I was the program manager for L.A.Co Fire on the Firehawk project. I want to compliment the builder of this model on a great job. The detail is excellent. By the way the radar blister on the nose of the aircraft was removed in 2005. Lee
looks Awesome. however I am yet to experience such a RC Heli in real life. One suggestion is you certainly need to upgrade the "Red L.E.D." Blinkers with more powerful ones, Try using One watt L.E.D. instead of those 5mm ones, You would be delighted with its glow, and heli would more spot-able and attractive.
That's a toy my friend. This is for an experienced pilot. Turbines alone can cost you quite a few thousand bucks. Then too build the helicopter or jet varies. I've seen some sticker anywhere from $10-20k EASILY. It's certainly NOT a cheap hobby. And you had better know what your doing dealing with turbine jet engines. Because if they crash or misfire you can either get seriously hurt or start a fire. So ALWAYS carry a fire extinguisher with you while out flying these big boys. You also have too learn about your local FAA regulations on how high you can fly your RC plus noise restriction laws. After all these things are mini scales of the real deal. They may not sound loud here on RU-vid but believe me when fully throttled they are...!!! So their is A LOT of knowledge needed before just flying one of these expensive aircraft.
I heard/read somewhere that the Defense Department is very sensitive about the larger remote controlled devices that do have some Drone capabilities...Does anyone know if this is true?
Someone asked how much these cost. Well for starters they are NOT TOYS...!!! These types of aircraft are for experienced pilots ONLY...!!! Turbines alone can cost you quite a few thousand bucks. Then too build the helicopter or jet varies. I've seen some sticker anywhere from $10-20k EASILY. It's certainly NOT a cheap hobby. And you had better know what your doing dealing with turbine jet engines. Because if they crash or misfire you can either get seriously hurt or start a fire. So ALWAYS carry a fire extinguisher with you while out flying these big boys. You also have too learn about your local FAA regulations on how high you can fly your RC plus noise restriction laws. After all these things are mini scales of the real deal. They may not sound loud here on RU-vid but believe me when fully throttled they are...!!! So their is A LOT of knowledge needed before just flying one of these expensive aircraft.