RE: take off problems
Yeah, thanks, but I'll just carry an extra tx battery and rx battery with me and get 4 solid hours of flying at a time (I'm busy enough with work and family now that I usually only get to spend Sat. or Sun. afternoon flying). And 1 lipo + triton charger = about 7 gallons of fuel, not to mention BL motor + ESC cost depends on what brand you chose but still expensive. I'll upgrade to a .30 or .50 size heli before I put that much fuel through my LMH 117. Also, it seems to me that a lipo is much more likely to be damaged in a heli crash than a fixed wing crash; the battery is usually surrounded by balsa or foam in a fixed wing craft, but there are more rigid materials used in heli construction. So I think I'll just stick to glow except for my little honeybee, which serves analgously to nicorrette for my heli addiction.
Back to the thread, also check the clutch bell. If it collects to much oil, the clutch may not be able to fully engage.