Rick,
Congrats on the new SR, you make me think, I need to get one too.
Always have fun, and with your new arrival, I'm sure you do.
A couple things I want to mention.
1) You said, a quite substantial breeze and hard to hold in one spot. That will be almost impossible, because of the disk area and the weight of the helicopter. In a breeze, just keep it moving around and develop more flying skills.
2) On the batteries from the old CP's we had, and the orange connectors. I don't remember exactly, but I think the old batteries were 2 cells and 7.4 volts. The new one you have for the SR is a 3 cell and 11.1 volts. The old ones would work, but may not have the power to lift it off the ground. Can't hurt to try, though.
Hoping all is well, fine and dandy,
Dave
ORIGINAL: Barrrick
PLEASE allow an OLD MAN to try and fool himself on how he can FLY A HELICOPTER.
This is what arrived in today's mail ! ( 3 pics )
UnSolicited ? I think NOT
Out of the BOX and onto the driveway, even without charging the batter it went.
In quite a substantial breeze , the heli is VERY, should I say EXTREMELY SMOOTH.
Hard to hold very steady in one spot, but I detect a slight , very slight BUMPING sideways
in the tail. Still responsive as required. The INNOVATOR 530 is much more Locked-in. !
May need a touch of adjusting on the GYRO ( ? )
Now going on charge. The battery, unfortunately is a 3S 1100 but with the old orange
micro connectors that we used to have with the CP s.... maybe all the other batts. will
fit onto this one.......Battery fits in the same way as T-REX, Up front and tilted forward.
One bit of nuisance, have to pop the canopy totally off to install and connect the batts.
Me I LIKEEEE but then, what do you expect from a doddering old fool HA HA