No GYRO! This Vintage Hirobo Shuttle (Made in Japan) was a GIFT. I restored it to see it fly again!
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- Опубліковано 9 кві 2023
- Thanks to Darin for gifting this vintage Hirobo Shuttle. It was a nice project this past weekend and I really enjoyed flying it as well. Please subscribe to see more of this and some of my other interesting projects coming up. Thanks and God bless.
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Love this. I still have a flying Cricket and a Champion. over 40 years of flying.
Right on. Great to hear! Thanks so much and happy flying.
Back in mid 80’s, My first heli was a Hirobo Falcon 555, I flew with no gyro for about 2 years. No real problem at all.
Right on. We didn't know any better, so we just learned the way it was! No problem! Thanks much.
This brings back memories. I had a kalt enforcer ZR and a kalt baron. My flying buddy had the shuttle and I always hated watching him with that belt but enjoyed how it flew.
Thanks so kindly!
Hi Mark,i flew the same héli. In 1980 and Had a lot of fun.Many thanks for all your RC vidéo on UA-cam.I have lots of respect for you.Claude from QC Canada.
That is great. I thank you much and appreciate you.
I bought a Stork SE with a futaba G153 at the Toledo show around '93. That thing was a hand full when the 153 eventually failed. Nice flying Dave!
Yes, with no gyro, it is definitely an attention getter, but challenging yourself is always good. Thanks so kindly. I appreciate you.
Always love it when you get the Nitros out. Reminds me when I was a teenager flying my Shuttle ZXX. I sold it for College money though. Terrible I did that. Thanks for the video and Keep those Rotors spinning Dave!
I appreciate that and you. I still try keep moving for sure. Thanks Much.
Looks like a handful.
I learnt to fly on a 1992 Shuttle ZX in my backyard at age 14...with a Futaba 154 gyro though.
I washed a lot of cars and mowed a lota lawns to buy that chopper. 🙂🇦🇺
That is great to hear. Hope you still have it.
You made it look easy...you need a t-shirt that says"no gyro, no problem!"...well done!
lol lol that is a good idea !
Well, I have t shirts that say "Experience Matters" with a heli on it. That close enough? LOL. Thanks so kindly.
Amazing how far technology has come in the Rc world. Flying with no gyro Incredible!
So true. I've seen all the progress since I can remember. No gyros, and we knew no better and just learned how to deal with it. Flying helis back in the early 70's was hard for most to learn, but....never give up. Thanks so kindly.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane Dave :) I remember the my Kalt Baron Alpha 30 with the same OS engine and the belt starter.
Your welcome and thank you for stopping by. Kalts were great too.
I like it! Good job getting her in the air again. Thumbs up coolness Sir~John
Thank you much, John. I appreciate you
You haven't lost your touch Dave well done :)
I'm slowing down, but I appreciate your confidence. Thanks much.
Amazing. You are the BEST!
Thank you Mark. I appreciate you.
You are a stud I can't fly that good with a gyro all I can say is wow....
Haha. I appreciate you.
A Curator . Only Man keeping these old birds Flying, part of rc History. And a very nice Flight that was , Sir.
Right on, David. Cant forget the past or at some point we have to start all over, re inventing the wheel. Thanks so kindly, David.
Respect for flying this vintage heli
Thanks so kindly. I appreciate you.
I really should get out my old Shuttle Z! It was excellent seeing one in the air again.
Right on. Do it! Thanks much.
That was "right on"!
Thanks much.
Bravo. I got an adrenaline rush just watching you fly it
Ah...Thanks so kindly!
Dave I remember those days well!!!! nice one sir ☝
Thanks so much, Alan. I appreciate you.
You make it look easy Sir. Much respect 🫡
It's never easy, but with over 45 years of practicing....that helps. Thanks so kindly.
Wow ! We take gyro's for granted today I guess as the norm for better control but you Sir are a Master on the Tx to control the wee beastie so well !
Well Done my friend and may you continue to enjoy many more of these flights. Best Wishes - Eddie - a UK Newbie Heli Pilot.
Hi Eddie. Thanks so kindly for your comments. I appreciate you. Please check out some of my latest heli vids and never give up. Here's one. ua-cam.com/video/HLSgvFsZtk0/v-deo.html
WOW! This video shows of how you are a still a ''OLD SCHOOL ''heli pilot you are Dave to still be able to still fly a helicopter without a gyro on it bravo I still had never ever been able to try anything like that even when I use to own R/C heli's back in the day. Also Ilea did wonderful job as always😎😎👍👍
Thanks so kindly, Mr. Cueball. We learned before they were invented for model heli's so we didn't now better, and that is how it had to be done. It is a good challenge today for me and is good for us all to get back to the roots. I appreciate you and Ilea says Hi and thanks. Thanks so much.
@@NightFlyyer Anytime Dave! Let her know I said "Hi" also😁
Just amazing! You Sir are one of a kind! Much respect and may the good Lord continue to grant you more years of joy, happiness and health! I've been watching you since early 2006, during the time rc airhogs helis were popular! God bless you Sir and thank you for your service! 🙏
WOW, you are a long time subscriber and I appreciate you for that. Thanks so kindly and Semper Fi!
Nice gift for sure, great job Dave!
It sure was. Thanks much.
Outstanding! While it was normal to fly without a gyro back in the day, I cannot imagine being able to do it now. Bravo!
Thanks so kindly. Yep, kinda like cell phones.....cant live without them now. LOL
@@NightFlyyer Once in a while I get tempted to try it, but I never do. I have a fully restored and flyable Cricket and I even stuck a gyro in it (sacrilege!).
@@RAK402 Go for it, but only if you know how to fly helis. If not, get someone to trim it out for you. Good luck.
@@NightFlyyer I have been at it for quite a while sir, but thank you.
Oh that is so sick flying without gyro! Mad respect! I used to fly flybarless without stabilization electronics because people told me I can’t. You can do crazy 3D without the stabilizer as the 90 deg phase change twisting the chopper very unusual way.
Thanks so kindly. I guess, since I learned before gyros were invented for models, it came back to me. Back in the 70's is also when I began also pinching the sticks, because of that. LOL! Thanks again and happy flying.
I really want to learn how to fly old Helicopters like this. But it's very hard cause I don't really know anyone who still fly these. So thank you for the Videos, they are very Helpful. :)
You would love them. It is a very good idea to find someone in a club to help you, cause learning by yourself can be difficult. Some newer pilots don't know if the helicopter is set up and trimmed right, so someone to do that first is a very good thing. I am happy you like this and know I appreciate you. Thanks so kindly.
Awesome video & thankya for sharing with us! I bought the Hirobo Shuttle with the O.S. .028 engine on my 1st overseas deployment in the Navy back in 1988! 6 hours on it all together just trying to learn how to hover & never did master it as there was always to much tail rotor thrust in one direction or not enough in the other & was hard to try to adjust & trim out! Later after our deployment in Operation Desert Shield/ Storm, I bought the Hirobo Shuttle ZX. i had to assemble the whole entire helo together with the exception of the swashplate assembly. Bought an O.S. .032 pullstart engine for it but never could get it to run or start up on my block test stand! 32 years later i still have both helos & the ZX is still in prestine condition as if it was brand spanking new right out of the box, zero flight time or hover training, & it sits on top of my computer shelf in my living room!
Thanks for your Service. I was on the USS Midway with 3 Marine Phantoms in 1976. Exciting times. Well, If you ever want to fly it, bring it over and we will get it going. Semper Fi from the old Top.
Thankya for your service and a salute to ya as well. My uncle also served aboard the USS MIDWAY. He was part of the Vietnam evacuation where they pushed alot of helos overboard into the drink to make way for the incoming helos loaded up with the evacuees! I would love to learn to fly both helos from a master & legend such as yourself, but I'm probly no where close to where you are. . . .wherever that may be! I'm in CO. Semper Fi brother. . . always faithful!
Nice! I wore out a Concept 30 back in the 80s. I could do some decent “stunts” using an invert switch and practiced with Dave Browns simulator on a Tandy 286 computer. I just flew my Align TB 70 two weeks ago and your video represents how far helicopters have come since I started some 35 years ago.
Right on. I wore out a few Concept 30's for sure myself. One of the best! The old Shuttle still seems less intimidating to me than My Align 470 T Rex and I can fly back to back on nitro. Thanks so much. Happy flying.
Sounds sweet and it looks like it flies nice even without a gyro.
A very generous gift but I can't think of a better caretaker of these great pieces of history than you.👍🇺🇸
Right on. I appreciate your comments and you. Thanks so kindly.
Outstanding job 👏 restoring the past ,thanks once again for taking us all along. Really nice job flying, l have said it before and I will say it again, Dave your the man .God bless you and yours.
Thanks so kindly, Dean. If we forget the past, we will have to start all over at sometime, so I make these. God bless you back and happy flying.
I miss the looks of these classic helis
I do too, hence the reason why I flew this. I love challenges. Thanks.
That is a great model!
Sounds like its running great too.
I almost pulled the trigger on a Kyosho Kaliber 30 myself. It was in such great condition. Looked brand new! But im leaning more towards the good old raptor 50's or Shuttle Z's
I'm 26 years young so most of these Hirobo's where built well before my time. But there is just something awesome about them..!
Thanks again, for these amazing video's. I have been watching you since i was a young fella. Your wife is a professional at filming! 😁
Greetings from the beautiful Netherlands. ❤🚁
Right on. It cleaned up nice and does run great for sure. I cant wait to fly it again, maybe tonight, but wind is now 24 mph, so may have to wait. I appreciate your long time subscription. Thanks so kindly.
Wow. This is rare heli. No gyro - Hard mode of flying. Nice video! Best regards.
Right on Viper I appreciate you.
terrific restoration and great flying skills. thanks for sharing!!! brightened my day for sure
I am very happy to hear that. Thanks so kindly. I appreciate you.
That was great to watch, you're awesome.
Thank you Steve. I appreciate you.
Good job
Thanks so kindly, David.
I just found this video. *I have one of those.*
It is currently in my basement along with a bunch of other RC projects. I keep intending to get my old Shuttle flying again. I'm pretty sure I have all the parts.
I purchased my Shuttle in 1982 (give or take a year).
I'm sure I'll have more to say once I finish watching your video.
You mention possible future 3D flying. If I remember correctly the Shuttle doesn't have enough collective throw to fly inverted. When I purchased my Shuttle back in the early '80s, the guy at the hobby store told me the Shuttle needs to be modified in order to fly inverted. The slot in the side of the frame needs to be extended to allow enough collective throw for inverted flight.
The day I purchased my Shuttle was a very memorable day. I had never spent that much money in my life prior to purchasing the Shuttle and all the required gear.
Right on. Well it is dicey to fly inverted. I use the MAS method. (zero pitch at half throttle). It does a fairly decent inverted flight, but inverted hover is not perfect. I might mess with it, but I like it stock. I have several other shuttle videos, like the ones all destroyed in the fire, and the one like this, that was gifted to me after the fire. My Trex's will do all the 3d stuff, so those are my go to's. Get busy and happy flying. Thanks.
Super, respect and beautiful
Thanks so kindly, Leon!
I had a Hirobo shuttle years ago before acquiring a raptor. Fun machines
For sure. I have a Raptor as well. I love the old machines. Here is a 2 minute video of it. Thanks kindly.
Dave, I hope I never lose the excitement and enthusiasm you bring to this hobby. I got into RC about a decade ago, but seeing you rediscover these cool vintage toys from the past makes me think I need to start collecting what I have now, because it'll be a relic of the past to some younger generation some day and always fun for them to see how it was done "back in the day".
I am so glad to hear that. If we forget the past, we have to start all over hence my reminder videos. Thanks so kindly. I appreciate you.
Thanks to Darin for gifting this vintage Hirobo Shuttle. It was a nice project this past weekend and I really enjoyed flying it as well. Please subscribe to see more of this and some of my other interesting projects coming up. Thanks and God bless.
Flying without a gyro is like flying using both halves of your brain doing totally different things….incredibly difficult…huge respect for such a great flight Sir…much love from across the pond 🇬🇧🇺🇸❤️
Hello and thanks so kindly. Typing on a typewriter was hard at first, but it still comes back today, so learning without a gyro, certainly helped. I appreciate you.
You have to fly without a gyro to set up the trim before you engage hh mode anyway
@@adammccarthy2157 I never knew anybody who set up heading hold without the primary gyro operating first. If that primary doesn't work right, setting up HH will not work right when you throw the switch.
Good time of day! Dave, glad to see another professional-style pilotage video and glad to hear you. You encourage me to get rid of all this new stuff, like H1, flymentor and even simple gyro and just try to hover without any helpers. Thank you for your videos, it's always interesting to watch!
Well the crutches help many today, but I learned the hard way without them and happy I did. It doesn't hurt to keep challenging yourself. Thanks so kindly and know I appreciate you.
Hirobo is the antique heli I just picked up. (Local hobby shop owner buys estate train sets. Recently, there was a 6ft long, tube frame GAS, not nitro huey looking hirobo (only name I could find ON it)). I got it for $50, & engine DOES rurn over. My heli days are gone, I'm not THAT fast anymore.
I'd love to be able to show pictures.
Well, it might be a Stork? This engine would not turn over either, but disassembly and a good cleaning is a start. You might find your heli days are not done. Thanks so kindly.
I never flew without a gyro, but, I did have an old GY154 mechanical unit, that is why early helicopter radios had the larger capacity battery packs. We are spoilt today😊
So true. Thanks kindly.
That's awesome!!
Thanks Darin. Got a simple rate gyro in it now, and can't wait to fly it again. Your a good man and I appreciate this gift.
Amazing. No gyro.
Thanks much!
Hi Dave, I recently picked up a damaged Shuttle Z myself, its just about time to start the rebuild, having only flown electric I will admit to being a bit intimidated by this machine, but seeing this one, I feel more confident now. Enjoy your flying big fella.
Great. You will love it, as Nitro is more challenging, yet more satisfying for me. Thanks so kindly, now go get busy.
Dave as well as you've mastered those things a gyro will hold you back ! Old Ky fan here
Right on. Thanks so kindly and happy flying.
I Love the Hirobo Shuttle. my dad had one in Barrow, Alaska in the 80s and handed me down a box of parts that remained of it, and in the last couple years I collected all the parts I was missing. Once i'm done fixing up this Concept 30 i'll take on the shuttle :)
Right on. Enjoy it and happy flying.
@@NightFlyyer Back to say I got the Concept 30 in the air with a few small mods including larger blade forks and a modern radio system. Very happy with it, it is very stable. Got my dad flying it after he hadn't for around 10 years. It's great fun working with these old machines and the Shuttle is next. Thanks for the inspiration as always :)
here's some video of it flying
ua-cam.com/video/8EvgdpIF1CY/v-deo.html
@@chrismofer That was great to see in the air. Good job. Thanks again and happy flying.
I loved your video
This is exactly the combination I learnt to fly with in the late 70s
that blue Shuttle with no gyro
although I was happy to get a gyro ASAP
nice retro modeling video 👍👍👍👍
Right on. Thanks so kindly. Stay tuned for the gyro video, but since it snowed again today, I gotta wait.
Using a decent 2.4 or whatever is the smart choice just better, originality is fine, to a point, lol! Not using a gyro, that's the original flex! Brilliant as always, you helped me finally get heli flying dialled in (I'm barely able with a gyro, lol)
That's for sure, but I still fly a very reliable Futaba (72 Mhz) in my Nexus SR night heli, so that would be okay, here in nowhere land. LOL. Thanks so kindly and keep flying.
Hey, nightflyer, great video, The shuttle was the first helicopter I ever flew also. I liked it way above the concept 30. You had balls flying it without a gyro. My buddies and I used to try that. We would turn the gyro off and try to get them up in a hover, as soon as that helicopter would spin and look us in the face, the 1st thing we would do is shut it down. I then went to a Miniature aircraft 60. Also I knew john simone in the early eighties while working at Teledyne Ryan in san diego. Good to see a picture, John hasnt changed a lot, except for the white hair. LOL
Actually I preferred my Concepts to the Shuttle, as I could easily hover them inverted as I show in some of my older vids. The Shuttle head is way too complicated and why I am not doing inverted flights. I just can't get enough reverse pitch to hold it. I visited John a few years ago and I think he is still working at Teledyne, but is also rebuilding Porsche's and VW's for folks. We both worked on the F-16s that I flew and blew in the movie Blue Thunder and he flew the helis. We all have white hair now, probably because of that. LOL. I learned on his American RC Mantis and of course there were no gyros then, so it was a trip, but that is the way it was and at 75, glad I can still do it. Thanks much for the comments and happy flying. BTW I crashed this heli 50 feet up right after this. You may enjoy seeing this too. ua-cam.com/video/YQnNrsRr2gE/v-deo.html
@NightFlyyer John probably won't remember me because I left teledyne twenty-seven years ago, but if you visit with him again, tell him I said hello. And, thanks for responding to my post.. Now go cut some holes in the sky.
Hi Dave, I restored the same classic Hirobo Shuttle a few years back, I did get it to fly, but the clutch was breaking and I found it impossible to source parts for it!! It's now a Hangar Queen Lol you did a great job!! But how you fly without a Gyro I'll just never know, respect to you 😀👍
Oh, that is great. Sorry to hear about the clutch. If you learned before anyone heard of Tail rotor gyros like me, that is the way we all learned, and what we had to do, so it can be done. Thanks so kindly.
Gyro? We don’t need no stinking gyro!😂 Nice restoration on your part and great flying as always. Semper Fi.
Lots of laughs. Thanks so much Scott. Semper Fi.
Good job , love your videos. Greetings from Sweden
Hello Sebastian in Sweden. Thanks so kindly. I appreciate you.
@@NightFlyyer makes me glad to hear. I have been flying helis for about 6 years now.
I am really in to vintage rc stuff. And you showcase it very well
Nice flyin there boss!
Thanks so very kindly!
@@NightFlyyer Hey Bob I think we flew together a few times way back when. Me thinks Garden Grove or with the Orange County Heli club. Glad to see you are still flying vintage birds. I'm seeing a revitalization in the old Kyosho Hirobo GMP Schluter helicopters as I'm seeing an uptick in the interest in restoring these machines. I'm immensely tickled every time I see another bird resurrected and flying. As for me I've spent too much time trying to locate TT Raptor parts so just fly the Align 600n where parts are plentiful. ;-)
@@WarbirdPylonRacer Must not have been me, Im Dave. Also I founded 3 clubs in Orange County.. The Skynauts of Saddleback valley, the Flying Falcons, and the Capistrano RC special effects team. Never flew at those other clubs.
I agree. I chased a lot of parts resurrecting the helis folks sent me after the fire. Happy flying.
@@NightFlyyer Thanks Dave. Sorry about that. I was thinking of another person. Love your channel. Hope to see more heli flying. :)
That was my first helicopter!
Actually I had 2 of them and a enforcer!
Damn you make it all look so easy. I just started learning last year. Oh and we are practically neighbours, I live about an hour North of your IA. border.
Right on. We should get together sometimes at the Rushmore flying site. Thanks James.
@@NightFlyyer Well I apologise sir but I have to claim ignorance on that location. I haven't been that way since I stopped attending drill in Le Mars. That was before they finished the new super-highway. They had completed the section near Le Mars but not yet the northern part from Worthington to Sheldon area.
I used to live in that area back when Roffelss (sp) was Sheriff. I stayed at the Oceola Co. Inn for a minor driving offense. :)
That would be very nice, I don't really have any aircraft, as I am still on the 4 axis heli I purchased as a trainer. But seeing RC craft being flown up close would be new to me. There is nobody up here except the best car track in the tri-state area and quad-copter people , I would suppose. I was told the status of the track in town by a guy that comes from Sioux Falls.
@@minirock000 LOL. Great info. My Bro in law was a Deputy under him. Ike. Stay well.
Der Dave is not only the best Marine Pilot, but the best Marine Aviation MGySgt, bar none..! SemperFi and Oorah, from der Bud aka: RktMan PS: Ilea is not only the best videographer, but the best Marine Wife in the world..!
HaHa. There are good pilots for sure and I'm not alone. Thanks very kindly Bud.. You were there when we struggled to learn these. Thanks kindly and God Bless. Semper Fi.
I have an old venture 30 converted to flybarless after my last tailboom strike that was my very first nitro helicopter I'd be very honored if I can send it up to you for a little vacation let you fly it around and do what you want
WOW, that is a very kind offer. It is expensive to send a helicopter like that. Is it flyable, or needing fixed? Parts are hard to find and if I break it, I would feel bad, sending it back to you that way. Tell me more, and thanks so kindly as I would love to fly it.
@@NightFlyyer it's all ready to go just bind to your spectrum remote it's using a micro beast as the fbl unit I'm running a thunder tiger x50 rotor head and tail using a brand new OS 32 engine well relatively new it does have some corks to it but you should be able to manage that no problem (engine setup) the flight controller is all set up the only real thing you have to do is just make sure everything matches I run I think + 12 - 12. Now I drive tractor trailer so it wouldn't be too hard for me to request a load near your area like I said it would be an honor especially if you signed it after you were done with it lol hoping we can meet you at the ircha event in Muncie Indiana me and my wife go to it every year she flies to
be awesome to hear back from you again I don't know how to send private messages via UA-cam anymore I don't know how we be able to discuss arrangements non publicly
@@a100nick Hi,
I don't know how to send PMs either. YT dropped that feature years ago, sadly. If you code your email address in a message, I can read it, then delete it. Few are reading this far into messages anyway, as no one has time for that anymore! LOL
As far as bringing it up, that would certainly be a good way.
I would rather you bring it up ready to go with your TX and we go fly it. You can show me first. Then you can take it home. Spend the night here in our guest bedroom. I think that would be safe and easier for us. I am not so good at figuring out others settings, and so it seems a trip up would be best, if you can pull that off. Otherwise, best to keep this bird safe.....I'm old, you know and it is always windy.
Thanks so much. I appreciate you.
Surprised you can fly it without a gyro, I learned in the early 90's with the mechanical gyros,
I learned in the 70's before gyros were popular, so it seemed I did not forget my roots. Thanks so kindly and happy flying.
Looks like Camp Pendleton, 53 area.
Yes, we used to fly there, north of the pad for the Joint Military Flyers club used. Got kicked off there a few times, but it was nice and quite. That is the shot where I am hovering the Nexus 30 in front of me. Good Eye!
Awesome! I used to fly there all the time. They shut it down a few years ago, so many memories! Have a great night.
Looks like you had to wrestle with that tail a bit :P
Yes, it was out of trim at first, so I try to get it as close as I can before flying. It does keep me busy, but that is the way it was. Thanks.
Restoring my shuttle ZX . Not sure if Hirobo still in business . Or not or where to by parts
Hirobo in Japan is still in business, but not making helicopter parts for shuttles. Ebay is the place to find parts, but they most likely will be used. Good luck and happy flying.
Very interesting video and congratulations for your skills as a pilot. However, by seeing the engine running, I think that there is not much smoke and I am worried about its health! I would suggest, but I may be wrong, to set a little more rich. I think yours is set too lean. Mike from France (excuse me for my bad english.....)
I have been flying helis for over 50 years. I'm 76 now. I never run too lean, cause helis quit in the air that way. Too rich, they don't have enough power. But not a lot of smoke, is because my fuel has no castor in it. At 6:00 in the video, look close. I think it is actually running too rich, as you can see the smoke coming out. It is Torko Racing fuel, at 20% Nitro. It is a very clean burning fuel. Thanks for your concern, but all my OS engines run just fine and are my least troublesome engines.
Didn't Mr. Mas haven't a book about setting up and flying rc helis?
Yes. Mike was the editor and owner of Rotory Magazine, the cover of one I showed in this video. It was one of the best Helicopter magazines around. It had the Blue Thunder Special on it.
@@NightFlyyer ahh
I'm thinking of a book with a white and light blue cover. Yes, Mike was huge in the heli stuff. I think he was first to use separate throttle and pitch control to allow the for negative pitch use?
@@Rusty-Metal He may have been. We were all doing that experimenting at the time. I did my first inverted flights with the American r/c Revolution. It had collective pitch. John Simone made them along with the mantis. We were all friends then and experimenting. Later on I used the very first production helicopter to invent the electric tail rotor motor for Kyosho and then invented the Hyperfly notar for them. Got vids on all that on my channel. Those were fun times. Thanks.
Hi love your videos what is your email I have one very similar and have a few issues
As I have said before, my email is not public. If you put yours here, I will respond to you as soon as I get a chance. Or, just ask your question here and I will respond to it. Thanks kindly.