Possible tail drift fix

[thirdkid]

Ive been readin that a lot of people have tail drift probs and I may have a fix for some. I was flying mine the other day and when I landed it was in a freshly planted yard. They used that green plastic netting to hold down the hay and the tail blades wrapped up in it. When they did it was slipping the belt until the main rotor stopped turning. I was getting it ready for another flight and noticed that the tail rotor would spin without the main rotor spinning. It stripped the cog on the heli side and not the tail side(stripped it clean). If the belt tension is high enough it would still spin fine but would definately slip and could cause some drift so check to see if your rotors will spin seperately and if so check your gears. It really surprised me how easy it is to remove the shaft and gears, another plus to the 400. Hope this helps someone.:)

[LockMD]

Ive been readin that a lot of people have tail drift probs and I may have a fix for some. I was flying mine the other day and when I landed it was in a freshly planted yard. They used that green plastic netting to hold down the hay and the tail blades wrapped up in it. When they did it was slipping the belt until the main rotor stopped turning. I was getting it ready for another flight and noticed that the tail rotor would spin without the main rotor spinning. It stripped the cog on the heli side and not the tail side(stripped it clean). If the belt tension is high enough it would still spin fine but would definately slip and could cause some drift so check to see if your rotors will spin seperately and if so check your gears. It really surprised me how easy it is to remove the shaft and gears, another plus to the 400. Hope this helps someone.:)


My tail problem is not a drift but a wag, like the gyro settings are off. but I adjust to no end and no change. Argh!

[widower]

I started noticing a wag so I put her down and there was a small piece of one of the tail blades missing. Closer inspection a
bowed that one of the bearing in the other tailgrip was slope. I've got a new bearing and am waiting for daylite and a break in this weather