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Hance wrote:Well I had a small crash tonight. My little boy decided to run over and look at the heli after he has been warned over and over to say away from it when I am flying. I ended up slaming it into the ground to make sure he didnt get in the blades. So far I have found a stripped elevator servo and it bent the tail boom. I replaced the gears in the servo. A set of gears is only 3 bucks or something like that so thats much cheaper than a new servo and pretty easy to do. Next up is replacing the tail boom its a bigger job but shouldnt take to long. After thats done I have to check everything out and make sure I didnt break anything else.
Hance wrote:I actually need to turn the gyro down a bit on my heli. I have a slight wag in the tail in a hover from time to time. It acts a lot like my CX2 did with the gyro turned up to high. I cant actually remember if the blades brushed the ground or not when I put it down I was more worried about my kid running into the helicopter and getting hurt than what was going to happen to the heli. He is almost 5 and normally listens and does anything you tell him but he just got way to excited.
So what do you use the digital calipers for ? If I need a set I will go get them but I have no idea what you are using them for.
Hance wrote:well I tore into the heli a bit farther and the main shaft is trashed looks like thats the only other part that got broke at this point. Now I just have to start putting it all back together
Hance wrote:I can replace the feathering shaft in 30 seconds flat. Take one of the bolts out of the old shaft and put it in the new shaft then use the new shaft to push the old one out you just have to make sure the bearings dont follow the old shaft as you push it out. Done that way the feathering shaft is easy.
UberGerbil wrote:Ok, I gotta ask: what does something like that cost?
UberGerbil wrote:Ok, I gotta ask: what does something like that cost?
Darn it, I only have a 2-Ch radio from my glider days, so I'd have to factor that in too.
But I am tempted.
Hance wrote:UberGerbil wrote:Ok, I gotta ask: what does something like that cost?
Darn it, I only have a 2-Ch radio from my glider days, so I'd have to factor that in too.
But I am tempted.
Its going to cost you 129 bucks or less if you do some looking online. The MSRP never comes into play with the parkzone stuff the available for price is the most you would ever pay. If you buy online you might get nicked for shipping so just going to the local hobby shop is your best bet honestly. The living room in my house is about 16X28 and i can fly in it with very little trouble. The first flight or two took some getting used to but its great now.
Hance wrote:You're just not using enough explosives.cool rig pomplemus but it doesnt go up in the air for an extended time so it just aint as good
Hance wrote:Could you do a snap roll (give it as much forward stick as you can -- like you're trying to do an outside loop -- and then give it full rudder)? With lots of altitude for recovery, obviously, since that's also a recipe for an inverted flat spin, though I doubt that's the kind of worry it might be in a full-size aircraft especially with a forward c/g.Inverted flight can be done but with out adding some throw to the elevator (just a simple linkage move) you have come down out of inverted flight you cant do part of an outside loop to do it.
UberGerbil wrote:Hance wrote:You're just not using enough explosives.cool rig pomplemus but it doesnt go up in the air for an extended time so it just aint as goodHance wrote:Could you do a snap roll (give it as much forward stick as you can -- like you're trying to do an outside loop -- and then give it full rudder)? With lots of altitude for recovery, obviously, since that's also a recipe for an inverted flat spin, though I doubt that's the kind of worry it might be in a full-size aircraft especially with a forward c/g.Inverted flight can be done but with out adding some throw to the elevator (just a simple linkage move) you have come down out of inverted flight you cant do part of an outside loop to do it.
This really sounds like a fun toy. I just need to figure out if there's a gym or something near me that I can use. My living space is better suited to ultra-small helis.
Hance wrote:The control surfaces on that thing remind me of my Typhoon 2 3D. Loops and rolls with it will be interesting to say the least. My typhoon will do a loop in a little more than its own length. Go EASY on the sticks the first time you fly it
Hance wrote:So did you fly it yet ? I got in some more flight time with my Vapor tonight. 20 minutes flight time on that tiny chicklet sized battery is awesome.