ORIGINAL: Revo_Rash
But here's my question. my rear tail always wants to spin to the left if it's facing away from me. I've tried adjusting the trim in the controller and It's all the way to the right and I still have to feed in a lot of tail when it's hovering to keep it straight. Is this normal? I knew you have to fly the tail but this seems a bit much. is there some way to adjust this setting on the esc without buying a heading hold lock? some adjustment to help curb how much tail trim and hold is actually going into the thing? Also I crashed after my 5th flight with it. I'm already up to hovering about eye level off the ground. Broke the stock wooden blades, the balls on the end of the blade grips, and tail rotor shaft. about $25.00 to fix. My second question is, should I buy the original wooden blades again or opt for the trainer plastic baldes? Thanks in advance guys, I've had a lot of support in the car/truck forums and I hope I'll get a big welcome here as well.
~*To blue skys, and calm winds*~
Big Booyah Skeedaddy welcome to the Axe club!
First things first - your formidable RC experience is obviously helping you a lot, but beware the rotorary wing beasts. A calm, methodical approach will reduce crashing and the severity. Overconfidence = crash, and its generally more of a problem than a ground vehicle crash. There is plenty of energy in the 2000 - 3000 RPM main rotor to do all kinds of hurt to all kinds of stuff.
Now then, check page 11 of the manual and read how to trim your tail.
I have had limited use of the 'plastic trainer blades' and I totally love them. I am years away from inverted flight,s so I don't need symmetrical blades and the increased lift of the flat-bottoms rocks my world. Reduces the headspeed and increases flight times.
Your use of LiPO packs is your first MOD!! Congrats! Make sure to check the Balance of your model.
Good luck and keep us posted!