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Old 06-24-2007 | 01:30 AM
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Elandur
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Hmm, well I have a strange problem...
I nicked a wall with the blade earlier. I lost control of the heli. The crash didn't seem very hard at all, to be honest. Everything seemed fine, but when I tried to fly it again, it wouldn't get off of the ground. I quickly realized that the heli is pushing air the wrong way! So instead of the air flow pushing the heli up, it's pushing it into the ground. The blades seem to be in perfect condition.
Anybody know what the problem might be?
Edit: Nevermind, I seem to have found the problem. I guess I snapped one of the ball joints. I put a bit of model glue on it and it seems to be holding up well. I don't want to push it right now before the glue is completely dried, but I gave it the tiniest bit of throttle to see which direction the air was moving. And whaddya know, I can feel plenty of air underneath the blades, and none above it. Looks like I may have fixed it
Now let's just hope model glue will hold there! There doesn't seem to be much stress on that, but I could be wrong. If not, maybe I'll try epoxy. I'd just really hate to have to spend money on repairs on my first day actually flying the thing (Though I've spent a bit of time on a sim)!