Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / February 2005

No mystery.

Just cut an inch off each leg and screw the balls back on, problem is
common as dirt and that solves it, if not another inch and itll be
sorted..

Many have had it, the trainer leg packet says nothing about it, some
guys toss batteries out in the shaking and smash up the fukin heli
before theyve even landed it once.
I knew one guy here in Melb who did that twice, second time it hit the
fukn back shed and chopped up the wiring on the heli, as well as
smashing it to a pulp.
He finaly found out about chopping the legs a bit on the third Heli
build and had no troubles.
He was pissed he didnt find out sooner.

Others are just in for a change of undies after seeing it shake like
fuk it it doesnt throw off any important parts.

3 snips, all solved, RC helis can be a problem child, read a lot.
You can learn it all on your own, but it genrally causes injury and
insult when you smash up sh.t and then find out later you could have
avoided it.

Best way to get that sort of info is in some of the Forums and for
local consumption (I assume by what you say below you are from Aus) Id
suggest our Aus rc forum at www.archeli.com

You can run away from an out of control heli, your 4 y old kid cant,
these aint toys.
When you trash your heli for the first time youll wonder why you had
anyone within 100ft of the thing before that.
They are like a small exploding tornado in the middle of the backyard
when you loose it and the rotors hit...whatever they hit.

Some parts go north, some go east, others go west and south at various
distances from 1 foot to 100 ft away from the spot where the heli used
to be flying.

Im my case (my 1st nasty) a lemon tree, that came off better than the
heli.

Speaking of backyards, its a no no here with CASA, so if your is
suburban Id suggest you find some place bigger to fly.
Being RC helis we kinda stick out and CASA gets calls from locals.

Local parks are a bit risky but mid week some are fine, beware of
councils on that though, some parks are ok for rc but some none at all
in the municipality.

The simplest would be to join a club and get help and have a place
that is setup for rc helis and always legal to fly.

See the list of clubs in Aus at archeli link above

We are closer to Hong Kong however and thats where you should be
buying parts from you may not get at a decent price here
Cyberheli

Rgds
Dave