Airwolf MCT + HeliBoard = Ultimate Airwolf! Full Review Inside

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"bigben11"IS it worth getting a carbon fiber bottle for the Airwolf?

They cost less than $200, save about a lb ,and can fill up to 250 BAR and are 480cc.
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Last week I ordered an Airwolf from AOA who told me that they all come with a carbon fiber bottle now, and that pictures on the web site are out of date. Its a bit odd because Daystate's web site also has pictures with a metal bottle. I only found out when I asked about a bottle clamp to mount a bipod and was told that the bottle was now carbon fiber and that clamps were not available (probably not allowed in case you damage the bottle?). Needless to say a HeliBoard is on my wish list.
 
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"Regal_US"This thread is fantastic. I understand why Daystate do not provide access to programming, because this could lead to violation of FAC regulations in UK, but for the rest of us, this board is the way to go.

Its great to see this installation being done in the video, but I'm puzzled about a few things.

1) It looks like the battery was not removed until 1:00 in the movie. Is this a mistake? 

2) What are you supposed to do with the three single pin plugs that are 'hanging in the breeze' at about 5:30 in the movie. Should these be individually wrapped in insulating tape before putting the action back in the stock? I'd be concerned about a short if these accidentally contacted a component on the board. Where do these three wires come from? Were they connected to the daughter board?

3) Should the new board have insulation on the rear face like the original?

Thanks for sharing all this information. I'm almost certainly going to order a board.
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Daystate could have allowed this functionality while still limiting the power for the UK market. It's just software.

I don't know for sure but I would guess it's beyond the capability and / interest of the majority of their customers. You start talking about electronic pulse timings to the majority of users and they'll glaze over. It's the sort of thing that really benefits more advanced users who are prepared to spend the time in front of a target with a chronograph to fine tune.

I think there is also a greater potential for people who don't know what they are doing to cause damage to the solenoid. I've been experimenting with them for the last few weeks and they aren't hard to break by mistake. 

IMO, they could have easily offered both the existing plug in and play functionality with additional options for more advanced users to fine tune though. I think this board really demonstrates the potential value in electronically controlled solenoid hammer systems.

My first thought when I read about the factory functionality of the Daystate electronic guns was that I couldn't see enough benefit to make it worth the hassle of using internal electronic components (and there is hassle such as batteries dying and software updates etc). It was a nice story but the actual numbers did not show the promised superior efficiency or consistency. The functionality of this board makes it a different animal all together though. 

I am looking forward to seeing the peak performance that can be achieved by somebody willing to spend the time fine tuning for each pressure level. I suspect we've only scratched the surface.
 
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I just shot chrony strings for my Air Wolf 0.22, 5 for each power level, in the sequence power level 1-12 for both JSB 16 and JSB 18. The results are pretty much same as the averages posted at the start of this thread by Scott Harroff. For each string I filled to 230 Bar, and then refilled for power levels 10, 11 & 12. As expected velocity is higher for 16 grain, while 18 grains have a little more energy at the higher power levels. The chrony was only about 12" from the end of the Huggett. 

I got the board based on Scott's review, and I'd like to thank him for drawing attention to the ultimate Air Wolf.

Here are results for JSB 16



And here are results for JSB 18

 
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2 Part Question : Does anybody know if changing the factory settings on the MCT board is as easy as shown on you tube and is it really necessary to do all that including the heliboard upgrade if I'm ionly going to shoot .177 at cards ? Im new at this and apologize for posting a question in the wrong topic. Did'nt know, apologise.. and I definitely don't squat about hijacking except it's a word not to use at the airport., Thanks

Pinwheel87
 
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pinwheel87,

It is my thread so don't worry about hijacking and those are valid questions.

I don't know which you tube video you are referring to on the factory board. Could you put the link in this thread or PM it to me?

My MCT .22 was shooting at 37 fpe and I wanted to get down into the sub 20fpe and sub 12fpe for shooting paper and plinking. The heli board with it's 12 settings was perfect. 

If you are getting the groups you want on paper, and you are happy with shot count, and are happy with the two power level from the factory board, then I don't see a good reason you'd need to upgrade. If you want to fine tune the speed for better groups on cards, then the heli board is a great option.

 
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