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New SAB Goblin UrukayRelease date announced

The new SAB Goblin Urukay - this is the next big project at the SAB Heli Division. As few of the pilots know already - the Italian helicopter company is working on the next edition of its F3C model.

New social media channels for RCHELICOPTERHUBReaching wider community

The RCHelicopterHub is breaking out of the Facebook-Youtube-Twitter hegemony, and it's available on alternative channels as well.

Winter Heli-Pitch 2020The best possible weekend in February

Last weekend, on 1st of February the Winter Heli-Pitch event took in place at the MFSU Treubach in Austria. At first it looked like it was going to rain, but in the morning of the event the sun was shining and the thermometer was rising constantly.

Brexit - UK leaves EUHow the RC heli hobby affected?

The United Kingdom leaves the European Union in 6 hours. At 11 PM in the UK, midnight in Europe, the 3 and a half year long neither in nor out saga ends. Another one just about to start.

Synergy manufactures their carbon parts in-houseNew vendor to be chosen

The Synergy is cutting the carbon parts in-house apparently, whilst the company is about to decide, which future partner will manufacture these parts.

Tron 5.5New brand enters the hobby

A new helicopter brand enters the RC helicopter hobby: Tron Helicopters. And the first model will arrive soon: Tron 5.5. Although, the brand is new, the expertise behind is not questionable.

Wuhan coronavirus: how it affects the hobbyDisruptions expected

The mainstream media is talking about the epidemic constantly, this is the main topic now. We have asked China-based companies, how they are affected by the virus in order to supply and release plans. Disruptions can be expected.

Raymond Morey Jr aged 69 diesU.S. community loses a good friend

Raymond "Ray" Morey Jr. passed away in Florida, United States on Sunday morning - reported Bobby Watts. He was a well known member of the USA community.

FAA proposal of UAS regulation changesFAA plans Remote IDs for all flying models

FAA has published the notice of proposal rulemaking (NPRM) for UAS - drones, model aircrafts - as a Christmas gift, on 26th December last year. AMA calls all affected people to have their voices and to send a formal comment against these changes.

XLPower Protos Nitro What's in the box

Hamish Scott from Australia uploaded this video about his XLPower MSH Protos Nitro kit as it arrived from XLPower. The four and a half minutes long video presents the content of the box.

XLPower/MSH Protos NitroComing in a month

The XLPower just announced the release date of the Protos Nitro: 15 February 2020. Not all information announced yet, but few important details are known yet.

Reboot: the site changesWhat's behind the silence

If you follow rchelicopterhu.uk, probably you know what led into the silence in the last month. Happened what happened to us and the simulator company, the argument became a bit more serious than it was necessary, led into a short silence, which was way longer than planned. But this argument was not the real reason.

VControl Touch Aluminium caseUpgrade from 3D Miniature Engineering

The Australian 3D Miniature Engineering released a new product: aluminium case upgrade kit for Mikado VControl Touch transmitters. Everything required for the upgrade is included.

AccuRC 2.0.11 releasedFour new models, new blade and feature tweaks included

The last version of AccuRC just released. The version 2.0.11 is now available to all AccuRC users. Among others, SAB Goblin Urukay, Oxy 5 Meg in two configurations and Tarot 600 have got added to the package. Logo 800 is also updated. The new blade is a very nice RotorTech 610 Ultimate.

AccuRC: OXY 5 Meg added Alpha and beta branches contain the model

AccuRC just released the Oxy 5 Meg in the Precision Simulator. Although the model is available in Alpha and Beta branches yet, it will be in the production version as well with the 2.0.11 update.

Egodrift Tengu motors for Henseleit helicoptersNew motor options designed for TDF and TDSF helicopters

Egodrift just announced the new motor options for Henseleit TDF and TDSF helicopters, which require special attention due to their design. These options will be available for the 3220, 4025 and 4035 motors.

SAB Goblin Urukay in AccuRCAlpha branch has got the model

The SAB Goblin Urukay as the first F3C model is in AccuRC from now on. Although it is available only in the alpha branch currently, but it will be in the 2.0.11 production release very soon. The model has arrived with the update yesterday, and AccuRC announced it this afternoon. We tested it.

F3C and F3N GBR teams ready for 2020Members of both teams selected

Both the F3C and F3N GBR teams announced the members of the teams for 2020. They will represents the United Kingdom at the official international F3C and F3N competitions, including the Euro Championships in August.

JR Forza 700 release date adjustedNo major change

The Dee Force Aviation announced an official release date of the JR Forza 700. We were informed about a december release date before, although the release date wasn't announced officially. The official release is in January 2020.

Global 3D 2020 - dates changedCompetition to be hold at a different location

The change just announced: Global 3D is forced to change the location and the scene as well. New dates: 26-28 June, 2020. This is not so good news for more pilots and events as well in Europe, which are organised to this major event.