Saturday was the last day of 100+ degrees!!! Not sure how long this will last, but I'm enjoying it. I decided to get out early Saturday before the temps got too high, I really wanted to test both 90 size machines!

First up was the Rave. I had everything ready to start and the motor didn't want to turn over. I pulled the plug thinking I had a hydraulic lock, and it still won't turn over. So I removed the fan shroud, then pulled the backplate first before the head. The inside was clean...

These last 4 days have got to be unreal…100+ degrees!? How much longer will this last? I’ve been talking to the other two guys that are coming with me to IRCHA this year, and we decided if the temps are in the upper 90’s or 100’s…we are not going. There is no sense in enduring that kind of heat and risking our health. So with that said…what is winter going to be like?

Anyhow…I started looking at my heli’s after the fun fly to see if I could address some of the issues I am still having....

This last weekend was our “Heli’s Over Rockford” fun fly. We had a great turn out despite the hot temps. The high...93 degrees, with 25-30% humidity. Winds were at 0 – 5 mph. We had 3 scale heli’s, 2 Goblin’s, 2 Gaui X7’s, Raptor G4, a Rave Ballistic and a couple of Nitro ENV’s, plus many other brands.

Flying was off the hook!!!! Mitch Marozas (who took 8th in the XFC) put on many demos with his Gaui X7. That boy is fast! I've seen some new maneuver from him that I could only dream...

Last night I finished working on my Trex 700N. I plugged the laptop into the Total-G and ran through the control setup…aileron, elevator, collective, tail end points… The aileron & elevator 11 degrees deflection was off…it was 7 degrees. The collective pitch was low as well. But now everything is back to normal.

I changed the bad link and made sure I couldn’t pop it off by hand! LoL… One of the Radix blades had a chip / nick on the bottom of the blade close to the tip. I filled...

Yesterday I finished (almost) working on the Compass 3D+. This motor has been modified for more power, better fuel economy, and out fitted with an O.S. carburetor. However, the adaptor plate was drilled and 2 grub screws were used to hold the carb on place. In my case, the carb kept coming loose! And one of the grub screws would no longer work, it was locked in place.

So I heated the adapter plate, removed the grub screw, and cleaned the hole out. Then I drilled and tapped 2 new holes...