gaui grin turned into gaui frown

[dodgeboy]

everything has been ordered and shipped. should have everything by the end of the week. i see no reason not to be back in the air this weekend. i'll run a few batteries at a low hover to check things out.

[helidude71]

Originally Posted by dodgeboy

everything has been ordered and shipped. should have everything by the end of the week. i see no reason not to be back in the air this weekend. i'll run a few batteries at a low hover to check things out.

[fusionsx00]

Originally Posted by helidude71

Yes, on yours it's clear, also good the frame stiffener did it's job!

But fusionx said his frame cracked where the stiffener goes.
So I would like to know on his if the stiffener was on and didn't do it's job.

The weakest part of the frame is at the place where the frame stiffener goes.

Why else would they make that stiffener?

For the 2 tip overs and one nose in crash , the frames cracked right there.

I had to pull the sides off to see the cracks, but it was clear as day. I wouldn't fly with cracked frames period.

Since then I epoxied the stiffeners to the frame, this made the frame sides way more rigid and they survived the last crash, which was my 4th and worst of all.

To OP: Good luck on your rebuild, I don't mean push the fact that it doesn't sound like a rx problem, just don't want to see a repeat and I'm sure u don't.

[dannylightning]

Originally Posted by fusionsx00

The weakest part of the frame is at the place where the frame stiffener goes.

Why else would they make that stiffener?

For the 2 tip overs and one nose in crash , the frames cracked right there.

I had to pull the sides off to see the cracks, but it was clear as day. I wouldn't fly with cracked frames period.

Since then I epoxied the stiffeners to the frame, this made the frame sides way more rigid and they survived the last crash, which was my 4th and worst of all.

To OP: Good luck on your rebuild, I don't mean push the fact that it doesn't sound like a rx problem, just don't want to see a repeat and I'm sure u don't.

i think the stiffener is actually to keep the battery fence from cracking the frame of you bash the battery fence...

[fusionsx00]

That really doesn't make sense to me, why would it go all the way back?

Really its not that big of a deal , or I would have sold the x5 already. I fixed the problem.

I rather see the problems get posted, rather than covered up, or taken in a negative light.

The battery fence was a solution to a problem,

[onemetre]

Originally Posted by dodgeboy

everything has been ordered and shipped. should have everything by the end of the week. i see no reason not to be back in the air this weekend. i'll run a few batteries at a low hover to check things out.

Glad you got parts. Am hearing parts are getting scarce from Empire. Anybody have an in at Empire to get the info on their Gaui shipment whereabouts?

[justindewoody]

Originally Posted by onemetre

Glad you got parts. Am hearing parts are getting scarce from Empire. Anybody have an in at Empire to get the info on their Gaui shipment whereabouts?

https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=402619

[helidude71]

Originally Posted by fusionsx00

That really doesn't make sense to me, why would it go all the way back?
...

Hmmm, it does go back all the way but apparently the frames still crack.
Maybe I'll grab the epoxy before it happens.