http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk...d.asp?id=33661

This one ?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic/...e_pitch_mixing = Some cyclic info

Ok Heli is exactly one week old , and has gone through 20 batteries .

@ 8 minutes [ very conservative estimate ] = 160minutes ..

Im going to install Fly mentor to this heli

Fly mentor has been installed ...

Be interesting to see how it goes ...

Seems to be working ..

Be an interesting day tomorrow

I've been following your thread, great topic. I too have a 450 clone, the $38 kit/frame from Xheli. I've been flying it for a couple years and it's (for the most part) rock solid. I don't do any 3D but mostly sport flying (loops, rolls, stall turns etc) and it's held together well. I upgraded the servos to Hitec HS 65's on the cyclic and a $45 Futaba servo on the tail. Still have the cheapie $12 gyo, ESC and motor however.

Hey how long does it take for shipping from that Leader4hobby place? Just curious.

Thanks, kudos again on the great thread.

2 weeks for my Ebay purchase , [ $15 kit only just arrived - 10 minutes ago ]
And between one and two weeks for direct from leader .

Wow Fly Mentor - ok maybe not for noobs !

I have flown plastic fantastic 20 times and no crashes !

With fly mentor = 4 flights 4 crashes / soo lucky not to have damaged anything , pure ass !

???? I just cant lift off with fly mentor on !
If I do it just jams the heli into the ground , for some reason it just pulls insanely to the right , I mean dog gone nuts hard .
Either positioning mode or balance mode makes no difference , pulls to the right like a big dog heading for a lamp post ..

Only way to activate either is in flight , otherwise your inviting disaster .. it will not sort itself out and you will find yourself flying with nearly full left stick to counter fly mentor .

I can understand now why some folks crash with it - I have , 4 F'n times ..

I have to change knobs to be able to activate fly mentor in flight ..

Even then there is a slight tendency , esp in balance mode to pull to the right ...?

Wow ... So far a huge pain in the proverbial !
Heli actually flew better without fly mentor - go figure ...

I will persevere , as balance mode looks to have potential ...
Positioning mode ? yeah its capable of holding position - sort of , but makes the heli really jerky and hard to move around smoothly ..

Such great expectations ...

Wow ok , some 7 flights today and 5 crashes ...

I got fly mentor not to crash , and thats all Ive done today .. And plastic fantastic has taken it and kept on ticking ..

One crash was brutal , was sure there were broken parts , but no ...

In one way fly mentor is good in a other its an unforgiving piece of crap ....

I dare say fly mentor needs way much more work to be noob friendly ...
It really in itself is a cause of crashes ..

I dare say a well set up 450 is better , oh well , I will keep trying with FM
Will try for a video shortly ...

flymentor.mpg (0 min 31 sec)

Video was 11 minutes , but I cut the video down

The $15 kit is here .

I got some cheap metal tail rotor housings , so put one on this plastic 450 ..

Havent pulled the head down as yet , will do that some time , I have no gear to put in it , in any ways .

I thread locked and rebuilt the head last night [ looks good ] ...

The metal tail rotor housing cost some $2.20 , and really smooths things out ,
A worth while upgrade I would say if you can pick them up cheap enough .
All the parts going into this one , and the one after that , are in the postal system and will most likely come in very slowly ... [ I want them now ]

I've been waiting almost 4 weeks for my parts

Old4570
Where did you get the metal tail rotor housing for $2.20 ?
Have you got a link ?

Greg

Originally Posted by grover

Old4570
Where did you get the metal tail rotor housing for $2.20 ?
Have you got a link ?

Greg

Sorry , $2.40 , was a 5 pack for $12 ... off Ebay
I dont know if any more are available , just got to spend time trolling ebay for 450 parts , when I see something cheap [ I figure - I dont smoke or drink - ok so I buy cheap 450's and parts - Im not perfect ]

ill check if I can find the seller ..

Zone2you = Looks like Leader on Ebay .. same as [ Parts4Hobby ] or same group !

I am finally getting around to putting my Leader Hobby heli together.

Are there any recommendations or parts that I should swap out?

Thanks for everything!

Curtis

I built my HK450GT for $100 less receiver and transmitter... and I thought I was doing well. LOL

SOooo much cheaper than align, still flying 2 years later.