Wanting to try my hand at rc helicopters, I ordered a dragonfly 4, thinking FP was a good starting point. What I received in the mail was a 22e. Okay, I've decided to deal with it since I got it for a good price, but I'm going to be cautious about it. I've flown rc fixed wing craft for almost 20 years and the first thing I do before I fly is make sure all my control surfaces are zero'd and I have plenty of servo travel without any binding. This is not the case with my 22e. First, I disconnected the ESC from the motors and cycled the throttle. Positive pitch started to come on at about 50%, which is what I read it should do. Then, with the trims centered and the rotor as level as I could make it, I cycled the elevator/aileron stick around to max throws and all three servos hit their stops. This just seems wrong to me. Am I being too cautious? Is there a source of info that I can get my hands on that will tell me what the initial throws should be for a beginner? If this thing is set up the way it's supposed to be, then I'm going to sell it.

it's an rtf heli and not a very good one....

yes most of them will hit the stops as you don't have a computer radio to change the servo travel. I suggest you move the rods into a closer hole on the servo arm if you want less effect on the swashplate from full stick movement.

p.s. I would sell it anyway, get something a little better.

I wouldnt sell it, I had fun with me 22e for the 8 months that i few it. sure it is cheap RTF but it taught me to fly. check out this [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_405/tt.htm]link[/link] for all you will need to know about these birds.

Thanks for the comments, I appreciate the help. (I'm not really going to sell it) What I should have said was the servos reached the end of travel before they hit their stops, but I see you picked up on that[:-]. I find it hard to believe the factory would set it up like that so I'm going to have to at least partly agree with both of you in that if it really were a top quality product then the guys who get them ready for market would put a little more effort into giving that appearance. Having said that, I only have the price of a dragonfly 4 invested so I'm going to take a chance. I mean, it's just a toy, after all, so I'm going to have some fun with it. I'm sure I can adjust the linkages to prevent the binding, I just hope I can leave enough travel for the thing to work. I guess that's what I really was asking: what is enough travel? Looks like I'll be finding out the hard way, which is usually how I find things out Thanks again


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Its been a long time since i looked at how the servos worked. I no i adjusted the rod to the middle hole and added a small amount of weight to the flybar. It slowed the heli down heaps. If you have a sim then practice hard. if not then download fms freeware, download smartpropoplus and on the website it will explain how to make a cable and get it wo work.