ORIGINAL: Revo_Rash
I'd rather not search through 71 pages of information to get the answer I need, so i'll just ask it here. I just migrated over here from the Nitro car and truck "threads" I've always wanted to buy a Heli, beacuse they are said to be the hardest to master. So. I bought a Heli-Max Axe Cp today. This thing is freaking awesome. It's my first heli. I ditched the original battery pack after two flights for my 3s cell 1325mah Lipo pack. The stock battery only lasted about 4-6 minutes. where as my Lipo was lasting well into 15+ minutes of run time. 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*~
Welcome to the heli world. Like you, I came from the truck side. (Revo 3.3) It is a bit much with a HH Gyro. I fly mine without one, and yes, it is a lot of work. Have you looked at the manual to show you how to adjust the pots on the e-board? It might help you out. Personally, if I were you, I would stick with the stock parts. You actually want the blades to "blow up" if you have a bad crash so that energy lessens as it goes down the path of parts with all that energy. You can pay about half price going with the Blade CP tail blades and some people have used the main blades as well by taking off the black plastic pieces they come with. Hope this helps you out some. I'm right there with you brother. I'm still in the learning phase but people have been very helpful here. Welcome aboard.