j) An Energizer Ni-Cad battery charger, with (8) AA cells. Charger only comes with 4.
You'll use these in the transmitter. Every 2-3 days, you alternate the front 4 and the
back 4 in the charger overnight. Let them cool down a bit before putting in the
transmitter battery “brick”. It has always been customary to use Ni-Cad rechargeables
in the Tx, plus there is a power indicator up front which actually works. These charge to
1.4v each, use your meter and when they get down to 1.2, time to recharge!
k) A “lazy susan” turntable. You can clamp/duct tape the heli to this device and go
CRAZY with all the controls and settings you try and nothing will get damaged. It will
keep the machine on the ground, yet allow FULL tail control through all possible
throttle/pitch/gyro settings. It will allow you to tune your heli to really hold the tail still for
you and it is the way the factory should set it up. but sometimes we are very curious and
move it by ourselves. An old turntable with the bubble balance from a 1960's
stereo system would also be ideal.
l) If you want to make your own training kit, buy 2 tomato plant sticks in gardening at
Home Depot and 4 foam balls at a craft store. Put balls on the end of the sticks, then
criss-cross and twist tie them to the landing struts.
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