Welcome to my little site dedicated to the new MaxiR micro-heli from LAheli! I'm hoping that this will be a good reference tool for MaxiR pilots and that other pilots will enjoy contributing to it**.

Why would I start a website for a heli with very small presence in North America? Because I'd made all of fifteen flights on the MaxiR and already knew that it was fantastic! LAheli is a small company making a great addition to our hobby and could use a little support. Besides, I've already done another site, (LOGOheli.com), so this should be pretty easy for me to do with that experience and a template at hand. Hopefully it will be helpful to even just a few MaxiR owners out there and there will be enough satsifaction in that for me:)

**Want to contribute? drop me a line!

Why did I pick the MaxiR? Well, I sure liked the frame's construction (see photo below) and the fact that it used the nice little Axi motor, which I've always wanted. Plus, there were rave reviews of the MaxiR posted by some of the early purchasers. The kit itself is more expensive compared to some, but it was giving very good flight characteristics without any upgrades. I realized going in that the MaxiR kit was more challenging to build than some, but for me that challenge is part of the fun and gives more satisfaction when it flies! Besides, most ARF heli's require a tear-down and rebuild to get it right and they don't come with instructions. Also, crash damage and costs seem to be minimal from early reports and there was a dealer in Canada.

And now I am a dealer for that dealer/distributor. See:

On the right is the basic frame of the MaxiR. It is made from G10 plate, screwed together and is smaller than it looks! Servo mounts for a drop-in fit of the HS-55 are part of the frame assembly and stick out from the sides. It is very strong and has survived some early abuse thrown at it, including a freefall from about 10 feet, with only a pair of broken landing gear legs - a $3.00 repair.

Maxir Specifications:

• 62 cm rotor-span
• 21 ball bearings
• adjustbale damening of the rotor head
• Bell-Hiller mixer head
• weight 350-420g
• Battery: 3-cell LiPO, 640 - 1500
• screws & bolts construction, almost no glue
• recommended motor: AXI 2208/26
• 3-D capable in stock configuration
• flight time: 10 - 20 minutes

More photos of the MaxiR can be found in the MaxiR Photo page.

Updated! Some of my general comments can be found here.

Look! Keep your sanity - a summary of parts that change but keep the same part number can be found here.

Updated! My review of the MaxiR SE kit!

New Manuals! New manuals with colour CAD renderings are now available on the LA Heli website!

Look! Pilot testimonials - please email yours!

(click on photo to enlarge)
Here's a nice photo of the "scale-like" body done by Maurizio Panico from Italy. I haven't done mine yet, but this sure is an inspiration!
A flight photo of Maurizio's heli	Johnny Groeneveld from the Netherlands turned his SE into a Hughes....

Updated! My review of the Rotorshape auto-gyro.

Updated! Flight photos of the four bladed MaxiR 4 here! Now showing a few photos of my model in flight.

Who is the manufacturer of the MaxiR? They are a small company located in the Czech Republic, LA Heli.