To the professional pilots I tender my most humble apologies for having the temerity, the bare-faced cheek, to post in a professional's forum.
If I told you I was a professional R.C pilot, displaying at competitions, model shows and the like, - would that be different?
Or perhaps if I flew the Yamaha R-Max?....No? I still would be a nerd playing with toys and not a sky- god?.....
Hows about I sit in a barracks, somewhere, watching a screen and "playing" with the RC transmitter in front of me, controlling a Drone some thousands of miles away?
Yes! Quick to jump all over someone who doesn't suit your profile/ views/opinions, from your lofty, arrogant, superior perch......We are all, by and large, in agreement, are we not?.... so why all the childish name-calling and petty, spiteful digs?
For it's price-point, I have always agreed, the Robinson is untouchable as an entry-level, low capital cost helicopter.
This cost -saving had to come from somewhere! I have made my case that there is a price to pay in terms of flight-characteristics, durability, safety-margins and ongoing costs.
(yes, I'd forgotten about the corrosion issue, the scrap tailbooms.......) never mind, you just have to grin and bear it.
If the Mods feel fit, they'll bar me. meanwhile, I'll leave this thread to the people who are happy to fly the product and watch the Guimbal and Enstrom threads instead.