Trex 250 owner's lounge
08-20-2009, 04:10 AM
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
yup I know 
I have the same AR6100 on this bird, and it doesn't fit on the lower tray with the servo plugs
I had to stick it upside down below the gyro. It doesn't affect center of gravity, I've found that it balances fine with my Align 850mAh. I placed the ESC on the bottom as you did, just slid it forward until it touches the front landing gear.
I have the same AR6100 on this bird, and it doesn't fit on the lower tray with the servo plugs I had to stick it upside down below the gyro. It doesn't affect center of gravity, I've found that it balances fine with my Align 850mAh. I placed the ESC on the bottom as you did, just slid it forward until it touches the front landing gear.
08-20-2009, 09:05 AM
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
I do have a ar6100e that I will swap out for once I'm happy with the setup.
Ran into a snag last night while trying to going over my entire setup before maiden. I didnt like the way the ball links were tight on the balls. I tried the squeeze method but used a little too much force and broke a couple of the ball links.
the maiden will be postponed until I pick up some more ball links on Friday. I also ordered the ball link sizers so this problem will not return again.
Ran into a snag last night while trying to going over my entire setup before maiden. I didnt like the way the ball links were tight on the balls. I tried the squeeze method but used a little too much force and broke a couple of the ball links.
the maiden will be postponed until I pick up some more ball links on Friday. I also ordered the ball link sizers so this problem will not return again.
08-20-2009, 10:05 AM
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
I placed my esc under the battery tray,great for the cg ,i had it were noob has his and it was hard to get to the main gear I had to take the esc off just to get to the main gear hey noob what battery are you useing i used smc 800 mah they fit very good and held a high head speed for the full flight,sorry to hear about your ball links,good luck and let me know how that tail works.
08-20-2009, 11:04 AM
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ORIGINAL: Fly To Chill
I placed my esc under the battery tray,great for the cg ,i had it were noob has his and it was hard to get to the main gear I had to take the esc off just to get to the main gear hey noob what battery are you useing i used smc 800 mah they fit very good and held a high head speed for the full flight,sorry to hear about your ball links,good luck and let me know how that tail works.
I placed my esc under the battery tray,great for the cg ,i had it were noob has his and it was hard to get to the main gear I had to take the esc off just to get to the main gear hey noob what battery are you useing i used smc 800 mah they fit very good and held a high head speed for the full flight,sorry to hear about your ball links,good luck and let me know how that tail works.
08-20-2009, 01:50 PM
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its airborne! woot woot.[8D] tail is holding great. didnt even adjust a thing and its pretty locked. no tail wag at all. VERY VERY PLEASED!
video is uploading to youtube and will post video link as soon as its available.
blades tracked perfectly straight out of the box. this video is straight from setup to maiden. no adjustment has been made as of yet. I might dial some expo in as its very very fast.
08-20-2009, 08:16 PM
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Thanks Scott, Its really fun to fly around in. The led is coming from the Receiver. I actually just finished cleaning up the wires and now present the final product. the carbon fiber blades and orange tail blades is coming soon maybe tommorrow.
08-20-2009, 10:54 PM
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Very cool, Noob! The interesting thing to note is the thickness of the sero wires and how they kind of give scale to the helicopter! That helicopter is SMALL! The more Ilook at yours, the more I want one. That would be perfect for doing circuits in my back yard where the 500 is just too big!
Damn... what a choice... Spend the bucks on electronics for the Gaui or spend the bucks for a 250!
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Damn... what a choice... Spend the bucks on electronics for the Gaui or spend the bucks for a 250!
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08-21-2009, 01:21 AM
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RE: Trex 250 owner's lounge
How's your tail holding? what gyro percentage?
Try to assign gyro gain on your DX7 to your gear switch, and set both sides at 35%.... I am sure you should be feel a difference 
08-21-2009, 09:00 AM
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my tail is holding just fine. When I swapped out the longer tail blades to the shorter ones I noticed a little wag before liftoff but once in the air everything is solid. I havent tweaked it yet and will do so today.
08-21-2009, 09:59 AM
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Hey noob glad to see you got her in the air and flying ,as far as wag gose i noticed it when i flew in wind on calm day it worked fine but when the wind kicked up that was it wag ,and when i flew backwards the tail would not hold very well felt mushy,from what ive heard there have done a better job with the new models,maybe you got a good one .good luck with it.
08-21-2009, 11:01 AM
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Thanks FlyToChill, The more I fly it the more I like it. Just got back from my lhs with some goodies, metal bearing blocks, and hardware bag that have specialty washers. oh yaaa still waiting for helidirect shipment of carbon main blades, and tail blades.
still waiting for helidirect shipment of carbon main blades, and tail blades.
08-21-2009, 02:12 PM
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Thanks FlyToChill, The more I fly it the more I like it. Just got back from my lhs with some goodies, metal bearing blocks, and hardware bag that have specialty washers. oh yaaa still waiting for helidirect shipment of carbon main blades, and tail blades.
Thanks FlyToChill, The more I fly it the more I like it. Just got back from my lhs with some goodies, metal bearing blocks, and hardware bag that have specialty washers. oh yaaa
still waiting for helidirect shipment of carbon main blades, and tail blades. I can feel your excitment about this model, had the same myself and I also quickly bought all possible upgrades for a super cheriched heli
08-21-2009, 02:39 PM
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I really want a carbon fiber anti-rotation bracket and the new fusono red fins at helidirect. I just cant stop bling this cute little bugger out.
08-22-2009, 01:14 PM
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behold I have the holy grail of Tools for my Trex250......introducing the Thorp MIP .05" hex driver.
the days of stripping my screws are over.
In other news, here's the first report of how my trex 250 flew. FREAKINGAWESOME!
its super stable, flys like the 450,
the days of stripping my screws are over.
In other news, here's the first report of how my trex 250 flew. FREAKINGAWESOME!
its super stable, flys like the 450,
08-24-2009, 10:58 AM
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Just flew in the backyard for the first time with the 250.
SWEET!flight report: plastic blades=sucks [:'(] remedy carbon blades coming tommorrow.
no other issues to report: Just sweet sweet flying in the backyard. She's reallyfast and theyard runs out of room quick!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klpebozZFTU[/youtube]
08-24-2009, 12:26 PM
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I use the carbon fiber blades from align. They are about 20 bucks and work great. I just got my t rex used for 150. Right now it has the washer kit, aluminum tail servo mounts, and different tail blades and dampers. I have a new canopy comming, along with an aluminum tailboom mount, aluminum tail arm, CF blades, and CF tail boom.
What are you guys using as means of tail servos and gyros? mine is ok, however I think it is more along the lines of it being to much off a gyro for this little heli. And me not having it totally dialed in yet.
What are you guys using as means of tail servos and gyros? mine is ok, however I think it is more along the lines of it being to much off a gyro for this little heli. And me not having it totally dialed in yet.
08-24-2009, 12:54 PM
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my gyro is the align gp750 and I absolutely love it. Its really compact and fits in there perfectly. it also came with the ds420. Its working fine right now for me but I heard the hitec 5084 is really good for it. Others say the logitech 2100t would work great also. but if you're on a budget get the g401b from xmseller for $36 plus shipping. If you want the best gyro that would be the Spartan 760.
You need a really good gyro to get this flying well. IMO
as you can see there's not much room.
08-24-2009, 09:01 PM
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Yea I will probably end up getting the G401B and then the hitec servo. I like hitec servos usually so it should be a good choice. Yea there is not much room on this thing that is for sure. I will get some pics of my heli and post them up if you would like.