Ray 'ere,
I realise I may be regarded as somewhat of a traitor for this but......
The CPs are demanding a bit too much of my flight time and it's getting on my bloody nerves.
I've been seriously considering purchasing another CP size machine with better mechanics and I've seen references to the Honey Bee King as being on a par or better than the Blade.....Oh! Heresy....burn the bugger at the stake.........
I can read all the "paid for by the company" reviews I need but Gentlefolk like you have opinions I would hold with more value.
Crash and Arrow, you know me as being a mite finnicky but the attraction to a belt or shaft drive to the tail cannot be resisted for long....I love the Rex and the 400 and I've seen these helis HBs for less than a new Pro.
Can I use the Blade LiPos in the HB...?...The servos look similar....are they interchangeable.....if possible, I'd like to take advantage of the organ donor system. I've seen some good photos of the machine and it seems quite solid....what do you guys think. I've seen references to a shaft drive to the tail somewhere or am I off the wall here.
For me, the Rex needs our local flying field, the 400 can be flown in my front yard but the CP sized machine is just about perfect for what I have at home.
Any guidance you may offer would be very much appreciated......
Oh, anyone know if the ball links are the same diameter as the CP Pro. (No tools available for working with 'em)
I think that's what killed the CNC swashplate balls causing my problems....I think the balls are aluminum and not stainless and my fingernails being too flexible had me make a wedge shaped tool from tool steel to separate the link from the ball and it probably gouged them....oh well, one lives and learns and goes on.
Enough of this rambling...I'll leave you alone now....gonna rain this weekend so I'll have my On3 2-8-0 in surgery.
Be safe.....
Ray