lost of oil/fuel on heli after flight

[cyanide1973]

I just got my first nitro after i took it up for a test flight there seemed to be a lot of oil/fuel all over the the skids, tail even the blades the tank isn't leaking so i was wondering if that means i'm running to rich.or is this normal.I'm using coolpower 15% and it's not the heli mix so i can't go but the smoke.

[Rogan]

Gunk everywhere is to be fully expected. Better too rich than too lean anyway.

[DavidH]

I just got my first nitro after i took it up for a test flight there seemed to be a lot of oil/fuel all over the the skids, tail even the blades the tank isn't leaking so i was wondering if that means i'm running to rich.or is this normal.I'm using coolpower 15% and it's not the heli mix so i can't go but the smoke.

1st. CoolPower 15% and Cool Power 15%Heli are the exact same fuel. They just a put a heli sticker on some of the jugs because there is some people out there that will not buy it unless it has a heli sticker on the jug. The dealer pays the same price for the 15% and 15% Heli. So if they are charging more for the Heli labeled, they are just jacking up the price.

2nd. Yes your probably a little rich on the setting. As the motor breaks in, you can lean it out a little. But when the heli is hovering, the smoke and unburnt oil are going to circulate around the heli and it is going to get messy. Once the heli is in forward flight it will be cleaner. Now when you start flying backwards, it will be messy again because the main body of the heli will be flying thru the exhaust.

Isopropyl alcohol works great to clean the mess up. Just spray it on and let it drip some, then wipe off the rest.

David