New Shogun Setup help?

[Kenji]

Just ordered a new Shogun with the Himax 2025-4200 and CC25. I'm just looking for a little help in setting up this bird. Im not new to heli's but I am to the electric side of it. I have a Shuttle and Hawk Sport. From what I'm reading this Heli could take a little to set up. I also have a 8T and 9T pinon coming as well. I will be using 3 HS-56HB and one HS-50, Electron 6 Rec. and a CSM LW200HH and last but not least a Kokam 1500 lipo. Any suggestions would be great. I'm so excited I can't what for this thing.
Thanks gang.

[mdttb]

Few things come to mind.

Throw away the wire pushrod for the tail use a Carbon Fiber one. Get or make a battery extension plate. For faster clyic the 3D light weight paddle holders, Tail drive shaft. Spare main blades. Wider landing gear struts, you can heat up the OEM ones with a heat gun and spread them apart.

Read through some of the threads and you'll get some good tips.

[Kenji]

Sounds like good adivse to me. And I see that link on the bottom so I will give that place a try. Thanks for the help. I just want to get this right from the start.

Thanks
Kenny

[Kenji]

Well Todd, I just flew the shogun for the first time. Greaaaaat!! I had a little trouble getting the gyro in the right angle but all seems good now. I did everyone of those upgrades as you said. That tail holds great. The batt. ext. works great too. I have not done the tail drive gear yet but I did lube it a little first. This thing acts just like my hawk does. I will report back to tell about the 3D of it all.
Thanks for the hints

Kenny

[mdttb]

Kenny
Great to hear that ! I was totaly happy when I first got my Shogun and flew it. I messed around with the Hummbirds and Dragonfly before I got mine. I havent been back to my HB or DF since.

[Sar]

Make sure to use some screws to pin your tail rotor case to the tailboom and the tailboom to the frame of the heli. I can't tell you how much it stinks to have your tail rotor assembly come off mid flight(actually, about $200 :D). It doesn't seem really important until you're writing up the parts list.

Also consider picking up some spare TR drive shafts and gears if your keeping a stock of usefull spares, they seem to be one of the first things to get damaged.

[Kenji]

Already did srew in the tail boom and the other end too. Sorry to hear about the $200.00. That sucks. Been there :arggg: I did get the new shogun with the bevel gears. But I ordered new ones in the blue plastic with the hardend shaft and I also ordered a new ulteam input gear. I'm still working out the pitch and throttle curves.
My pitch guage is on back order so I have been just going on feel for now. I can fly around on 50% power with no problem but I think I need to raise the thottle and lower the pitch since everyone says this thing likes the head speed. But that high head speed sounds different to me. I'm a nitro person. thanks for the help. I think it made a big difference in doing those thing while building it instead of the after though. oh, those hummingbirds suck compared to this thing. Talk about a wasted 400.00 bucks :shock:
Kenny

[Sar]

Yeah I've been through the hummingbird phase as well. Once I got the Zoom I was just floored. I don't have the Zoom anymore. I'm in the process of changing my heli fleet so it had to go. It was still a fun flyer, I think the parts price could be a lot less though, it's FEELS cheaper to keep a 50 or 60 in the air ;)

Mine did like the high headspeed and the motor ran a lot cooler as well at the higher settings which is a bonus.