Blade Tracking warning
10-17-2007 | 08:02 PM
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Blade Tracking warning
Just a friendly reminder to the new guys who are just signing up to this forum;
Wouldn't you think by now that I would know not to ignore the upper rotor tracking. It was just off ever so little, yet I took the time to check shafts, bearing seats, flybar straight and balance, blade balance - all the stuff we go through, only to find the upper rotor was off track just a little bit and that shook the upper head, and that shook the flybar and that made everything unstable.
The devil is in the details. When the heli weighs next to nothing, it takes next to nothing to knock it out of balance.
I've been chasing this since I clipped my blades. I wonder how it flies now.
Experimenting will have to wait. I'll be outa here for a couple of days. My Mom just called and my Dad was at the hospital for a check-up and they found an aneurysm. He's having it taken care of Thursday morning. No problems expected, but at 82 years old, it's potentially a big deal. Any well wishes are appreciated.
Sorry for going off topic.
Soloboss
Wouldn't you think by now that I would know not to ignore the upper rotor tracking. It was just off ever so little, yet I took the time to check shafts, bearing seats, flybar straight and balance, blade balance - all the stuff we go through, only to find the upper rotor was off track just a little bit and that shook the upper head, and that shook the flybar and that made everything unstable.
The devil is in the details. When the heli weighs next to nothing, it takes next to nothing to knock it out of balance.
I've been chasing this since I clipped my blades. I wonder how it flies now.
Experimenting will have to wait. I'll be outa here for a couple of days. My Mom just called and my Dad was at the hospital for a check-up and they found an aneurysm. He's having it taken care of Thursday morning. No problems expected, but at 82 years old, it's potentially a big deal. Any well wishes are appreciated.
Sorry for going off topic.
Soloboss
10-17-2007 | 08:15 PM
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RE: Blade Tracking warning
Solo: Your lossed time will be missed by ALL on this forum...I hope things work out, and everything is resolved in Your fathers illness...I wish him the best, and yourself......You won't be forgotten by friend....
Jeff
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10-17-2007 | 08:35 PM
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RE: Blade Tracking warning
ORIGINAL: soloboss
Just a friendly reminder to the new guys who are just signing up to this forum;
Wouldn't you think by now that I would know not to ignore the upper rotor tracking. It was just off ever so little, yet I took the time to check shafts, bearing seats, flybar straight and balance, blade balance - all the stuff we go through, only to find the upper rotor was off track just a little bit and that shook the upper head, and that shook the flybar and that made everything unstable.
The devil is in the details. When the heli weighs next to nothing, it takes next to nothing to knock it out of balance.
I've been chasing this since I clipped my blades. I wonder how it flies now.
Experimenting will have to wait. I'll be outa here for a couple of days. My Mom just called and my Dad was at the hospital for a check-up and they found an aneurysm. He's having it taken care of Thursday morning. No problems expected, but at 82 years old, it's potentially a big deal. Any well wishes are appreciated.
Sorry for going off topic.
Soloboss
Just a friendly reminder to the new guys who are just signing up to this forum;
Wouldn't you think by now that I would know not to ignore the upper rotor tracking. It was just off ever so little, yet I took the time to check shafts, bearing seats, flybar straight and balance, blade balance - all the stuff we go through, only to find the upper rotor was off track just a little bit and that shook the upper head, and that shook the flybar and that made everything unstable.
The devil is in the details. When the heli weighs next to nothing, it takes next to nothing to knock it out of balance.
I've been chasing this since I clipped my blades. I wonder how it flies now.
Experimenting will have to wait. I'll be outa here for a couple of days. My Mom just called and my Dad was at the hospital for a check-up and they found an aneurysm. He's having it taken care of Thursday morning. No problems expected, but at 82 years old, it's potentially a big deal. Any well wishes are appreciated.
Sorry for going off topic.
Soloboss
Best wishes to your father! I hope everything goes well.
10-17-2007 | 08:37 PM
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RE: Blade Tracking warning
Solo, hope all goes well with your Dad. Will be thinking of you and the family.
Kind of glad your taking a couple days off....will give the brain a rest....no more tough theories LOL Just Joking buddy. We will miss the Boss!
Kind of glad your taking a couple days off....will give the brain a rest....no more tough theories LOL Just Joking buddy. We will miss the Boss!
10-17-2007 | 09:52 PM
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RE: Blade Tracking warning
Solo,
I missed the last part of Your post, in my haste to reply. I'm very Sorry, for that.
Thank God for catching it early. He'll be alright; take Care and You and Your Family will be in our Evening Prayers.
Gary
I missed the last part of Your post, in my haste to reply. I'm very Sorry, for that.
Thank God for catching it early. He'll be alright; take Care and You and Your Family will be in our Evening Prayers.
Gary
10-18-2007 | 07:28 AM
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RE: Blade Tracking warning
cheer him up - get one of those really tiny cheap 2-channel toy helis (brrokstone had them for awhile) and fly it around the hospital room! (don't try to loop it for heaven's sake)
i can just see him doing that and everybody laughing
best wishes and be safe
edge
i can just see him doing that and everybody laughing
best wishes and be safe
edge
