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WOW! Cheap battery worked wonder after a crash! READ THIS! - 7/18/2003 12:12:35 PM   
MartialArtist



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From: Spring Hill, KS, USA
Status: offline 		Well, I decided to fly my Hummingbird for the first time after tweaking it. I flew it about 40 feet up in the air and when the wind took it from me, I just killed the motor and it went nose first into the ground! one of the flybar paddles snapped off. I took the small broken piece out of the paddle and put it back on the heli. I adjusted the flybar, so they were even out.

Here's the strange part.. I put in the lighter green color bird seed pack while still using the high pitched (Got messed up during the crash) stock motor, my heli actually HOVERED MUCH MORE SMOOTHLY!! To top it off, the battery pack lasted over 24 minutes! Is this normal for a CHEAP pack? I had people watching me and was AMAZED and asked how long does the battery lasts.. I didn't know what to say. lol!!

Another thing, my Hummingbird hovers off the gorund nice and strong with only my throttle going 1/4th the way up. I must have done SOMETHING right for being a complete newbie, but I am good with electronics and good with my hands. (No sick inside jokes please)

What do you think may have caused my heli to work smoother and the battery lasting almost half an hour???

After looking over teh prices for spare parts, I'm going to buy TWO more HB kits for parts. It's a WASTE and much more expensieve buying one piece by piece..

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WOW! Cheap battery worked wonder after a crash! READ THIS! - 7/20/2003 4:47:31 AM   
astronut30



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You've Got The Bird Seed World Record - 7/20/2003 11:14:14 AM   
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From: Laguna Hills, CA,
Status: offline 		Hi MA...

Man, you've without a doubt got the world's record for flight time on a birdseed pack. I've got 2 of the light green ones and the original (dark) green pack and they all fly about the same -- 5 to 10 mins.

Do I understand you that the only Real 'net effect' change you made was to shorten the flybar approx 1/2 inch (the crash repair)?

I'm confused about what you said about the motor, Re: "the high pitched (Got messed up during the crash) stock motor,". Are you still using the original plastic top stock motor or did you change to the metal topped "HP" motor after the crash?

Anyway, that's great that you got such a long flight from a bird seed pack!


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