How FAST Is The Custom Made Comet EVO!?

[@sashaV55]

Aaaaahhh. The feeling of a great flying heli!!! Congrats.

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

@@sashaV55 Thank you! It sure does feel great!

[@scottdearmond5532]

Jeff this helicopter 🚁 is definitely starting to be intimidating at 4:44 it sounded like it was only 10 feet in front of me 😮 and at a crazy speed 💨 impressive !

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

It is definitely an intimidating model! The thing is incredible. That pass at four minutes and 44 seconds was crazy. Porpoise and was definitely loud lol

[@Mike__O_757]

I've been practicing that split-S turn instead of the standard stall turn. It's MUCH harder than it looks, but you make it look easy. I grabbed a Mini Comet to practice with before I end up getting the grown up Comet. Thanks for making these videos so guys like me can learn.

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Most of your speed flying comes down to your flying. You have to be smooth and precise learn when to add pitch when to add elevator, etc. The split S is the German flying style as you come out of the top of your split ass you start adding pitch and pulling back you have to have the helicopter on its path before you give it full pitch and once it settles into place, you don’t wanna add or take away pitch and add gently or helicopter will porpoise bad. It takes a lot of practice!

[@miodice3]

Those lipos are begging for their lives 😂

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

@@miodice3 they actually love it! Only pulling around 220 amps. They have been tested to 450 amps. No problem!

[@glenn4452]

That thing is just flat out fast and bad ass,sir

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thank you! I appreciate it. It’s a beast!

[@rheiajean3739]

that porpoising at ~1:40 !!!

[@jonathanmoore7472]

I couldn’t even keep up with the turbulence at IRCHA those runs are clean though

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

I’ve been practicing a lot on my runs, keeping it smooth and dialing it in. So much faster than IRCHA!

[@kaidok9314]

Slow as hell🤣 That thing is gobbling the lipo. That's a 1-off kick ass heli and great flight bud. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thank you for watching! It is definitely a bad ass machine and as I learn and get smoother on the flying, it will get faster! Can’t wait to see that 200mph pass!

[@DonHaverlyJr]

Insane jeff!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thanks Don!

[@Runk3lsmcdougal]

Absolutely nuts

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

It really is! So fast!

[@jray2319]

It's damn fast! Awesome!

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thank you! It’s a monster!

[@frankienv3906]

We need to change your name to "ROCKET MAN" Wow that was fast.

[@HeliShed]

Hells fire Mr West. OMG! This thing moves!! did that balloon at 1:38 and 4:42 ? Was that it's max speed you think for the gyro settings? Why does it do that? Great Job - legend indeed.

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thank you, sir! I hope it gives you some motivation to get yours faster! I know you can do it. I might have to build a Kraken 700 just to see how fast it’ll go! When you start getting into the high speeds, the helicopter can unsettled or porpoise/pitch up if you are not on the correct line or adding too much pitch, pulling back too much, etc.. It takes a lot of learning to get your passes, clean smooth and fast.

[@leonautic1979]

Ill be making the rug for this next week have to finish this one for a mr szabo then on to yours which will be a world famous speed demon

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

That’s awesome! Thank you man. I appreciate it! Hopefully when you start making the rug, I will have broken 200 mph and maybe you can add 200 mph to the rug!

[@leonautic1979]

Absolutely that will be so cool man so glad to be any part of this. Gods Speed be with you and your heli

[@MrEdjob]

Hey Jeff bit off topic but I was wondering if you could do a video on your flight simulator setup.. on what sim you like most and pros an kons..not sure if you still use one on a rainy day but would be cool to hear your thoughts.. cheers

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

@@MrEdjob hello! So I do not use a sim as much as I should lol I really need to get back on the sim every day like I was doing. I like Realflight for the easiest setup and ACCURC for the best flying sim but it can be involved to setup. You can’t really go wrong on any Sim.

[@toddg4385]

Damn that's fast

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

It sure is! Stupid fast!

[@markma9058]

"Holy f*ck that was fast" ..now you get how the rest of us feel watching that thing fly 😂😂

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thank you! It’s definitely moving! Still more power and pitch to go. But I’m focusing on my flying style before I start adding more pitch.

[@Lance57H]

This is awesome Jeff! Makes me want to build a speed copter as well. Any good recommendations for a kit nowadays? Which pitch gauge have you been using? My Amazon one has acted up on me and I don't think it's being as accurate anymore

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thank you! Speed helicopters are awesome. It’s a whole new flying style and adrenaline rush. Much harder than most people think. Unfortunately, there is no real speed kit sold on the market today. you either have to find a used or old new inbox kit. Or GAUI R5 Is the only speed helicopter sold. Unfortunately, it’s a 550/600 size machine and not a 700. I’m still using my cheap Amazon pitch gauge. Works great still.

[@brahmdempers1005]

Seems that heli got your adrenalin pumping!😥😥

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

It sure does! It’s a rush!

[@dandorris8531]

FREAKING AWESOME, CRANK THAT PITCH UP AND LET IT EAT.

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

That’s the plan! See what it can do!

[@ianreed4636]

Do you still have that 200 mph little Rad Jet ? I built one on 6s and she's pretty fast, but if I want that 200 I guess I would have to go 8s .

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Yes I still have it. I have not flown it in a little while. It’s just been sitting. You definitely need a desk and a Tmotor F80 2500 KV

[@tonygrubb8530]

😮 holy smokes ‼️‼️‼️😊

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

We going for that 200mph and faster!

[@ianreed4636]

Love how each pass costs 10% of the battery.

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Yea it does! 2:30 is about all the flight time you get!

[@rtoebak76]

How were the hands and fingers when landing, shaky a bit😂😂😂

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

They were definitely shaking! It takes a lot for me to get nervous or shake after a flight but the speed heli’s do it every time!

[@rtoebak76]

@@westhobbiesrc8051 I still have to fly my goblin speed with xnova 50 motor on 12s. Its the bright orange colour my model. First will fly it easy a couple of times, before pushing it.

[@devnull777]

holly cow ;]

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

It’s definitely fast!

[@StephenElsworth]

Well that was screaming! Not much under 200mph! That's fast!

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

@@StephenElsworth it sure was! Only 9mph away from 200mph! But that last 9mph can be very difficult to get lol

[@Soshstar999]

If you are really trying to make a helicopter go as fast as you can possibly go then why not build a high performance coaxial helicopter with counter rotating main rotors and a simple battery box and aerodynamic pod made for flying directly in the wind and go full boar, I personally doubt that you will ever beat that helicopter as far as speed

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

@@Soshstar999 for multiple reasons, one is class rules. Heli have to have a main rotor and tail rotor. Number two, a coaxial heli will be much slower. More drag, more rotating parts, more power to go half the speed. The idea is there but it won’t happen.