Replace the whole thing with a carbon kit for $10 or reroute it. If you have a hobby store
nearby, there's no reason not to use an airplane part for this. Make sure there's NO
binding and it moves freely. This is NOT optional, there must be smooth action on this
rod and tail blades.
3) Take those cheesy stickers off the fins and now she doesn't wobble in hover. Also,
your tail will be more efficient. Run your antenna through the horizontal fin and then
forward. Strip the rest of the foam off a trashed blade, clip it and attach to the tailtube
clamp with #6 sheet metal screws. Also note the clamp and fin are now on the right side
of the tube, there should be no way to strip the gears now. You can add coins and
caulking putty to the nose to maintain CG balancing.
If you touch down on grass, move it back to pavement or linoleum sheet, as it can't
“hunt” in grass and it may spin after leaving the ground. Also note that your tail trim
most likely will change after touching the tailfin, so you want to retrim on a smooth
surface. That means to set the tail bellcrank to 90° at half throttle with the trimtab
centered. This way, you have enough to play with in both directions.
This mod is working nicely on mine and I came up with it when I was down to ONE
spare bevel gear.
This, coupled with the training kit I suggested you make (tomato plant sticks and foam
balls) should get you going well!
Next chapter: Initial hovering and preflight checklist
Preflight & choice of location
You should cut & paste this checklist to another document and print it:
1. I'm in a good mood for flying, relaxed and have not had too much caffeine or any
liquor.
2. I've eaten and am sated.
3. My Li-Po batteries are properly charged and ready to use.
4. My transmitter batteries are fresh/charged and good to go, the Tx light is green.
5. I have unplugged the motor.
6. I have plugged in the Li-Po battery.
7. My servos are NOT chattering while the Tx is off.
8. I have pulled the throttle all the way down, made sure Flight Mode is set to “N”.
9. I have turned on the Tx, set it down and walked away with my model.
10. My radio check went well, the receiver light was solid for xx feet from the Tx.
11. There are no obstructions in my chosen location, I have 30' around and 15' above.
12. I am outdoors or in a high ceiling parking garage.
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