Mission Accomplished
01-28-2007 | 05:06 PM
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From: Mason,
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Mission Accomplished
First off I would like to thank ElectricHead for telling me where he got blade grips. I called them after I was informed to see if they still had any and they told me, no. Well, went for a cruise today and stopped by there and HOLY **** they had some, lots of them. Dont know what the guy that I spoke with was talking about. Well I now own three sets of them 
But I hope that I dont have to do this again, I dont like having to scour the earth looking for things.
But I hope that I dont have to do this again, I dont like having to scour the earth looking for things.
01-28-2007 | 05:25 PM
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RE: Mission Accomplished
Glad to hear that things worked out for you. I know it is a real peace of mind having some spares but then in the back of our mind we are hoping we never have to use them because then I will have to get more spares. It is an endless cycle.
And that begs the question, "Are we more careless when we have spares than when we don't?"
Carl
And that begs the question, "Are we more careless when we have spares than when we don't?"
Carl
01-28-2007 | 05:50 PM
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RE: Mission Accomplished
Spares, spars, spares.... that is my motto. Since my nearest LHS is an hour away and Tower Hobbies is really my only outlet for parts for my AXE CP I have started to stockpile parts. One thing I hate is to break something and have to wait a week or more to fix what I broke. I have at least one or two of what I conseder things I might break. Oxcept of course blabe grips and flybar carrier, both of which I have CNC parts on the way. I have only broken one set of blades in the last two weeks, but I know the BIG CRASH is on the way and I want to be ready!
Something I have done to my little bird is take care of the tight flybar. I noticed on a larger heli at my not so local hobby shop that the flybar moved effortlessly then I moved it. On my AXE it was tight. SO I lightly sanded the ball ends on the flybar carrier, and all the parts from the swashplate up. I sanded the plastic flashing on the backside of the blade grips(next to the washer). I removed one of the small washers from the screw that holds the blade grip to the feathering spindle, ONLY ONE, that was enough so they moved without binding. Tiny amounts of lithium grease on the moving parts and she hovers much better. Before it would wander around a lot, almost to the point of being uncontrollable. I am finally getting the hang of hovering.
Something I have done to my little bird is take care of the tight flybar. I noticed on a larger heli at my not so local hobby shop that the flybar moved effortlessly then I moved it. On my AXE it was tight. SO I lightly sanded the ball ends on the flybar carrier, and all the parts from the swashplate up. I sanded the plastic flashing on the backside of the blade grips(next to the washer). I removed one of the small washers from the screw that holds the blade grip to the feathering spindle, ONLY ONE, that was enough so they moved without binding. Tiny amounts of lithium grease on the moving parts and she hovers much better. Before it would wander around a lot, almost to the point of being uncontrollable. I am finally getting the hang of hovering.
