crashcrash
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Joined: 11/23/2006
From: St Louis,
MI, USA
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E-Sky scale fuselage.....what do I think?
Pros:
* fairly good quality
* fit is tight, finish is pretty good
* went together without much problems
* actually flies pretty good
Cons:
* stock rudder pushrod is too short. To make the frame fit in the fuselage, I had to move the rudder servo right up to the rear of the frame, and make a custom rudder pushrod.
* Overall fit of the heli frame in the fuselage is TIGHT but do-able
* Horizontal stabs are a pain to glue in and have them hold position of being level
* need longer screws to connect the rear skid strut to the frame, and they're NOT provided.
* If you follow the enclosed directions...your screwed.
* flies a tad tail heavy...may be from the horizontal stabs being pushed on by rotor wash....happened with the Huey.
Overall...it's the best scale project I ever did as far as being easy and looking great. One big problem is the front section of the cabin is held by 8 tiny screws....that's 8 screws to change a battery....ehrrrrrr...no way man. I made a 5 point velcro tab system. You push the forward cabin on, and it stays. To change battery, simply pull off the front cabin, put in the new battery, and push the forward part of the cabin back on. It seems to be working fine. I flew this bird outside in 3mph winds, it held it's own pretty well considering.
Looks like another excellent job Vic.On the tailrotor pitch change rod,if there is a next time,use golden rod.Cut to length,put on the endz,and yer done,or so I'm told  I haven't flown much.The wind here has been steady at 10knts,gusting to 20 plus,every single day this year so far!!! I did get some flying today,just after the sun started coming up,about 0530hrs.Got the tail dailed in finaly.Now i just have to dail in some swash offset to get her hovering the way I want it.Guess that will be tomorrow morning for 30 seconds,or so it seems  I have yet to fly a battery pack out.Damn wind.
-lohchief
Yeah...I can't get outside to dial in the DX7 either because of wind. GoldenRod....I've used them in planes before...they're pretty good. I did it the simple way though. Took a piece of music wire, soldered an old threaded servo link to it. Got a ball link on the tail side and a "Z" bend on the servo side. Took all of 5 minuets and it's the perfect length. Inside the boom is very tight so you have to use the smallest diameter rod you can get away with without having it flex. I've built this E-Sky ranger for a friend, and I'm building one for the MX-400 right now too....Jeebus.
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