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RE: Falcon 40 (Exceed heli) Forum - 11/17/2006 10:51:53 PM   
robotronski


 

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Status: offline 		I too ordered some LiPo's fot the Falcon 40.

I'll post a full update when they come in (anyday now)

Will probably need to modify the stock battery tray 1st.

Should be somewhat lighter than stock 650mAh NiMh pack is




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RE: Falcon 40 (Exceed heli) Forum - 11/18/2006 5:23:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		Have fun with the lipos. One word of warning if you're getting a 3-cell. I noticed on my F40, the lowest throttle setting that can make the motor spin is still a bit too fast and abrupt, and so the heli and/or blades will jump/wiggle around a bit until the blades balances themselves out. So be ready for that, if you get what I meant about the slowest throttle being too abrupt.

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RE: Falcon 40 (Exceed heli) Forum - 11/18/2006 11:33:43 PM   
jefkawst


 

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Status: offline 		Reading through these post persuaded me to purchase my Falcon 40. I'd like to thank everyone for sharing their experiences and tips with this model. So, I'd just like to do the same. First off this helicopter flew and was dialed in right out of the box, regardless before I flew it I took it apart and put it back together. After the first day I had it I chopped off the stock landing gear and ziptied T-rex landing skids to the battery tray. It takes more of a beating on hard landing versus the stock skids. I enjoyed flying it like this for the next 2 days with 2 cell lipos(thunder pwr 1320 and fullymax 1350) until the stock motor just couldn't take it off the ground anymore. Replaced that with an old GWS 370 w/ a 12 tooth pinion. I really enjoyed flying this for another 2 days until the 4 in 1 just stopped working as well. The 4 in 1 combo and motor fried at the same time. After that, I purchased the Eflite 370 motor and the Eflite 3 in 1 control unit. I did have to use an external rcvr. I used a micro GWS rcvr. I did keep the 12 tooth pinion on the motor versus the 10 that it came with. Now this is a definitely winning combo here. I also purchased a set of carbon fiber blades, no flex on the blades and smooth and very fast headspeed. Again I really enjoyed flying it like this for about another 2 or 3 days until one of the servos just stopped working. No worries, Replaced them both out with hs-55s. So now I'm back to flying again and I feel it is really dialed in and I got myself a winner and I love all the mods I did to it to make it a more stable, faster headspeed, and NOW much more reliable.

My next project for this will be to replace the 370 with a brushless. What I have in mind right now is the Aurora 300DH or the Himax. I am going to use my same batteries with a Castle Creations ThunderBird 9. If anyone can let me know on what they think about this brushless motor conversion. I'll let you all know how it goes with this conversion and my experiences with it hopefully by next week. In the meantime here are some pictures of how my Falcon 40 has evolved.


Jeff



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RE: Falcon 40 (Exceed heli) Forum - 11/19/2006 12:03:14 AM   
makatron


 

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Status: offline 		wow dude you have made loads of mods to your chopper, i will keep your list in mind coz im replacing the twitchy
4 in 1 that came with the falcon 40

can you provide us a list of all the things you got and some links to find it online??

you still using the same tx??

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RE: Falcon 40 (Exceed heli) Forum - 11/20/2006 6:20:58 AM   
lamrob



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Status: offline 		Which heli next ?

I have 3 weeks of LAMA experience, couple hours of simulator. I can hover and fly outside with the occasional crashing. I can fly with the head toward me as well as away from me. I can counter the wind. I am now thinking about a small Single wing heli. I read from here that the Falcon 40's is very stable and easy to fly but I also hear that most people buy the honey bee, I hear that the Falcon 40 is better than the Walkera 22E. Which one should I get ?

I mainly want to fly out side of my apartment's small deadend street

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RE: Falcon 40 (Exceed heli) Forum - 11/20/2006 12:21:24 PM   
makatron


 

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Status: offline 		i have an 22e too and they are totally different helis since the falcon 40 is fixed pitch heli
and with the walkera 22e you can even fly inverted lol

but your right, the falcon 40 is very stable heli and i think is a good start after being flying
coaxial helis

good luck

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RE: Falcon 40 (Exceed heli) Forum - 11/20/2006 3:32:14 PM   
lamrob



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Status: offline 		Thanks I won't think about flying inverted for a while a least. I am actually thinking about the honey bee / cp2. Is honeybee better than Walkera?

BTW how long did it take you to go from hovering to flying inverted?

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RE: Falcon 40 (Exceed heli) Forum - 11/20/2006 10:05:14 PM   
robotronski


 

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ORIGINAL: lamrob

Which heli next ?

I have 3 weeks of LAMA experience, couple hours of simulator. I can hover and fly outside with the occasional crashing. I can fly with the head toward me as well as away from me. I can counter the wind. I am now thinking about a small Single wing heli. I read from here that the Falcon 40's is very stable and easy to fly but I also hear that most people buy the honey bee, I hear that the Falcon 40 is better than the Walkera 22E. Which one should I get ?

I mainly want to fly out side of my apartment's small deadend street


I have both the 22E and the Falcon 40 (three of 'em)

Bought the 22E 1st as a cheap trainer heli. BIG MISTAKE. To "Frisky" a model for a beginner. Too many parts to break in a crash.

So I bought the Falcon 40 about 2 months later. Gave up on the 22E for a while. Smart move this time.

Used the Falcon 40 as an easier to fly trainer. Total repairs to date = O cents!!!! Still flying on original motors and battery.

Now I fly the 22E outside in the wind without difficulty, and with confidence.

You wont' have much fun with the 22E in tight quarters. (end of the street I'm assuming)

It begs for fast forward flight with a 11.1 volt Lipo setup.

Get the Falcon 40 now and save up for a TREX 450SA as your bad-to-the-bone rig.

Then keep the Falcon 40 to fly on vacation, trips, inside a hotel lobby???, at work (like me!), wherever you want.

Best of luck to ya' on your decision.




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RE: Falcon 40 (Exceed heli) Forum - 11/20/2006 11:41:56 PM   
lamrob



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Status: offline 		What about the honey bee cp2 ? Same logic as apply to walkera ?

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RE: Falcon 40 (Exceed heli) Forum - 11/21/2006 12:54:16 PM   
lamrob



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Status: offline 		Sorry guys, I got myself a honey bee cp2 just now ! I was thinking hard about the honey bee cp & the honey bee. Man it was hard to make a choice. The Honey Bee CP was so nice. Since this is a CPPM this should be hard. I am paying a lot of respect to it. I let you guys know how my first hover go later.

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