Ok, I am in Iraq, and i recently put together my Blade CX2 after breaking my first rotor blade set, I had a complete CNC Alluminum replacement for the heads, the inner shafts, the swashplate, all of it. So now ive put on my Alum. parts, and ever since I am having an IMPOSSIBLE time figuring out how to trim this thing for a good hover...

I have the Cyclic trimmed ALL the way forward and it still tends to drift back and is hard to control....

the throttle is plenty responsive, but it feels like the swashplate just isnt giving good input to the Cyclic commands (forward or side to side)

What i am wondering is, Did i put my Lower Rotor Head on in the wrong position? How can i tell where it SHOULD be??? Can anyone give me some advice etc? Even inside my little room it still drifts pretty hard and is very unstable...


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Also, I found the Bind Plug packet on the bottom of my floor today which must have gotten knocked down when everyone was opening mail, WTH is it for and where does it go? lol

Not sure about your drifting problem, but the bind plug is for when you need to bind the transmitter to the reciever.

Got any spare apache's out there? Would love one for the commute to work

Chopter, first off sorry to hear you're in Iraq (I've spent over a year there myself). The first thing i would check is if your swashplate is level. When i first put my CNC swashplate on, it did the same thing yours is doing. Turn on your radio, and connect the battery to the helo. Once it goes through its inital checks, look and see if your swash is level with the ground. If it is, you may have bigger problems. If its not you have to level your swashplate and your servo arms which is an easy process. Lets see if i can get this right from memory.

1) as stated before, plug in your battery.
2) look to see where your servo arms (white arms) are positioned. They should be level (or close) with the ground. If not, proceed to next step. If they are level, proceed to step 4.
3) Unplug battery. use a small screw driver to remove screws from servo arms. pull the arm out, and re install back on in a level position. Plug your battery back in and check to make sure both arms go back to a level position.
4) time to adjust the swashplate. Remove the linkages from where the attach at the swashplate.
5) twist the linkages either clockwise, or counter-clockwise depending on which way they need to go to make the swash level. You may need to make adjustments to all of the linkages.
6) plug your battery back in and see if everything is level. If not, you need to unplug the battery and make more linkage adjustments. If it is level, you should be good to go, but you will probably have to trim it up again using the radio

As for the bind plug. You shouldnt need it, but i wouldnt throw it away. You will use it if you get another radio (such as a DX7), at which point you follow the instruction manual for the proper way to use it.
Hope this helps, and if i left anything out, the rest of the community will be sure to correct me, and send you in the right direction. Try to make the best out of your time in the box....and keep your head down.

Also, make sure that the lower head is mounted with the upper screws going through the holes in the outer shaft. Many swash problems can be caused by a mis-installed lower head.

Hey yall!!!

Sorry it has taken me so long to respond, "RL issues" if you know what i mean haahah

anyhow,....

my swashplate is now level (i also changed it out to the MicroHeli alluminum one) , however I am still uncertain as to WHERE the lower rotor mast is supposed to be positions in comparison to the swashplate, is it supposed to just sit down inside the swashplate all comfy, or be a bit above it? etc etc....... (plz be advised, my entire rotor mast/heads/etc etc are all the Micro Heli alluminum upgrade parts.)

Hey again - glad to see you back
Did you manage to get your Hokum body?