Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / October 2007

What do you do when the 1/2 turn min adjustment on the pitch rod moves
a blade from 10mm lower to 10mm higher !?
Blades were balanced statically BTW

Anyone own one of these "precision" flying machines?

Back in the days when I learned, it was an absolute requirement to set
the curves to hover at mid stick. The manual for my (very old) radio
emphasizes this very strongly.
Since then, the introduction of the HH gyro has made the importance of

Hi group!
I'm new here, and am just getting started into the Electric RC hobby...  You
guys seem to be the guys to talk too, but keep it simple for me to begin
with.  Some of these post seem like Japanese to me.  "Take the S450 and swap

Hello @ all,
I'm like to up grate my Futaba 9C Super with that
FASST 2.4 Ghz Module and receiver.
Unfortunately it seams that some of the online shops in U.S. can't ship

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FVmHCqeEVsc
I'm guessing too low rotor speed and pulling back upon earth contact,
but I'm not sure.  Am I seeing a flybar and paddles?  Either way, it
makes me cringe.  But, then again it looks like an electric, so it can't

Just got the thing to hover nicely when smoke started pouring from the speed
controller, melting it and the battery and 'welding' the connector together,
so's I couldn't get even to power it off without cutting the leads at the
battery end....need a new Spedd controller and a new ...

What do you thing of the Eflyte Blade CX2?

Just bought my first RC Helicopter....
BLIME !  They're not easy to fly, are they ? !
Stupidly I spun it up, first time, in the study, just to see what it felt
like...when my wife called out "What's that noise ?" without thinking I

How do the electric helis obtain a constant headspeed?
My Raptor 50 has a governor that adjusts the throttle to keep the
headspeed constant.
I guess you could to exactly the same with an electric, and simply

I have a RAPTOR 30 V2 which I recently converted to electric (using
the TPPACKs conversion kit.) You may assume that this heli has flown
for 3 years like a dream as a gasser.
The conversion kit also came with a new MAIN GEAR (111 tooth, versus

I finally went back to the dark side and got out my Nexus.  After not
running it for 3 years, I got the engine working, charged the
batteries, and went to the field.  Several nice guys helped get it
working, adjusted the tracking, trims, and even the hover settings

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