Maidened!

[Cadriel]

My initial setup was pretty quick - I used a zip tie to level the swash, and eyeballed one blade with the grip mark - then ensured the other was level with that one at mid stick.

First flights at 2200;

First flight, noticed tracking was off. No screwdriver to adjust in my park though - so couldn't adjust. Upped the gain to 47, fixed some slow wag.

Second flight, noticed some strange slapping noise and a bit of slop in the tail. Bought her down, tail had slipped - and the belt was loose.

Got home, put the Heli on the bench - pulled the battery, turned around to hear a crash. Heli had fallen onto the floor, snapped the two nylon bolts and the boom was hanging loose.

Trust me to damage the damned thing out of flight.

[FlatCrank]

Ohhhh crap, that just sucks! Sorry to hear. Look it over very well a couple times. I'd also take your tail rod loose and give it a good look over under light while lightly flexing it to be sure it didn't splinter.

[Cadriel]

Yep, all looks well.

I think I proved the disposable nature of the nylon nuts - they actually broke way easier than I was expecting.

[FlatCrank]

Good news! Yes, they break pretty easily and you can stretch the threads by over tightening too. Happy flying!

[etherbatxx]

i can't believe you maidened a new bird without having a screwdriver around.

i always find something i missed that needs a tweak.

[Cadriel]

Nyeh, it was an oversight at the time - i just chucked some random things in a bag and happened to forget one of the more important items.