ORIGINAL: scoooper
And I still learn something every time I pick a plane up or turn on on a transmitter,I use foil tape where the prop hits the wing (packing tape will do) make sure your booms not come loose on the inside of the pod, get some 30min&5min epoxy, look for slop in the control-lines ...
I bought 2 Scouts for grandson because they're on sale at local hobby shop. I've been reading some older Scout threads from '04 & '05 and noticed I had same "left turn servo jitter" problem on both of my new Scouts right out of the box. The left turn rudevator would barely move while the right turn rudevator worked great. I took everything out of the fuselage to checkout the servo. When first operating the servo the left turn servo arm action/swing was only half as much as the right turn servo arm swing. However, when I tried it again this morning after going back and forth between "smart trak mode" and "expert mode" it now seems to work OK. Although now no matter whether I arm for "smart trak mode" or "expert mode" it always goes into what I suspect is "expert mode" which is probably better any way. I also noticed that the left servo action/swing doesn't seem to have quite as much swing movement as the right servo action/swing. I guess one could put the left control line in the outermost servo arm hole and the right control line in the 2nd hole in to equalize swing movement. Any suggestions on best happy medium servo hole use on the Scout in full swing "expert mode" would be appreciated.
I find it rather amusing that HZ has a rather complicated procedure for arming the inexpensive Scout for either "smart trak" or "expert mode" on a plane that is more of a toy with NO real down elevator control for taking on some wind. Can you recommend any kind of quasi-death spiral maneuver with the Scout for taking on some wind?
I read on a 2005 Scout thread where it was suggested that you replace the Scout wing with the Firebird II ST "Speed Wing." What's your take on using a different wing on the Scout from HZ or another manufacturer?
Also read that the fuselage pod and beam/boom is a common design flaw/weakness that needs to be fixed before flying. Could you please give a detailed explanation of the expoxy procedure you've found works best (lasts longest) for securing beam/boom in best aerodynamic position in the fuselage pod. Thanks!