Hi All,

Being the proud new pilot of a Feda electric and having survived the very brief build / setup instructions I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread full of pictures and setups for other newcomers. This is my first heli, my only other experience is on the Real Flight G2 simulator. I was up and hovering from the first flight onwards and in a confined area (6x6ft), so this bird must have something going for it!

My setup:

Feda - DragonFly
GWS 6ch micro RX (36MHz FM)
GWS PG03
"no name" micro servos as shipped with heli.
Standard 7 cell 600maH AAA NiMH pack.
All up weight including battery and training u/c is 293gm.

What follows are three setup / equipment layout shots.

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Something I did straight away was to apply some teflon lubricant from a RadioShack/Tandy lube pen to basically everything that rubs and moves. Ball joints, tail rotor bushes etc. It all seems a bit smoother that way.

And just to prove it does fly. This is on the third charge.. My wife says I look that excited that I should be on valium!.

Keep it up!

Glad to see you had *the* feeling when flying your bird ^^

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I'm glad I caught this thread as I just ordered a Century Hummingbird 9same thing) - can't go wrong with $120.00 shipped for the kit and mixer/speed controls. I have the rest of the materials.

I have a brushless LMH which I love and in the past I got a Piccolo off of Ebay that had problems and I never could get it to fly right. I can't imagine using a micro to learn on, so I commend you Ingmar!

I hope to have more success with this one. I kept loosing the bearings in the head even on a mild bump with the Piccolo. Maybe the FEDA is a bit more robust? In addition, I hope to have a set of Kokam 1020's in soon to try. Can't wait!

Thanks for sharing the info. I'll be looking for more input on this model.

Steve

steve, which combo is this for 120? i cannt seem to find it on their site.

Go away for two days and come back and look what's happened, Ingmar flying his FEDA in the living room already

Cheers
Chris from OZ.

Eating crow for dinner tonight.....................

It's a credible copy.
Can't go wrong for $79.95.
Here's my "............bird" outfitted with

GWS R4P Sub Mini Four Channel Receiver
GWS Pico BB servos
GWS 100 FP main motor ESC
GWS 50 FP T/R ESC
Micro Z72 3" tuned tube antenna
CSM HLG 200 HH gyro ( great little 8 gram package)
2S 1020mah Kokam Lipoly pack

Getting 20 min average flight times.

I don't think Benny Hill thought much of it nor did my bride who took the pics in out entertainment center room.

Now be gentle with me boys.....................Heh, Heh

Cheers - Boyd
AMA 80393
Major, USAF
Retired

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Sorry about that - the Hummingbird assembled is $80.00 and the mixer/speed controls are $40.00. UPS ground shipping is free with online orders over $49.00. You will need 2 servos a receiver and a gyro.

Steve M

Yeah Chris see what happens when I go unsupervised for a day or so! It's just a blast, strangest thing is that the wife does'nt seem to mind either

I took it outside a little while ago, bit of a gentle breeze in the front yard. Gee it helps get the heli up, makes for a bit of fun balancing power with the wind to try and maintain a level hover. Really need to get some LiPo for it though, I have two NiMH packs and the home brew charger is getting a workout. I have ordered 14 850mA/H cells from www.jaycar.com.au, I'll make up another two packs of NiMH but I think I'll probably get some LiPos too.

A friend (old X-Cell flyer) is coming over this afternoon to check out the Feda, he has not flown for ages (too many crashes!) so he went off models for a while. I'll see if I can rekindle his interests.

Boyd, Benny Hill!!! Cool!.. Anyway gotta go flatten another battery..

Hi imeins, yeah indeed this thread is helpful. I am currently flying the Feda ( My first heli ), intially, I still mange to get it up in the air, however, after 6-7 packs of flying and banging, the heli don seems to be able to take off! I read about increasing the pitch by bending the main rotor blade, but it did not help after doing so. I tot the motor might be burnt, but by changing to a speed 300, tat do not help either. Now I am lost, looking at the heli. Any help would be appreciated.