CCP Angst!!!!

[scotty7076]

Well this is my first post after, lurking for awhile. Just wanted to say "hello" to all the heli freaks out there!!! Well.... as you can see in the subject line, I have been having a few really bad Days!!!!! Yesterday , I had a blade strike in flight, while recovering from pilot error... result was.. blades, main shaft,blade grips, tail motor, tail rotor . Bummer!!!!, But having become involved in heli's ...I have accepted the learning curve..... crashes will haapen. So fast forward to today... Guess what happens? After rebuilding, I decide to practice some right side in hovering....all is going well and them booooommmm!!!!!!!!! came down a little hard....snapped the boom!!!!!!!! I gotta vent here, so please bear with me..... Does anybody else, break booms like this?? :dontknow :shock: Whats your experience? But all in all, I love this hobby, wish I would have started alot sooner..... now about that t-rexx 600!!!!

[scotty7076]

well.... tis nice to meet all of you!!!!TOO!!!! :mrgreen: :glasses2:

[txflyer]

i have yet to break a boom. there is apost or 2 here that talks about ways to protect the boom..

[rudderman]

I have broken tail booms. But only with carbon fiber blades.Other than that i have been having good luck with tail booms

[scotty7076]

Well thank you for both your answers... Wll I did a little more research, and decided to try a aliminum boom. I found some stock at the local hardware store, 3/16" ...just a hair under the stock O.D... The weight diff, seemed to be negliable, of course I did not have a scale to verify. But it seemed within a acceptable tolerance, I'd say within a few grams. NowI have a new problem! With a fully charged battery, I am unable to ( with full throttle) gain any altitude beyond knee High! What do you think might be the problem? I will research the post, but do you think the batt is the issue? tracking is spot on, swash plate is level, and I balanced the blades. Guy's I'm stumped!!!!!! what do you thinK!!! :dontknow Impart oyur hard earned wisdom please!!!! :noteworthy
scotty

[carlo_the_wonder_frog]

Check your paddles first, make sure they are level. What battery are you using?

[scotty7076]

Hi carlo,
the batt is 11.1v 800mah 3s. the one that came stock with the cpp. thank you for the suggestion, I checked the paddles, they are "Equal" out from the mast, and in the proper orientation. They are also parallel. I dont get it :dontknow . I was thinking about trying a 2s, that came stock with my kid's cx2, just for a second to see if it might make a diff :?

[scotty7076]

sorry, also ckecked the blade pitch..... dunno.... :dontknow

[BigMike]

I'd say that it has to be some problem with the battery. Not charged correctly or not balanced. If you don't have a Tach, see if someone at your LHS can check your headspeed.

[txflyer]

one night i was searching hobbylobby's website. you can order cf tubes. ranging from small to big ones. they come in 1 1/2ft sections. therealso cheap if i remember correctly the smaller tubes were under $3.50 to $4.00