Had a surging problem with my Eagle 50 tail motor (I thought). Was afraid it may have been a transmitter/controller problem, so I ran the tail motor directly from a separate power source. I also ran the main motor separately & found IT would increase/decrease rpms, even though the voltage was constant. Apparently there was enough current drain fluctuation from the main motor, that it had a more noticeable affect on the smaller the tail motor.

Nevertheless, I took it all out to the park down the street & promptly drove it into the ground - hard enough to trash the rotors & break the anti-crash set-up I made from some bamboo skewers & ping-pong balls - works great on smooth floors, but snagged on the grass & flipped the heli, causing the partial demolition.

The main motor quit surging - it bit the dust & the 2 pieces of the swash plate that are normally snapped together now keep coming apart.

Does anyone know how the top piece of the swash plate is fastened into the bearing of the bottom piece? Are they glued? They don't appear to want to snap together.

After totaling up the cost of all spares I wanted to have on hand, I found it cheaper to just buy a 2nd eagle 50 to use as parts - plus I get a spare LiPo battery that is otherwise out of stock.

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