Building my first Heli
03-20-2012, 03:46 AM
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Building my first Heli
Yesterday I picked up my first align trex 500 Esp 3G. I have only looked at the instructions, any advice for building first heli?
03-20-2012, 02:12 PM
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RE: Building my first Heli
+1 on what Andy says. You want to make sure all the parts that are supposed to move freely, do so in the direction intended and with no binding. Small increments in binding compound along a linkage path. I found Finless Bobs videos and advice from local builders/ flying friends and friends at fun flys very helpful. Enjoy the build, don't rush it, make sure you get every detail right, there reall isn't anything on the bird that doesn't have a job. Enjoy! Let us know how it goes, post pictures, Andy
03-23-2012, 07:12 PM
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RE: Building my first Heli
A T-550 is fairly ambitious for a first heli (IMHO). Have you flown an RC helicopter? A sim? Just curious, as most folks start with co-axial or micro heli's and go on from there.
FFD's advice to view Finless Bob's videos is spot-on. Finless posts all of his technical videos for free at HeliFreak•com, free to join, like RCU.
FFD's advice to view Finless Bob's videos is spot-on. Finless posts all of his technical videos for free at HeliFreak•com, free to join, like RCU.
02-20-2013, 07:29 PM
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RE: Building my first Heli
i bought t-rex 450 se v2 complete with hitec hs65mg and gyro 401,and futaba s9650 for tail rudder, then i bought FUTABA 7C, i'm stuck with the setup on futaba, i'm so blank, and twice crashed it.. could anyone hep me with all setting, swashplate setting, ele, throtle, i reserved channel 3 for throtle, do i need change it?? thanks.. i'll appreciate
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RE: Building my first Heli
I believe you are going to be a little over your head with setting up a fbl heli for your first build. Go on youtube and find some videos that will help with explaining the set up. One of the most important thing is to make sure your gyros are set up to compensate in the correct direction. If not, it will crash as soon as you lift off. I would have someone who is skilled look it over before flying or better yet, let them test fly it.
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RE: Building my first Heli
do as the instructions, step by step, do not be impatient, and be more careful. If possible, ask for help of these more experienced person when having a problem.
