Helis Over Delaware 2009 Report

Helis Over Delaware is an annual, three day event put on by the Delaware RC Club. It features all sizes of machine from micro (T-Rex 250) up to enormous (turbine-powered).

Check out our exclusive, HD highlight footage of the flying on Saturday (make sure to watch it fullscreen):

Here are a few photos on the ground:

One view of the flightline.

The other end, taken from the same spot.

Attaching the ball-drop mechanism to a large gasser.

The ball-drop mechanism, activated by a second transmitter.

A Logo 400.

A flybarless Logo 500.

An upgraded tail on the Logo 500.

A Logo 600.

The Mikado twins (Logo 500 and 600).

The two extremes of the Align product lineup.

Not exactly a park flyer.

The JetCat-powered turbine heli.

My Swift 16 looks tiny next to it.

A Thunder Power MD530.

An MD500 scale heli.

In addition to lots of open flying, there was also a golf ball drop contest, an autorotation contest, and a balloon popping contest. Finally, there was a smackdown session on Saturday evening featuring the best pilots competing to wow the crowd.

My friend Yohann Coppel has also posted this huge gallery of flying shots from Saturday.

Overall the large helis dominated, with a mix of 50 and 90 size nitros, and a surprising number of gassers. There were roughly 115 registered pilots by the time of the raffle on Saturday evening. Prizes included a Solid G gyro, a Furion 450, and a grand prize of a T-Rex 700.

The field was great and the whole event was well run. I’d recommend anyone in the area to make the drive next year.