Don't listen to your friends!!!

romanvk420 · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:44 pm Post subject: Don't listen to your friends!!!

I just got my new rtf esky e-500 and a day lator my brother came around. So i tried to show of... oh boy what a disaster. with my bro telling me to fly here and there and with all my confidence i lost controlled when i tried to fly with nose in. wam bang thank you man i broke all my blades. so now i have bought new blades and is back to doing baby steps. Rule one i have learned is to NOT to listen to others and ones confidence until you are in full control. Happy flying and to better days.

tombo242 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:18 am Post subject:

That is dead right Romanvk,

Never show off to others and always stay very close to YOUR comfort zone. Cool

Tom.

romanvk420 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:27 pm Post subject:

ok now that i put on my new blades, it flies awfull Sad

the person in the hobby store sold me extreme lama blades for my esky e-500. i now now have to use the whole area of the aliron stick to get my chopter to go where i want it to go and the same with the throttle stick. its just not the same. i use to just touch the sticks, now i have to use a whole lot more of the sticks to get a response. my trim for fort & revs is set to full max (top). my old chipped blades fly better than the new :-! any ideas are more than welcome.

pjdog · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:32 pm Post subject:

Check with the place were you got your 500 and get the correct main blades. that's real important. Also check Xheli.com for replacement parts. I would not use a blade other than what the manufacture identfied for the heli.

You may have other damage also. In fact you probably do.

tombo242 · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:05 am Post subject:

Spot on there PJ - good advice that.

Tom.

romanvk420 · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:50 am Post subject:

ok, so i have put back my old blades and she's alive again! im gona get the specified blades only although they are more brittel. You guys are of great help. Thank you pj and tom

romanvk420 · Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:37 pm Post subject:

i just picked up my new blades from the post office. they look identical but are lets say generic. i now cant wait to put them on and test drive my skills.

chopper54 · Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:15 pm Post subject: post subject

hi romanvk420
dont forget to balance your new blades before fitting.

romanvk420 · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:21 am Post subject:

hi chopper54, thankx for the advice but how do i do that with co-axial blades? ive made sure that the swash plate is horizontal. she flies just like she should.

chopper54 · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:41 pm Post subject: post subject

i would think a coax heli can benefit from blade balancing the same as a single rotor heli but if its flying ok i wouldn't worry about it. maybe the blades are so light it makes little difference
Cool

tombo242 · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:48 pm Post subject:

romanvk420 · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:24 pm Post subject:

thanks guys great help. i will try this blade blancing once i upgrate to a single blade choper. for now im still traing myself todo nose in hovering. very challenging.

derekby · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:37 pm Post subject:

Looks like a good system for balancing, what about a headless nail into a hole in you carry case (great for when you're away from home and need some quick adjustments)
But I would definitely put something in the shot glasses...scotch helps one thru those frustrating times. Smile

tombo242 · Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:36 am Post subject:

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