Great job! I'm glad you're back operational again! We nOOBs gotta stick together!

Thanks for the encouragement - I'm sure that will help shoo away the crash gremlins!! [>:]

You guys are gonna hate me - I read on another thread on RCGroups that to really fly well, you must replace the servos on your AXE. Apparently, they are sub-par and are the root cause of sudden drops and in general are guilty of having too much slop.

I am researching the issue further. I take this one seriously - I am compelled to investigate all feasible actions that can improve stability and safety through better control. Apparently, if you remove the stock servos and install HS-55 all around, you will be amazed at the rock-solid hover you can get.

Hmmm...

Here is the Quote:

Definitely replace the stock servos

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All I can say is "Wow".. what a difference the HS-55's made in this little chopper.

I was having all kinds of problems with the helicopter dropping out of the hover when I input roll commands, even small ones. I was suspecting that maybe I was getting stray RF into the radio from the motors. But after taking a real close look at what the swashplate was doing with any type of control inputs, I noticed that the swashplate was actually moving up or down a small bit with with roll inputs. Obviously not supposed to be happening, because any up or down movement is going to change the collective on this machine. The HS-55's solved that and the first hover with the new servos was rock-solid.

Thanks to all those who have made the recommendation to replace the stock junk servos with the HS-55's!