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tigger390 · 03-27-2014, 06:49 AM

Guess its my round at the bar then! I'm having a pint of lager. Hi I'm Nigel from London/Essex border. Been out of RC models for a while now but finally achieved my ambition for a heli. I have a Blade 450 3D and DX6i which I bought as RTF kit but I also bought a crashed 450 3D off Fleabay to rebuild and learn about set up etc without tinkering with my no 1 Blade. Already found some good info on here as I had a hard landing a couple of weeks ago and went to fly last night and found the heli to be pulling quite hard to the rear and left. Someone on here had an identical problem and it turned out his swash was no longer level. So guess what I'm doing today. Problem also started after DX6i was replaced after first one had dry pot on one channel, so not sure if this could cause a problem. All settings were swapped over by the shop and I checked them and can't see a problem with that.
Well thats all for now, off to level some swashes!

Crowflite · 03-28-2014, 01:09 PM

Looks like we are both new and from the UK. Your advantage is that you have experience with RC and I dont

I am right on the beginners step with a pair of cheap Co-axials, I take it your flingwings are collective / cyclics?

tigger390 · 03-29-2014, 04:27 AM

Hi there, yes they are both collective. I've done the toy things you fly around the living room as well. I'm up to a reasonably well controlled hover and nervously moving around at the moment. I spend as much time on the phoenix sim as well as it is good for overall control, nose in etc but not the same as the real thing. I'm having set up problems at the moment as I had my transmitter replaced last weekend and all of a sudden mine now pulls hard to the rear and left. Have levelled the swash, set pitch etc, still the same. Spoke to the shop yesterday and they say I need to trim the heli in the sub trim to fly level. I though that was the whole point of levelling swah etc. Seems to have worked though. Hope to have crashed one repaired and set up this weekend. Where abouts in the UK are you?

Crowflite · 03-29-2014, 03:01 PM

I'm in Harlow ,
plenty of model flying areas in the locality that I intend taking the F39 to, including common land with long grass to soften the cras...ahem, I mean...landings!

Currently digesting the manual, The F39 is nearly 3 foot long, second hand from fleabay with a few scars and dings. not as if that matters, it will end up with a few more I dare say

03-27-2014, 06:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
tigger390 Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2014	Hello from London/Essex in UK Guess its my round at the bar then! I'm having a pint of lager. Hi I'm Nigel from London/Essex border. Been out of RC models for a while now but finally achieved my ambition for a heli. I have a Blade 450 3D and DX6i which I bought as RTF kit but I also bought a crashed 450 3D off Fleabay to rebuild and learn about set up etc without tinkering with my no 1 Blade. Already found some good info on here as I had a hard landing a couple of weeks ago and went to fly last night and found the heli to be pulling quite hard to the rear and left. Someone on here had an identical problem and it turned out his swash was no longer level. So guess what I'm doing today. Problem also started after DX6i was replaced after first one had dry pot on one channel, so not sure if this could cause a problem. All settings were swapped over by the shop and I checked them and can't see a problem with that. Well thats all for now, off to level some swashes!

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03-28-2014, 01:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Crowflite Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2014	Looks like we are both new and from the UK. Your advantage is that you have experience with RC and I dont I am right on the beginners step with a pair of cheap Co-axials, I take it your flingwings are collective / cyclics?

03-29-2014, 04:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
tigger390 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Mar 2014	Hi there, yes they are both collective. I've done the toy things you fly around the living room as well. I'm up to a reasonably well controlled hover and nervously moving around at the moment. I spend as much time on the phoenix sim as well as it is good for overall control, nose in etc but not the same as the real thing. I'm having set up problems at the moment as I had my transmitter replaced last weekend and all of a sudden mine now pulls hard to the rear and left. Have levelled the swash, set pitch etc, still the same. Spoke to the shop yesterday and they say I need to trim the heli in the sub trim to fly level. I though that was the whole point of levelling swah etc. Seems to have worked though. Hope to have crashed one repaired and set up this weekend. Where abouts in the UK are you?

03-29-2014, 03:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Crowflite Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2014	I'm in Harlow , plenty of model flying areas in the locality that I intend taking the F39 to, including common land with long grass to soften the cras...ahem, I mean...landings! Currently digesting the manual, The F39 is nearly 3 foot long, second hand from fleabay with a few scars and dings. not as if that matters, it will end up with a few more I dare say

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