Blade CX Drift

[mwarren]

I ask this question on a different forum and haven't recieved a response so I wonder if I might not be explaning my self right.

I seem to be doing well flying this Heli but once up in the air it seems to drift round and round not spin at a high rate. It goes clockwise if you follow the nose. Have any of you guys had this issue, if so how did you fix this.

I have adjusted the trim tabs both directions but it makes no difference.

[mrasmm]

You might need to adjust what is called the proportional mixer pot on your 4 in 1. You will need to adjust the pot with your battery out, and adjust it a very small amount. Put the battery back in and notice which way it is difting. If the nose is drifiting to the left turn the pot clockwise, to the right counter clockwise. See a pic for reference

Note this pic is of my blade cp, but it should be basically the same thing.

As another option, you could need to lube your chopper. Lube anything that is metal on metal with 3 in 1 or simular, but do not use wd40. Plastic on plastic or metal use a teflon lube.

Another option could be if you are getting around 10 hours of flight time or more on these motors, and/or you did not break them in, you could be about ready for some new motors. At the high end these motors only last around 20 hours.

Hopefull that helps!
mrasmm


hrm can't seem to find the way to upload a pic, even though I have done it before. PM me with your e-mail and I will send it to you =)[/img]

[mwarren]

Have you flown a CX? How would you compare a CX to a CP as far as ease of flight?

[mrasmm]

CX is much easier to fly than a CP or CPP. Actually alot of people making the switch have an over confidence when they fire up the CP heli and end up crashing it.

With that said, the switch over is very doable, especially if you start over with the CP like you have never flown a heli before.

The main differences are that the CX's physics cancel out the torque, and has auto leveling (it's what the top blade does, and the CP does not, so the CP has translating tenancy (http://www.helicopterpage.com/html/forces.html), so the CP is more like balancing on a ball, and doesn't automatically compensate like the CX)

Hopefully that answered your Q... If not, just let me know.