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Finally Airborne !!!!!

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Introducing,  JATAYU  ( जटायु)  a dual-rotor RC chopper. A sweet souvenir from Malaysia!!! Cost: 120 MYR (Approx. 2000₹) As the time flies by, day by day, year by year the focus starts drifting from small battery operated toys to the toy cars, the remote controlled cars....... and eventually lands up on the flying models (In my case). And once  you get totally involved in the hobby, even your wildest imagination cannot stop you from thinking about it. From the busiest hour or in your deepest sleep, its still there, somewhere, what you are most inclined to,  wanted thing of your life. For me its RC Heli...... The First Flight (Also the first crash :p ) A fine sunday morning at Meru Valley, IPOH City Malaysia. Thought, would take Heli for a quick 'morning-flight'. Took the 2 ft. long birdy and kept it on the ground. Slowly moved the throttle stick, and watched as the heli lifts up smoothly. But as it takes off from ground, it runs into a self rotational motion, resulting