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Dave has been competing in FAI competitions since 1999. He has also taken in part in every 3D Masters competition since it began in 2001, making the fly-offs in the Expert Class in both 2003 & 2004. 2010 will be the first year that he will not attend the 3DM as the dates clash with the end of the European F3C Championships where Dave is competing as part of the British F3C Team.
He won the BMFA’s British F3C Nationals competition in both 2006 & 2008 and has secured his place in the 2010 British F3C Team for the 9th year running to compete at the 2010 European F3C Championships which will be held in Romania in July.
Dave would like to take this opportunity to thank his sponsors, whose support has been invaluable. They are, in no particular order:
| Blitz Helicopters | Blitz Avro |
| MacGregor / JR | Radio gear |
| CSM | Gyro & Governor |
| NHP | Blades |
| Optifuel | Fuel |
| Flight Tech | Batteries |
| Scott Gray | Regulators |
Detailed descriptions of what Dave is using for the 2010 season in his F3C & 3D machines are given in the table below:
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F3C
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3D
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MAKE / MODEL
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Blitz Helicopters - AVRO
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Blitz Helicopters - AVRO
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ENGINE
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OS 91 HZ
|
OS 91 HZ
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EXHAUST
|
HATORI 939
|
HATORI 939
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|
MAIN BLADES
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NHP Razor 71cm
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NHP Agressors 69cm
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TAIL BLADES
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NHP 105mm
|
NHP 105mm
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THROTTLE SERVO
|
JR 8231
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JR 8231
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CCPM SERVOS
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JR MP70 x 3
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JR 8715 x 3
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GYRO
|
JR7000T
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CSM 720
|
|
TAIL SERVO
|
JR MP80
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JR 8900G
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GOVERNOR
|
CSM RL40
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CSM RL40
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TRANSMITTER
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JR PCM10X
|
JRPCM9Xii
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| RECEIVER | Spektrum AR9000 | Spektrum AR9000 |
|
FUEL
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30% Optifuel SLV
|
30% Optifuel SLV
|
We currently use the following model for anybody booking lessons with Flyin’ Fish using our own equipment:
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MAKE / MODEL
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T-Rex 600 Nitro
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ENGINE
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OS 55 HZ
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EXHAUST
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Thunder Tigre Redline Hi-flow
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|
MAIN BLADES
|
NHP Razor 60cm
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|
TAIL BLADES
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NHP 92mm
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THROTTLE SERVO
|
JR 8231
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Cyclic / Collective SERVOS
|
Align 610 x 3
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|
GYRO
|
CSM 720
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|
TAIL SERVO
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JR 8900G
|
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TRANSMITTER
|
JR PCM9Xii
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| RECEIVER | Spektrum AR9000 |
The main difference between our models for basic & advanced training is that we use 20% Optifuel for basic training & 30% Optifuel for advanced training. We also use a CSM RL40 governor on the model used for advanced training.