ORIGINAL: strat1960s
I keep hearing about being near metal, but to be completely honest I really don't believe that had anything to do with my accident. I've been flying in the hangar, right next to my SnapOn tool box for the last couple of months. And since I have not had any problems in the past, I can't see how it would all of a sudden decide to casue my heli to flip-out. I've even let the gyros arm on the back of our all metal mobile maintenance truck. No glitches then.......
I'm not saying it's not possible. I'm saying I'm leaning towards the reciever or 3-in-1 until convinced otherwise.
Ted
Yeah, being around metal shouldn't cause that kinda 'glitch.' Metal bldg may cause absorbtion or reflection of xmitr signal, but that would more than likely shut the bird down unless there is another xmitr on the same freq in the area (unlikely the metal would have anything to contribute to that situation).
RFI (RF noise from a strong source, like air control radar or radio present at an airstrip) would be a likely cause.
But, for MMatheny, I still think that it might be time for a new 3-in-1, or to go seperates.