Feda don't fly no more
07-17-2003, 10:59 PM
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Feda don't fly no more
Hello All
Newbe here again
My heli don't fly no more, had a small crash from only 3 feet high, and now it has lost the ability to lift off the ground, seems to only get up to half speed, all controls seem to work, can skid on ground forward, back, side to side, and yaw but not enough main rotor speed to lift off, don't have a gauge to check pitch, paddles seem to be level, and main blades are fix pitch, thinking maybe motor, speed control, paddles, or battery.
Grounded for awhile
Stinks being a newbe at this stuff LOL
since the above, i recharged the battery and looked at it again, made some slight changes in the paddles, and gave a small twist to the main blades, was able to get some lift but it vibrates alot now, was playing with paddles (tring anything) and noticed it running out of power in 3 to 4 minutes ( just running it on garage floor) could this just mean battery is bad? going to try and get vibration out on next charge
Newbe here again
My heli don't fly no more, had a small crash from only 3 feet high, and now it has lost the ability to lift off the ground, seems to only get up to half speed, all controls seem to work, can skid on ground forward, back, side to side, and yaw but not enough main rotor speed to lift off, don't have a gauge to check pitch, paddles seem to be level, and main blades are fix pitch, thinking maybe motor, speed control, paddles, or battery.
Grounded for awhile
Stinks being a newbe at this stuff LOL
since the above, i recharged the battery and looked at it again, made some slight changes in the paddles, and gave a small twist to the main blades, was able to get some lift but it vibrates alot now, was playing with paddles (tring anything) and noticed it running out of power in 3 to 4 minutes ( just running it on garage floor) could this just mean battery is bad? going to try and get vibration out on next charge
07-18-2003, 11:57 PM
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Feda don't fly no more
Yes using the stock charger I think (came with the heli from a online friend), going to order new batteries and charger, if that don't help going to order new speed mixer, ( can allwas use the batteries hehe)
07-19-2003, 02:12 AM
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same thing happened to me and i cant fly either... what was it exactly that you did to make it lift?? i am a newb so be gentle with the terminology. Thanks in advance!!
07-20-2003, 07:42 PM
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Re: Feda don't fly no more
Originally posted by Simbo
Hello All
Newbe here again
My heli don't fly no more, had a small crash from only 3 feet high, and now it has lost the ability to lift off the ground, seems to only get up to half speed, all controls seem to work, can skid on ground forward, back, side to side, and yaw but not enough main rotor speed to lift off, don't have a gauge to check pitch, paddles seem to be level, and main blades are fix pitch, thinking maybe motor, speed control, paddles, or battery.
Grounded for awhile
Stinks being a newbe at this stuff LOL
since the above, i recharged the battery and looked at it again, made some slight changes in the paddles, and gave a small twist to the main blades, was able to get some lift but it vibrates alot now, was playing with paddles (tring anything) and noticed it running out of power in 3 to 4 minutes ( just running it on garage floor) could this just mean battery is bad? going to try and get vibration out on next charge
Hello All
Newbe here again
My heli don't fly no more, had a small crash from only 3 feet high, and now it has lost the ability to lift off the ground, seems to only get up to half speed, all controls seem to work, can skid on ground forward, back, side to side, and yaw but not enough main rotor speed to lift off, don't have a gauge to check pitch, paddles seem to be level, and main blades are fix pitch, thinking maybe motor, speed control, paddles, or battery.
Grounded for awhile
Stinks being a newbe at this stuff LOL
since the above, i recharged the battery and looked at it again, made some slight changes in the paddles, and gave a small twist to the main blades, was able to get some lift but it vibrates alot now, was playing with paddles (tring anything) and noticed it running out of power in 3 to 4 minutes ( just running it on garage floor) could this just mean battery is bad? going to try and get vibration out on next charge
same thing happened to me and i cant fly either... what was it exactly that you did to make it lift?? i am a newb so be gentle with the terminology. Thanks in advance!!
07-21-2003, 09:53 PM
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Feda don't fly no more
New update.
Tried charging my battery with another charger, and gave a twist to the main rotor blades, to my surprise i was back up to hovering, plus it seemed vary stable,
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Then i took another spill from 3 feet up and now it spins like a top when i try to lift off
Gyro seems to be working, looking a the lights that is, i can give it 1/10 thottle hold the heli then give it a twist and it sends more power to the tail rotor, but when on the ground when i try to get it up to hover speed it starts to spin, tried the gain on the gyro, and played with trim , but nothing seems to help
and i just ordered E-Tec Li-polys before this happened
back to the drawing board
Tried charging my battery with another charger, and gave a twist to the main rotor blades, to my surprise i was back up to hovering, plus it seemed vary stable,
.Then i took another spill from 3 feet up and now it spins like a top when i try to lift off
Gyro seems to be working, looking a the lights that is, i can give it 1/10 thottle hold the heli then give it a twist and it sends more power to the tail rotor, but when on the ground when i try to get it up to hover speed it starts to spin, tried the gain on the gyro, and played with trim , but nothing seems to help and i just ordered E-Tec Li-polys before this happened
back to the drawing board
07-22-2003, 12:36 AM
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Mine fly again too
My Dragonfly is flying again now. The same with you I keep on crashing the heli Lol and breaking the skids.
What I found with my heli was that I twisted the blade too much, I have been doing it since I got it. I think it cause too much drag and reduce the rpm. So what I did I twisted the balde the other way (anti clockwise) and I fly again!!
So for anybody else that can't get their dragonfly to get off the ground and no problem with battery etc try to twist the blade the other way.
I think I need a stronger skids, how can I fix my skid and make it stronger so they don't break everytime I have a rough landing.
Good luck.
PS: my heli has stock standard setup.
What I found with my heli was that I twisted the blade too much, I have been doing it since I got it. I think it cause too much drag and reduce the rpm. So what I did I twisted the balde the other way (anti clockwise) and I fly again!!
So for anybody else that can't get their dragonfly to get off the ground and no problem with battery etc try to twist the blade the other way.
I think I need a stronger skids, how can I fix my skid and make it stronger so they don't break everytime I have a rough landing.
Good luck.
PS: my heli has stock standard setup.
