i went with the superskids after i broke off my last spare skid set (for the cp no less, i had already done in the fp's) - just makes you sick how cheap they are made - superskids are the best thing to stop problems - the walkera4 from ushobbysupply came with nimh batteries - i used the cx2 lipos instead and they work great but you have to change the battery holder to take the cx2 velcro mod - i almost threw the nimh's away until i realized i had four good batteries just sitting there, so i stuck velcro on them but they are very heavy and screw up the balance unless you practically skid mount them - i use them in the honey bee instead because the mount there is a lot easier to get to with the canopy on and i made it so it can take either nimh with bottom velcro, or lipos with top velcro

i just finished taking 'the bee' (hbfp) and the dog ('mariner' cx2) out for a 3-battery walk - the bee did very well in the 5mph steady wind and it stayed out of the trees this time, but the dog had some problems with ff into the wind, it kept getting some sideways mixed in with the forward - i had just turned it around and was whipping it back upwind when i heard a big "twang" - it had drifted off the road and hit the car antenna! - i don't think it ever knew what hit it - the stock flybar actually came out with the flybar screw still in place! - and the flybar is still perfect, which is very weird - i guess it stretched it back out straight lol - but, a couple of blades, some ca, and some tlc and she'll be just as good as new - i love the cx2 - more videos coming i promise - i get a good laugh watching myself screw up and i need a good laugh too after the expensive micron ate itself - i finally broke down and ordered the parts to fix the micron, but now i'm really stoney broke what with the hbk2 and the palm-sized walkera 3d - if the tiny 3d walkera is sturdier than the micron and about the same size, i'll probably just sell the micron or pass it on to one of the gkids from santa

enjoy your fp!


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