I crashed my trainer a logn while ago, and am about to maiden my four-star with the guts from the plane. i had to clean out the engine, but it is now back in working condition. I sent in the receiver, and it had a major overhaul. Everything else looked fine, but when i was double-checking my plane tonight (I'm going to maiden tomorrow!), the servos quit on me. everything was charged, but i would move the servos full both ways for about 1min, and they would all slowely lose power and die. At first, i assumed it was bad connection to the Rx, but i was wrong! I decided to take out the batter to see if it had a loose chord, and what do ya know: the last battery had fallen off! I guess it must have gotten unsoldered and the plastic wrapping ripped. I hadnt noticed this before when i checked the parts. I found an older battery i had spare, so that's charging. What are other tricky places i should check. What is a good way of telling if a servo needs repair?


For you newbies, ALWAYS check EVERYTHING before important flights (Or any flight for that matter). you never know what kind of kinky stuff you're going to find.