Danyboy
07-28-2008, 03:55 AM
Hi folks!
Since yesterday, I'm calling an airworthy Logo5003D my own... :)
At first, I did laugh my ass off about myself:
I did get worked up quite a bit about the length of linkages which were nowhere correct according the manual when applied to my setup. Thought I wouldn't be the only one, getting angry I didn't read about different lengths anywhere... So I adjusted the links and wanted to go to fly.
I wondered whether it was just me or did the rotor really spool up at a slower rate than I'd hear the motor? I pushed that thought aside blaming first-flight and related nerves for it...
But then it wouldn't lift-off despite quite a lot of collective... When I expected it to jump into the sky with the amount of collective available...
At first I was angry at the pinion that I suspected to have come loose, resulting in slip and lower headspeed. On second thought after checking that, I angered at the one-way since the rotor was turning really free in both directions.
So I picked it up to go back to my workshop. Or better said I wanted to... Only to find that I only had the head in my hand and the rest of the heli was still on the ground...
During the build, I did notice that it was too easy to put the head's bolt into its hole, but never had a second thought about it...
Shame on me that the bolt indeed was not in its hole... It's been a long time though since the last time I laughed about myself like that... :)
After installing the head as supposed, all the links were spot-on with the original lengths, except the servos which needed two turn adjustment, which is to be expected.
Questions that did arise though:
I'm guessing the grips will free up after some more flight?
At the moment they appear to be a bit tight, smooth but tight. I do have the "MIK2756 - Dampener Rubber Set (3D)" installed, on each side two rings in the hub and one spacer toward the grip, right?
I also hope the motor- and ESC-temps will come down some more after some more flights to let the whole heli settle down and wear-in? The first two flight of 4mins to break in the packs left the motor warmer than I expected from other user reports...
Setup is the following:
Logo500-3D
Hacker A40 10L ET, 15T Pinion mod 0.7
Kontronik Jazz 80-6-18 (80% throttle, will try increase to 85%)
Flightpower EvoLite 5350mAh 6S
Hitec HS-6965HB for swashplate with Mikado-arms
Logictech LTG-2100T gyro with LTG-6100G Servo
RotoTech CF Main Blades 550mm
Standard Tailblades (K&B 84's are on update-list...)
I have to admit though, it's quite a contrast against my turbine: As super-steady as well but light as a feather...
I'm loving it...
Since yesterday, I'm calling an airworthy Logo5003D my own... :)
At first, I did laugh my ass off about myself:
I did get worked up quite a bit about the length of linkages which were nowhere correct according the manual when applied to my setup. Thought I wouldn't be the only one, getting angry I didn't read about different lengths anywhere... So I adjusted the links and wanted to go to fly.
I wondered whether it was just me or did the rotor really spool up at a slower rate than I'd hear the motor? I pushed that thought aside blaming first-flight and related nerves for it...
But then it wouldn't lift-off despite quite a lot of collective... When I expected it to jump into the sky with the amount of collective available...
At first I was angry at the pinion that I suspected to have come loose, resulting in slip and lower headspeed. On second thought after checking that, I angered at the one-way since the rotor was turning really free in both directions.
So I picked it up to go back to my workshop. Or better said I wanted to... Only to find that I only had the head in my hand and the rest of the heli was still on the ground...
During the build, I did notice that it was too easy to put the head's bolt into its hole, but never had a second thought about it...
Shame on me that the bolt indeed was not in its hole... It's been a long time though since the last time I laughed about myself like that... :)
After installing the head as supposed, all the links were spot-on with the original lengths, except the servos which needed two turn adjustment, which is to be expected.
Questions that did arise though:
I'm guessing the grips will free up after some more flight?
At the moment they appear to be a bit tight, smooth but tight. I do have the "MIK2756 - Dampener Rubber Set (3D)" installed, on each side two rings in the hub and one spacer toward the grip, right?
I also hope the motor- and ESC-temps will come down some more after some more flights to let the whole heli settle down and wear-in? The first two flight of 4mins to break in the packs left the motor warmer than I expected from other user reports...
Setup is the following:
Logo500-3D
Hacker A40 10L ET, 15T Pinion mod 0.7
Kontronik Jazz 80-6-18 (80% throttle, will try increase to 85%)
Flightpower EvoLite 5350mAh 6S
Hitec HS-6965HB for swashplate with Mikado-arms
Logictech LTG-2100T gyro with LTG-6100G Servo
RotoTech CF Main Blades 550mm
Standard Tailblades (K&B 84's are on update-list...)
I have to admit though, it's quite a contrast against my turbine: As super-steady as well but light as a feather...
I'm loving it...