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The first thing to do is install the "skid braces". Its as simple as screwing them onto the heli. Just remove the screws at on top of the heli, mount the braces, and put the screws back in. Piece o' cake.
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Well, there are quite a few different places to get one. You may have to wait, This heli is VERY popular right now. So most places have a backorder. I got mine from Tony Stillman at Radio South. Price is about $309+tax. The extra boxes of blades are about 10 bucks a box, but there are 4 sets of blades in each box.
Ok, back to the heli. Once you have the battery charged up, its time to install it. Pics show installation of the battery. Note that you must route the cable behind the front skid, or the canopy will not be able to slide on.
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Now you can slide the canopy back on. This is the most difficult of tasks with the XRB. It can be a pain to get it back on. But not too bad. Slide two slots in the canopy over the front skid cross brace. Then pinch the top clamp together and slide the top of the canopy over the clamp.
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Once youve accomplished the above...YOUR READY TO FLY!!!!. First set the heli on the ground. Turn on your transmitter, and then flip the small switch located on the heli. The gyro will initialize. Then press the button which is right below the on/off switch. This engages the ESC to allow power to get to the motor. The throttle stick must be all the way off, before pushing the button. Now fly it man...FLY IT I SAY....FLY THE THING TILL THE BATTERY DIES.
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Now on to the advanced stuff. Once you've got some flight time under your belt, and feel comfortable flying it. I mean really comfortable flying it. The stuff below is going to get into making the heli MUCH more responsive, and capable of far more aerobatics.
First things first. Remove all the blades from the helicopter. Chances are you already know how because youve probably replaced a set after you ran it into the kitchen table. Take out the blade balencer that came in the kit. Attach the each set of blades and balance them out. Remember, the more effort and time you take in getting this perfect, the better it will fly.
Next, remove those heavy brass training flybar weights as per the manual. The heavy ones are the ones in my hand. Then attach the lighter "EXPERT ONLY" paddles to the flybar. All of these parts come with the kit.
Next, remove the cover from the on-board gyro, and leave it off for now.
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Rev up the heli just to hovering speed, while holding it down firmly. Check the tracking of the blades per the manual. If it looks like a fork...bad, you need to adjust the tracking. This is done by simply removing one end of the ball link on the rotor that is not tracking right. Then turn the link out or in, until it tracks perfectly. Remember, the more precise you are, the better it will fly.
Once you have the blades balanced, and tracking correctly, its time to tweak the gyro. Go fly the heli. Ill wait.
Ok by now you've realized just how much has changed. The heli is much more responsive, and requires less throttle to maintain hover. But we are not done yet. Pull the heli into a hover, get it as stable as you can. Now let go of the sticks. Remember which way it went. Now pull out that small black screwdriver from your supplied toolkit, its time for you to tweak the gyro. Open your manual, and adjust the corresponding pot on the gyro a little according to the instructions. Once you've done this, then pull it back up into a hover...WHOA man, set it back down. Ok you tweaked a little too much didnt you. Adjust them properly. Do this for just the elevator and aileron...DO NOT ADJUST THE RUDDER ON THE GYRO. The rudder adjustment does not adjust trim. It adjusts how fast the rudder turns. You will adjust the rudder trim by changing the pitch on the top rotor. Follow the instructions in the manual for this. It would take far to long to describe here, but is by no means difficult.
Ok by now you should have the heli trimmed out to the max. It should be able to hover hands free for 5-10 seconds. Your probably enjoying it alot now, as it flys 100 times better.
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The heli is in my opinion the finest micro heli out there. Bear in mind those pictures of me hovering in my kitchen, are after only 4 days of flying helicopters. Not 4 days after flying this heli, but Ive only been flying heli's for 4 days. Never flew one before I got this heli. I know people that have been practicing for months that still have to work to get a heli to hover.
The Hirobo XRB is the ultimate training helicopter. It will save a beginner so much time and frustration learning how to fly because it is such a stable forgiving heli. The quality as you can probably tell by the pics is top notch. Its flawless.
The XRB is perfectly capable of any maneuver that any other fixed pitch micro is capable of, and then some.
Ive also been flying 3D foam planes indoors, and to be quite honest, I have more fun with this little heli than I've had with some of my other planes. Its a blast to fly. Because of its easy nature, it makes flying enjoyable because you can concentrate on just flying, not "not crashing".
I highly recommend this heli to anyone. You cant go wrong by getting one.
A huge thanks goes out to Tony Stillman at Radio South for hooking me up with this fine heli, and a big thanks goes out to Steve Rojecki for letting me see it fly before I purchased one.
So take my advice, and go plop down your cash for one. You wont be disappointed.
Oh yeah, I plan on getting some carbon fiber blades for mine. Ill post again once I have them and let ya'll know how they work out.
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