives near London that flies
them. Apparently he has two and is getting a third ! According to him he
is still at the hovering stage of the learning curve !!! £6,000 well spent
if he gets a third :)
Still, each to his own. I'm sure he enjoys flying them. They are supposed
to be super stable and smooth. The sound of the helical gears is supposed
to be like a turbine

I know I want one, but £2,000 for an airframe is a little rich. Even from
the great CyberHeli they are $2,000

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"Beav" <beavis.original@ntloxoworld.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Phil White" <philwhite01@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
> news:20030223100616.29615.00000097@mb-cl.aol.com...
> > Is anyone flying this machine yet ??
> > If so, what do toy think of it ??
>
> I was only thinking the same thing myself yesterday Phil. I know Mark
> Christie has one or three, but as far as anyone else, I've not heard of a
> single person using one.
>
> VERY pretty, but they look like they'd be VERY expensive to repair too!
>
>
> --
> Beav
>
>
> Please note my E-mail address is "beavis dot original at ntlworld dot com"
> (with the obvious changes)
>
> Beavisland now lives at
> www.beavisoriginal.co.uk
>
>

[Beav]

"Andy Carpenter" <andy@REMOVEcarpsTHE.coUPPER.ukCASE> wrote in message
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> There is a guy called 'Synodontis' on RR that lives near London that flies
> them. Apparently he has two and is getting a third ! According to him he
> is still at the hovering stage of the learning curve !!! £6,000 well
spent
> if he gets a third :)


Weren't they DESIGNED as an "entry level for learners" machine?:-)

> Still, each to his own. I'm sure he enjoys flying them. They are
supposed
> to be super stable and smooth. The sound of the helical gears is supposed
> to be like a turbine

They helical gears were once a feature of Hirobo heli's, but they didn't
stand up to ANY abuse. Maybe the JR gears do, but who wants gear noise
anyway?
>
> I know I want one, but £2,000 for an airframe is a little rich. Even from
> the great CyberHeli they are $2,000

Yep, very expensive for a pod and boomer, and that chassis looks too nice to
damage:-)


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[Andy Fell]

Hey Carps, just looked at your site..

Have you found putting a header tank on your 3DNT makes any
difference?

Andy


On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 20:25:18 +0000 (UTC), "Andy Carpenter"
<andy@REMOVEcarpsTHE.coUPPER.ukCASE> wrote:

>There is a guy called 'Synodontis' on RR that lives near London that flies
>them. Apparently he has two and is getting a third ! According to him he
>is still at the hovering stage of the learning curve !!! £6,000 well spent
>if he gets a third :)
>Still, each to his own. I'm sure he enjoys flying them. They are supposed
>to be super stable and smooth. The sound of the helical gears is supposed
>to be like a turbine
>
>I know I want one, but £2,000 for an airframe is a little rich. Even from
>the great CyberHeli they are $2,000

[Rick van der Sloot]

Just to refrace that question,

What is the use of a header tank that is located behind the main tank?

Rick
"Andy Fell" <andy_fell@bigfoot.com> schreef in bericht
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> Hey Carps, just looked at your site..
>
> Have you found putting a header tank on your 3DNT makes any
> difference?
>
> Andy
>
>
> On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 20:25:18 +0000 (UTC), "Andy Carpenter"
> <andy@REMOVEcarpsTHE.coUPPER.ukCASE> wrote:
>
> >There is a guy called 'Synodontis' on RR that lives near London that
flies
> >them. Apparently he has two and is getting a third ! According to him
he
> >is still at the hovering stage of the learning curve !!! £6,000 well
spent
> >if he gets a third :)
> >Still, each to his own. I'm sure he enjoys flying them. They are
supposed
> >to be super stable and smooth. The sound of the helical gears is
supposed
> >to be like a turbine
> >
> >I know I want one, but £2,000 for an airframe is a little rich. Even
from
> >the great CyberHeli they are $2,000
>

[Wilbur Wilburforce]

>There is a guy called 'Synodontis' on RR that lives near London that flies
>them. Apparently he has two and is getting a third ! According to him he
>is still at the hovering stage of the learning curve !!! £6,000 well spent
>if he gets a third :)

2 of the same heli I can understand.....but 3??

Will

[Peter Christy]

Beav wrote:

> I was only thinking the same thing myself yesterday Phil. I know Mark
> Christie has one or three, but as far as anyone else, I've not heard of a
> single person using one.

Mark's got two, and so has Robert Mott now! One flight with one of Mark's was
enough to convince him! He's also switched to a Vigor for 3D work. I think a
couple of other F3C/Sportsmans flyers are thinking of switching too.....!

> VERY pretty, but they look like they'd be VERY expensive to repair too!

The most expensive bits are machined solid lumps of metal! I would imagine
they're pretty difficult to damage (hope we don't have to find out.... ;-)

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(make the obvious amendments to reply!)

[Carl Farrington]

"Phil White" <philwhite01@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
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> Is anyone flying this machine yet ??
> If so, what do toy think of it ??

There was a review of the Sylphide 90 in MHW December or january.. not sure
which.

They liked it :)

my tuppence

[Beav]

> Just to refrace that question,
>
> What is the use of a header tank that is located behind the main tank?

A "header tank" doesn't know where the main tank is, so I can't see it
making any difference where it is. It's behind the main tank on my Futura
for the simple reason that if I hold the nose high for an extended period,
the motor is starved of fuel.


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[Beav]

"Peter Christy" <christy@NOSPAMattglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Beav wrote:
>
> > I was only thinking the same thing myself yesterday Phil. I know Mark
> > Christie has one or three, but as far as anyone else, I've not heard of
a
> > single person using one.
>
> Mark's got two, and so has Robert Mott now! One flight with one of Mark's
was
> enough to convince him! He's also switched to a Vigor for 3D work. I think
a
> couple of other F3C/Sportsmans flyers are thinking of switching too.....!

I'm sure they're excellent flying machines Pete, but they're a touch on the
pricey side for the majority of sprot flyers (IMO of course).

I can see how they'd appeal to the competition lads though, if only from the
poseur POV:-)
>
> > VERY pretty, but they look like they'd be VERY expensive to repair too!
>
> The most expensive bits are machined solid lumps of metal! I would imagine
> they're pretty difficult to damage (hope we don't have to find out.... ;-)

Difficult maybe, but not improbable. Ok if you've got sponsorship or even
marginal support from the manufacturer, but for "Joe Bloggs Sportsflyer"
it's not a heli they'd "experiment" with flying new untried manoeuvres. I
would, but I'm a dickhead anyway, so it doesn't count:-)




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[Peter Christy]

Beav wrote:

> I'm sure they're excellent flying machines Pete, but they're a touch on the
> pricey side for the majority of sprot flyers (IMO of course).
>
> I can see how they'd appeal to the competition lads though, if only from the
> poseur POV:-)

Your quite right, of course, but its designed as a world class contest machine.
No doubt you can 3D it, but that's not what it is designed for....

> Difficult maybe, but not improbable. Ok if you've got sponsorship or even
> marginal support from the manufacturer, but for "Joe Bloggs Sportsflyer"
> it's not a heli they'd "experiment" with flying new untried manoeuvres. I
> would, but I'm a dickhead anyway, so it doesn't count:-)

See above! Its intended as an out & out serious contest tool! You wouldn't
enter a Ferrari F1 car in a banger race, would you? Its horses for courses....

For general sport flying or 3D work, I would recommend the Vigor everytime. Its
robust, not expensive, and very capable. However, if you're into serious
competition flying, or even just appreciate beautiful engineering, then the
Sylphide is worth a close look. (One guy at the 3D masters last year wanted to
buy one, just to put on his mantlepiece........!)

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Pete
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(make the obvious amendments to reply!)

[Andy Carpenter]

The biggest difference I have noticed so far is that I can run the tank
drier, and it is easier to fill.
I am having a bit of a problem at the moment with the engine quitting. It
happens if I fly around,and land for a minute or so. Next time I spool up
the engine stops : (
I thought it might be the Uniflow I tried, so I took that off and fitted the
header.
To be honest, I'm beginning to regret chosing the Webra instead of the
seemingly hassle free OS set-up. The Webra is a lot more fiddly - very
powerful, but fiddly.

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"Andy Fell" <andy_fell@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> Hey Carps, just looked at your site..
>
> Have you found putting a header tank on your 3DNT makes any
> difference?
>
> Andy
>

[Andy Fell]

On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 21:19:34 +0000 (UTC), "Andy Carpenter"
<andy@REMOVEcarpsTHE.coUPPER.ukCASE> wrote:

>The biggest difference I have noticed so far is that I can run the tank
>drier, and it is easier to fill.

I thought as much... I guess it might help when you've got the nose
pointing down a lot...

>I am having a bit of a problem at the moment with the engine quitting. It
>happens if I fly around,and land for a minute or so. Next time I spool up
>the engine stops : (

Haven;t had that myself.

>I thought it might be the Uniflow I tried, so I took that off and fitted the
>header.
>To be honest, I'm beginning to regret chosing the Webra instead of the
>seemingly hassle free OS set-up. The Webra is a lot more fiddly - very
>powerful, but fiddly.

Mine seems to have been ok so far.. I got it run in by CyberHeli as
they seem to do a good job of that.

I'm still fiddling with plugs and nitro % to find which is best.

Andy