I would like to locate an exploded diagram that has various parts listed and identified for the Exceed RC Ealge 50. Does anyone have a site I could examine? I seemed to have broken what I believe to be the stabilizer on this heli and I am not sure what I need to replace.
Thanks.

Try this shortcut. It has an explodable view. Welcome to the club. If you view some of my previos posts, a lot of your questions youll be asking, Ive already asked and have had some great help from our other members.

http://www.walkera.com/en1/fileDown....4_ex.jpg&la=en

Seems after examining the diagram provided I may have broken a short gimble. I have checked various sites to see if I can locate an assembled piece, but do not seem to be having any luck. As I am extremely new to this and my son is staring at me intently to repair it, does anyone have a suggestion? Am I better off starting over. At $120 a crash, this may get a little expensive....

Looking at the part... are you sure you didn't break the other piece that the short gimble
connects to... that is... it is usually the ball link that breaks on the part that the gimble connects to.

You WILL be spending a lot of money... well, the parts aren't really that expensive, often the
shipping cost more than the individual part.
If you don't practice practice practice on a flight simulator.
I started off ordering double parts of all the linkages, tail booms.. motors, receivers...
It is a hobby you really want to be dedicated to, because it can be extremely frustrating.
You will crash and break parts, and burn up motors.

You should do lots of reading in this area
and this thread about the Eagle 50
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_50..._1/key_/tm.htm

and also in the thread for the Walkera 22E which
the Exceed Eagle 50 is a near clone.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3722641/tm.htm (400+ messages)

You will eventually be soldering parts on motors, and some wires here and there.
You will be drilling tiny holes... for example... that little ball link previously mentioned, can be
replaced by a sturdier brass ball link on the broken linkage... with this part:
LOSI ball studs to replace broken off balls. The part number is LOSB1051 and you can
usually find them pretty cheap on ebay or just do a Google search.
A pack of 10 will really come in handy and don't cost much.

Do you have a flight simulator ???? You can download the program for free...
http://www.flying-model-simulator.com/
Version 2.0 Beta 7 (Windows 9x/ME/2000) - recommended Version
I have XP works just fine... but in Vista you have to add a dll that Vista
(at least my version of Vista) didn't have. And not as good as in XP
I haven't tried the program with the supplied cable and the actual
transmitter for the helicopter. I hear you can use the supplied power supply from
the battery charger to save batteries in the transmitter.
I bought a fake transmitter for $20 bucks
that plugs into my USB port and the program was supplied with the unit.
I flew the flight simulator way before I got the helicopter. And for every
15-30 seconds of flight (which is a lot in the beginning) I have at least an hour
on the simulator. But thats me.. and it's a lot easier than replacing parts.
5 seconds of hover time in the beginning is big.

Find and watch videos on You Tube.. some links below. You will find that the
helicopter jitters at low throttle, then you will get balance with more throttle,
and it will smooth out as the blades find equilibrium (this is still on the ground).
This is the time when the pros (the guys not using the training balls... which you must have
as a newbie) have wired... then they give it a little "punch" and get about
three or four feet off the ground... balance out.. and fly. You will find the tail
going back and forth, or circles, as it starts to match up with the main rotors on the ground,
you will have to learn to control that until there is enough "juice" for everything
to balance out and get in sync... and you have the control tabs adjusted.
Is you helicopter balanced out... it will be tail heavy have unless you, adjust the
trim tab forward, or weight the nose or, as some of us have done...
switch the placement of the battery and the receiver.

There are lots of "tweaks" you will discover from reading.
For example... if you move the linkages, that are connected to the servos,
in.. you will desensitize, the controls making first flights easier.
BUT I strongly suggest you buy the spare linkages first making the adjustment
on the spare parts first not the originals. Because there is one tiny, tiny, tiny
cleavage pin called a "dowel" part #81, that I found impossible to put in, thusly
making my own dowels out of paper clips and enlarging the holes... put it works !

It is good to start off on a hard surface with grassy area on the side.
The helicopter will want to fly left at first... try a basketball court with
grassy area to the left. If you start in the beginning on the grass you will
probably just flip left or over correct right. I started with two 4x8 pieces
of plywood in the backyard as a launch pad and jittered all over the place.
Now I carry a 2x3 piece of wood out into the field... reach pre flight equilibrium,
and take off to hover at about five feet... then fly around.


On the flight simulator... practice recovering from errors in flight... ie... learn
how to save yourself from a potential crash. When you fly out... how will you
get back ? if you turn the helicopter back towards you.. all the controls are
reversed... try on the flight simulator. For example I practice going out, then
making a left turn coming back to me. In the beginning you will want to just
practice hovering... but you don't want to go too high... head high is a lot
in the beginning... give yourself lots of space, most of my crashes and repairs
were in my back yard hitting stuff.
But then again.. when you get good at recovering from errors.. altitude is your
friend.. it gives you time to recover. But hitting the ground at 30mph+ without
a recovery is not fun.

Here are some notes on a little site I put together and there are links to You Tube
videos for beginners.
http://www.atlanticbreezes.com/helicopters/

Not to discourage you... I don't know how old your son is ? Maybe one of those
AirHog things to start with to see if there is really a commitment...

I finally got smart this weekend and went down to the park to fly... and got my
first big air flights, with crashes .... but man... it was way cool and the feeling
of accomplishment from recovery's and the whole just flying the thing was great.
I have fixed my bent tail boom by heating it up about ten times...
it's got one good crash left... I already
have two back ups. Rotors will hit it..
make sure your props are snug but not tight... they should move with a good
flick of you finger.

You will see people on You Tube do some amazing things with RC helicopters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi7G-VzU2r4
Use those videos for inspiration when all seems lost !!

Best wishes good luck... and welcome to RC Universe from a newbie.

Rob.
ps you are just down road from where I lived for 30 years by the ocean.
Now I am land locked and took up this hobby because it was something
I have had a fascination with all my life... I fly my little heli while the President
and Vice President fly over my house in those big "thunder pounding" birds.

Wow, thanks for all the information. I sent you an email, taking most of the coments off line. Seems as I have gotten myself, errrr my son, into a frustrating hobby. We'll give it a go and see what we can make of it.

Thanks again for all the help!!