Heli-Chair T-Rex 550X Dominator

-heli-chair built based on plans (www.heli-chair.com) with modifications
-helicopter T-Rex 550X Dominator (rotor diameter: 1.25m)
-modified transmitter Futaba T10CG
First I tested the flying with a smaller helicopter Piccolo V2 - • Heli-Chair Eco Picollo V2
Once confident I moved on to the T-Rex-450v2 - • Heli-Chair T-Rex 450 V... and only then with the T-Rex55X

[@0x4b55]

Flying a 700 W circular saw so close to you is very brave, to put it positively (I have a few TREX helis myself)

[@edgaeta2001]

Excellent work. Being a disabled person i admire your creativity. I wish I had one. Your video is encouraging. Thank you

[@philouph]

Thanks you very much:)

[@wharbio]

Nice work on the chair, and excellent work containing your excitement.

[@philouph]

ahah I was focused :)

[@demetriusUSN]

Awesome, just too close!!

[@joespino3094]

Two words,,,BAD ASS

[@brandonangelo3719]

Danger Will Robinson! This seems like a Darwin Award Candidate....

[@toddspeck9415]

This is super creative! Wow....I agree with some kind of shield...Really impressed! I can tell you have some serious concentration going on.

[@FeedThatAddiction]

Awesome I've never seen one flown from a chair.

[@denniswelt5623]

Sehr geil gemacht!

[@radukapu]

Absolutely awesome! And the chair is really well made. Well done!

[@philouph]

thanks man :)

[@huntermatze3791]

Das ist mal ne krasse Hausnummer perfekt 👌👍🏻😉

[@michaelphillips-nxs]

yes def get it 25.... 30 feet away from you! FPV would be a must good luck

[@Elchkopf]

Keep up the great work! Subscribed to you ;-)

[@philouph]

Thanks man

[@chrisr7341]

Great and creativee idea! When I saw the video title I expected something different though xD

[@philouph]

Thanks man, so what did you expect?:)

[@chrisr7341]

@@philouph The first thing I thought of was that someone tried to make a flying chair using the 550X xD However I was not dissappointed with how this actually turned out :)

[@philouph]

@@chrisr7341 ahah ok I see :)

[@jasonfalcon7703]

This is really cool ! I'm wanting to have the same setup with F,P,V in flying R,C Jet's. I'm wanting to have the camera movement off of a 2 Chanell radio so that the camera moves with my head / neck movement. Although awesome to see the possibility of our future.

[@philouph]

thanks man! Go for it you won't regret it:)

[@cjpedro01]

Great job! Beatiful... nice work. Await a FPV. Simplemente un muy buen trabajo. Felicitaciones!

[@philouph]

Thanks man, will try it with fpv in the future maybe:p

[@BlackPixxelDE]

I bet using this for an aircraft sim like DCS would be awesome! (and less dangerous)

[@jasonreilich8398]

Awesome video man I'd like to see this in 3-D flying with that chair I bet it would be very different

[@philouph]

ahah yes that would be indeed funny :p

[@jayw4385]

That is great, I want one, are they available online?

[@daniel_933]

Thats crazy :)) i like it

[@domly5548]

Cool sh#t. Great job!

[@philouph]

thanks man

[@janosch160-ronny7]

Genial... 👌

[@mr523592891]

牛逼了！大哥！！

[@jimsparks981]

real nice. Now we have VR and can simulate real helicopters with realistic controls like PUMA.

[@Patriottoo2]

That's not fair... you've been practicing. Nice!

[@philouph]

lol thanks:) you also found time to fly some time?

[@Patriottoo2]

Too many other projects that get in the way. But, I did build a 250 quad, so I could learn to fly FPV, and purchased a tiny Inductrix with FPV to fly indoors to help with learning. Just watched this video, tonight, which looks like great fun. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnuXpaCNq9-Wd7s I just finished fabricating a keg lift to make work easier for the folks (including my son), that work a local brewery.

[@philouph]

Nice thing to know how to fly FPV. I also had in mind to add FPV googles to the helichair to make it even more realistic. The video is awesome, even turbulences are greatly simulated:)

[@Patriottoo2]

I missed the link of turbulence to the simulator's seat. Well done! :-)

[@philouph]

it shakes quite a bit in the trailer when it is driving, thats why I thought it is just like real turbulences in the sky :p

[@rtrent3988]

This is awesome! Any plans to use fpv setup?

[@philouph]

Thanks man! Not right know but maybe next year.. I imagine buying a scale for the heli and putting a fpv cam which can tilt/pan/rotate placed in the head of a pilot puppet, like this guy did kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2mXpYN3bNBmr8k

[@eddycurrent413]

you should try a set of fatskarks you will never fly los again

[@calibermix8159]

what you need is a helmet to prevent hazard as controlling a toy with your feet is dangerous. www.9news.com.au/national/2017/12/28/14/03/it-s-not-a-toy-man-hospitalised-after-being-hit-in-face-by-his-own-remote-control-helicopter

[@philouph]

Yes, but I think that he was not just hovering with his helicopter..

[@marcwage]

Super Leistung.Aber Lebensgefährlich!!

[@sinangamers]

this is unbelievably cool. but very dangerous. attention please 😎👍

[@ThePieterbas]

Nice chair but way to close, this is not safe.

[@zacharyw4628]

If he wants to be close, that’s his prerogative. If he’s at this level, he understands the risks involved. His children and wife are in a safe area. Buncha dorks

[@ascherlafayette8572]

Nah, when I test hover my 580 I'm usually not more than a few feet away. I'm confident in my hovering abilities.

[@ThePieterbas]

@@ascherlafayette8572 something could fail....

[@thatswhatuhad5098]

Awsome

[@birdwing98]

Good flying. Please, FACE PROTECTION.

[@ninjaper1]

sau geil

[@werlebird]

How did you do this ? I’ve always thought about doing this but I don’t know how

[@philouph]

built according the plans from heli-chair.com with some modfications

[@mean1flyer]

Now put a camera on a gimbal and do fpv with head tracking, now there’s an idea!!!

[@ThePretendgineer]

You don't even need a gimbal, a 360 camera would do the trick and be significantly lighter.

[@erienbudhiyanto]

awesome... too close with heli ...too dangerous...need shield i think

[@Patriottoo2]

I had similar thoughts after seeing Philippe flying. I at least use a face shield to, hopefully, protect my handsome face and eyes. I plan to purchase some protective netting when I do demos for small groups. I don't think failsafe could be activated quickly enough to save face, if an electrical connection fails.

[@philouph]

Yes I totally agree that I should also do something like Patriottoo2 did, because it can turn out bad if something fails.. I never run the heli at full RPM, only about 70% but even with this it is dangerous

[@laoch33]

If someone swings or throws a machete at you would you feel safe with a face shield? or a full body shield? Please even use builders orange plastic netting for 1m fence- it could save your life. ..on a lighter note: an old pilots helmet would look cool ;D

[@BestPlconEarth50]

Pretty fuckin cool mate!

[@yogigamoa5594]

Why don't you build and sell them? i'll take one.

[@andremarini103]

Cool ! But too close and wrong place for trying this

[@SpaseGoast]

Did you build this to practice for flying a real helicopter? And if so, did the Helichair help?

[@philouph]

Yes that was the idea :). Yes probably it helped since I do almost only hovering with the chair. But I must say that it is more difficult in the heliChair since you cannot feel it as good as in a real helicopter

[@raptorsean1464]

​@philouph I could tell the way you rested your hand, slowly lowered your collective as rotors were slowing to a stop, and left your hands on all controls until all movement of the helicopter stopped.

[@misterpotato2]

Nowayears, gps can be installed and flying with fpv would be so amazing.

[@aussiedigger1441]

Very cool!! I wonder if your local flying club would allow this. No!!

[@philouph]

ahah :p

[@valderja]

Interesting stuff! You could FPV that

[@hubimarkus2264]

Nicht schlecht würde gerne mal die Mechanik sehen wie die Steuersingnale vom Stuhl zur Fernsteurung gemacht ist. Aaaber sehr leichtsinnig sooo dicht vor der Nase zu schweben.

[@vozdefuegobomber9619]

interesting for fpv. I see a little risky. be in a single position, to control the helicopter at a greater distance

[@RCnerd74]

Nice chair... but do you really take this thing out to the field for real flights? Because hovering in your backjard will be boring soon... and it is dangerous too... and your neighbours enjoy the noise for sure 😁

[@KitemanTV]

The latency on the FPV cameras are pretty low, now.

[@kevingoldbey7401]

U will make a lot off money mate if u build and sell them

[@jsimish]

Sent you a message on facebook about buying plans for this

[@normellow]

Build a 1/2” Acrylic jet fighter Fuselage.

[@richardbernsee7810]

As said earlier, would be great for fpv. Otherwise I think it would be harder to circuits etc then just holding the remote in hands.

[@otisskopik1400]

Wer hat's erfunden?

[@philouph]

Ricola :p

[@greighenning9091]

Are you still flying?

[@philouph]

not very often since I now have my private helicopter license :)

[@greighenning9091]

@@philouph Nice. I have a PPL fixed wing, aiming for a heli. Where did you get plans to connect controls? Kas from Heli-chair sent me links to the diagram, but he's taken it down. I've emailed him, but he's not responding. I'm looking for plans, please can you help out?

[@philouph]

@@greighenning9091 Nice :) I got them from Kas but long time ago. Can you tell me your mail so I can send you the details?

[@greighenning9091]

@@philouph Many thanks! (Please remove my email once you have copied it.)

[@philouph]

@@greighenning9091 I did not got the chance to copy it..

[@lechiffre2617]

And now 3D...

[@robertthorpe2179]

Ok.Nose in.....

[@philouph]

Challenge accepted :) will have to train a bit^

[@Hobbyfux]

too small distance to the Heli , its not good . !!

[@prakashpra3901]

எனக்கு ஒரு எளி சேர் வேனும்

[@zecsabbath7160]

que exagero da porra .........mas deve ter ficado interessante ,,.......

[@ForGodsgloryministry75]

volll abgefahren alter

[@nikiarredondo8005]

Sapete

[@cemaslan2791]

this is not safe

[@individual131]

Not smart.