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Old 12-12-2009, 09:48 PM
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Default RE: Axe 400 RTF Tail Rotor Failure First Flight

This may be a silly question, but is the belt tensioned? If not, it's not a defect, just typical for "RTF." You do have to check fasteners, verify the pitch and collective, and so forth, even on an RTF heli that's supposedly been tested, just as if you'd just built it from parts.