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RE: X or XL? - 3/29/2007 1:24:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		My X package comes today i know its not as fancy as some of yours, but i dont know what the hell i am doing so it wont be as big of a loss when i drive it into the ground I will post pics tonight.

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RE: X or XL? - 3/29/2007 5:09:29 PM   
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My X package comes today i know its not as fancy as some of yours, but i dont know what the hell i am doing so it wont be as big of a loss when i drive it into the ground I will post pics tonight.

Be carefull when tightening down those aluminum screws, they stip very easily
If you have any questions let me know, I live just down the road from you.


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RE: X or XL? - 3/29/2007 6:24:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have a question... do you know how to fly? I may need some additional trainning

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RE: X or XL? - 3/29/2007 7:32:10 PM   
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I have a question... do you know how to fly? I may need some additional trainning

I can hover and slow forward flight. I am transitioning from airplanes. There are several clubs in our area with qualified instructors. You are welcome to come and check them out.
That aside RADDs and some SIM time work very well.

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RE: X or XL? - 3/30/2007 3:01:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		Spent some time on the kit today,and here is what i have found so far. Instructions are horrible, nothing like the quality of my fathers raptors instructions. the fit and finish on many of the parts is lacking and some things had to be persuaded to fit. 2 pieces were broken out of the box....

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RE: X or XL? - 3/30/2007 3:05:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		uh oh... i should be getting the same exact kit tomorrow...
broken out of the box?
i went over the instructions last night at the Align site... they didnt look too bad, but then, ive never built a heli before... should be an interesting challenge

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RE: X or XL? - 3/30/2007 3:07:38 AM   
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RE: X or XL? - 3/30/2007 4:12:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		haha, me too!
well, it will be good to have someone else to bounce stuff off of while im working on it...

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RE: X or XL? - 3/30/2007 5:08:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Did heli proz tell you the battery is on backorder and it will be out for three weeks? They never told me and my kit was short a battery so I had to call them back and have them ship me a differnt pack.

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RE: X or XL? - 3/31/2007 3:47:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		actually no... the battery came with mine...
i havent found any broken parts yet, its almost done. i have the tail rotor assembly and boom left, then its on to the radio stuff...
your right though the instructions are basically just pictures, and they seem to be a bit out of order. but all in all its going together pretty well.
i was going to upload a pic of my progress so far, but i cant figure out how to do that.



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RE: X or XL? - 3/31/2007 3:48:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		haha, actually the preview didnt show it, so i tried it twice... and there are two pics of the same thing! so theres my progress so far

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RE: X or XL? - 3/31/2007 3:50:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		i noticed that all the linkage is referred to as "CCPM Linkage" but the kit is labeled as CDE... does yours say that as well? since this is my first heli build, i wouldnt know the difference just by looking at the components.

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RE: X or XL? - 3/31/2007 7:33:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		CCPM is the correct terminology for collective pitch weither mechanically or electronically mixed.(sometimes eCCPM is used to denote electronic mixing but not always)
CDE is the electronically mixed version of the T-Rex.

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RE: X or XL? - 3/31/2007 8:08:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Missileman is correct. The CDE does not use a direct to swash servo setup, but indeed, it is electronic mixed CCPM. The fact that the servos connect to the swash via 'levers', and not directly is inconsequential. This seems to confuse some people who think that eCCPM can only be a 120' direct-to-swash type setup...

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RE: X or XL? - 3/31/2007 9:43:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have an XL HDE kit which I have not assembled yet. I can't decide whether to buy the eccpm upgrade kit HS1092 for $30 or buy a cf SE frame set for $80 plus the swashplate and other required parts as an upgrade. Still researching to see what will be required and how much bang for the buck I will get from either route.

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