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Air Vaca · 12-17-2010, 09:33 AM

I don't know about the rest of you, but I've found the 4#6 models pretty reliable, low maintenance helis. I bounce mine hard and regularly. And with the fact I pulled the bottom board from the 2433rx to save weight [I cut almost 2gm from the rx]
Been very tempted to get a V120-1 head/swash and try it. I tried the FBL 4#6 conversion, but liked the B/H better..Don't know if the V120 components will make that much difference.

regards,
Bill

hiwattheli · 12-19-2010, 08:43 PM

No! Wait! Get the D02.
The D01 "chews" it's rubber O-rings with little e-clips on the feathering shaft. Also, in a crash, the D01 head throws the e-clip off of right the shaft.

Outdoors, the wide, thick blades on the D01 are part of it's stability...but they lift too fast, and can't descend fast enough (above 0% throttle), if there's a good wind.

The D02 is as easy to fly (ok, after a few warm-ups), and the 02 has a "harder head" so most losses are just blades. With Timewerx's "tape the tip" mod, the blades go for several strikes.

Just my two cents.

hiwattheli · 12-20-2010, 07:21 PM

I musta been drinkin...you just wanted to mod the head. Sorry.

Tom French · 09-13-2013, 07:33 PM

Just bought a used 4#6, and love the way it flies, very stable. I do have an issue with it not staying up, constantly have to give it more throttle or less to keep it in a hover, there seems to not be a sweet spot where it will just hove vertically.

Laterally it is rock solid.

Any ideas what could be the issue, it looks stock.

MiXiN · 09-22-2013, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StarLog

Just bought a used 4#6, and love the way it flies, very stable. I do have an issue with it not staying up, constantly have to give it more throttle or less to keep it in a hover, there seems to not be a sweet spot where it will just hove vertically.

Laterally it is rock solid.

Any ideas what could be the issue, it looks stock.

I still have one of these, but haven't flown it in ages.
It's an old model now, so the first thing I'd suspect is the B/L motor has lost some torque due to age and overheating.
The main motor gets pretty toasty after 5 min's of use.

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12-17-2010, 09:33 AM	#21 (permalink)
Air Vaca Registered Users Join Date: Dec 2010	I don't know about the rest of you, but I've found the 4#6 models pretty reliable, low maintenance helis. I bounce mine hard and regularly. And with the fact I pulled the bottom board from the 2433rx to save weight [I cut almost 2gm from the rx] Been very tempted to get a V120-1 head/swash and try it. I tried the FBL 4#6 conversion, but liked the B/H better..Don't know if the V120 components will make that much difference. regards, Bill

12-19-2010, 08:43 PM	#22 (permalink)
hiwattheli Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Nov 2009	No! Wait! Get the D02. The D01 "chews" it's rubber O-rings with little e-clips on the feathering shaft. Also, in a crash, the D01 head throws the e-clip off of right the shaft. Outdoors, the wide, thick blades on the D01 are part of it's stability...but they lift too fast, and can't descend fast enough (above 0% throttle), if there's a good wind. The D02 is as easy to fly (ok, after a few warm-ups), and the 02 has a "harder head" so most losses are just blades. With Timewerx's "tape the tip" mod, the blades go for several strikes. Just my two cents.

12-20-2010, 07:21 PM	#23 (permalink)
hiwattheli Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Nov 2009	I musta been drinkin...you just wanted to mod the head. Sorry.

09-13-2013, 07:33 PM	#24 (permalink)
Tom French Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2013	Just bought a used 4#6, and love the way it flies, very stable. I do have an issue with it not staying up, constantly have to give it more throttle or less to keep it in a hover, there seems to not be a sweet spot where it will just hove vertically. Laterally it is rock solid. Any ideas what could be the issue, it looks stock.

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