Windy day.

A bunch of firsts here.
First of all I got my gopro cam back from my buddy and velcro'd it to my hat.
Second first is I set up my DX6i for idle up and norm using these settings
Pitch: nor - 40,45,50,75,100.
idleup - 0,25,50,75,100.

Thro: nor - 0,50,80,90,100.
idleup - 100,95,90,95,100.
Here is the video from my hat cam ,very windy here, so it is pretty pathetic, I was just trying out the new settings

Good job Troy!!! Diggin' the hat cam Might have to get one if you and rog will let me in the hat cam gang!!!! Yep, it was pretty windy!!

Less wind this evening, flew a battery in each heli, they fly really nice in idle up!
I did notice something new, the tail drifts to the right just a hair on both heli's, tweaked the trim a little and it helped, would turning up the gain on the gyro help?

Flew the Legend around today in idle up!


Crashed my Genesis earlier, went to the flying field and the wind took it...
Main shaft
main gear
tail boom
feathering shaft
Fixed it already, flew perfectly at home.
I need a better option for the main shafts on these birds, the shafts are like butter.
They don't stick to a magnet, could they be aluminum? Bend like it.

Good chance the shaft is brass with nickel plate finish. If aluminum it is a soft alloy, should be something like 6061-T6, hard as hell. You should take a new shaft to a machine shop and have them turn one or two out for you.
I would assume the shaft is dirt simple with just a couple of diameter changes. The first off will be a little spendy but repeats will drop the cost dramatically especially if they are using a chucker. You should check with Frank or Marty they might be able to point you in the right direction.

Tom

Thanks Tom, it wouldn't be hard to make these out of hardened steel, 1 diameter, 2 holes and 1 milled spot for the set screws.



Heli guys? Am I ready for piro's?

Heli guys? Am I ready for piro's? [/quote]
I think its time