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dragonfly
Veteran
Location: Granbury, TX. USA

Has anyone tried the Zoom 400 yet? I have been doing alot of reading on it and it sounds pretty good. I have a H2 now, but I'm not real happy with it. It wants to gain and loose altitude all on its own without any help from me, and what in the ****** is the deal with the blade tracking?? One minute it is perfect the next the blades are at least a 1/4 inch out of tracking. I have tried everything that i can think of and everything that all of you have posted. I even ordered all the parts and built a complete new head assbly, still the same. I have flown for years and haven't had this much trouble since the concept 30, then it wasn't this bad. If it wasn't for all of the money that I have in it , I would gently sit it on the driveway get my hammer and beat the everloving right out of it. It took me forever to get the tail to stop wagging like my dogs tail, now this tracking problem. My luck about the time I get it right then I'll crash and have to shoot myself.
I'm hopeing that the zoom 400 might be a little more user friendly. The head assbly looks more sturdy like a 30 size, the motor looks like they mounted it in a much better position to where you can set the gear mesh alot easier. But what do I know, I thought the hornet was going to be the best thing since sliced bread. If anyone has any imput I would really appreciate it.
04-21-2004 Over year old.
 
 
snsn
Senior Heliman
Location: NJ

Nothing to add that you haven't already said...
and you said it better!
I sold mine, had to bite the bullet and take a big loss.
04-21-2004 Over year old.
 
 
pbmax
Key Veteran
Location: Olympia, WA - USA

Yeah, I'm approaching the hammer point myself... I figure the only real loss is $216 for the kit. I can re-use all the electronics in the Hummingbird CP Imagine, NO TAIL ISSUES! Or maybe I'm just dreaming...

pbmax
04-21-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Gary Jenkins
Elite Veteran
Location: Wilmington, DE

Wait till you fly the Hummingbird with that motor on the tail. You'll wish you had the Hornet's tail.
04-21-2004 Over year old.
 
 
hornet dave
Veteran
Location: Pittsburgh PA USA

What was the verdict on the tracking issue? I know this was discussed about a month ago, but I cant remember the cause or fix.
04-21-2004 Over year old.
 
 
pbmax
Key Veteran
Location: Olympia, WA - USA

I've had a FP hummingbird for some time, and I love the little pile of junk Flies great, easy to control...tail doesn't get all messed up if I land in grass. Sure it doesn't respond like the hornet's tail, but it doesn't wag like it's going nuts either.

I haven't resolved my tail wag issues yet...lube didn't help, and I don't yet have a good method for re-mounting the gyro. Know a good place to buy thick double-sided tape? Doubled up thin stuff doesn't appear to work well at all.

pbmax
04-21-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Baracus
Senior Heliman
Location: Seattle,WA

Gary,
I am with Pbmaxx, I also have one of those "HB little piles of junk" and it rocks...ok it isn't as sexy as the H2...but you can fly and crash the little beast and it just keeps on ticking. I suppose I will feel as fond of the H2 once I get my tail issues resolved.
Hey Pbmaxx, what about a peice of neoprene with some thin double sided tape on each side of the neoprene...sort of like a neoprene sandwitch. Now all you need to do is rush the nearest scuba diver with a pair of scissors in hand

james
04-21-2004 Over year old.
 
 
pbmax
Key Veteran
Location: Olympia, WA - USA

Haha, that might just work. As long as I can run faster than than the scuba diver

pbmax
04-21-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Corrado-Italy
Veteran
Location: Italy

I have bb installed in my tail grips and rear mounted tail servo, i don't know wich of the two made the trick but my tail is rock solid with no wagging at all. When i crash it and rebuild it flies just like before.


regards
04-21-2004 Over year old.
 
 
pbmax
Key Veteran
Location: Olympia, WA - USA

whohooo!!!!

Turns out it was my @#($*@%@# gyro mount tape. I put some on that came with my PG-03 (not quite as nice as the kind that came with my MS-044) and TADAH! When set to the lowest HH Gain possible (52% on my eclipse 7), the tail locks and stays there!! I can get it to wag a little with wind or sudden throttle changes, but for the most part it's solid.

Thanks for all the help and suggestions guys! I'd about had it with this heli...

Now I'm just afraid of it! Maybe I'll try some slow pirouettes tomorrow if I get brave enough. The head speed is extremely high; very twitchy overall, though I'm tuning it with expo and pitch curve. I wonder how I ever flew it with my Futaba 6xas...

pbmax
04-22-2004 Over year old.
 
 
dragonfly
Veteran
Location: Granbury, TX. USA

Well after doing some more reading I am ordering a Zoom 400. If anyone is interested i will be selling all of my h2 stuff. I have bought just about all the upgrades that you can get for the h2. Email me if you are interested.
04-22-2004 Over year old.
 
 
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