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e-E-Flite Blade CP CX MCX 400-3D > Fixed tail drift on my BCX (Canopy Mod)
 
 
Cybinary
Senior Heliman
Location: The Colony, TX

Hello all, I am new to forums and just got my BCX about a month ago. I took off the trainers last week and am having a blast with forward flight. I have been flying figure eights and practicing my hovering both front facing and rear facing and having a blast with it.

I love what some of you have done with your BCX by modding them, and I wanted to add my little bit of creativity to the board.

I was getting severe tail drift as well and talked to a few people at the hobby shop where I got the heli. They all said the same thing as here, the 4-in-1 starts overheating and we put holes in our canopy to compensate.

I thought, why just put holes....see pic



What your seeing is mosquito netting, i pulled out the smoked plastic and replaced it with black plastic mosquito netting. Costs about $4 at home depot for a good size roll.

After doing that it doesn't seem like I'm getting tail drift anymore AND it I'm getting longer flight times also!
03-23-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Vendetta
Veteran
Location: Miami, Florida 33173

Looks good !

-- Gentlemen, we can rebuild it... We have the technology....Better…stronger…faster...--
03-23-2006 Over year old.
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heligrom
Senior Heliman
Location: Long Island NY, USA

yup keeping the electronics cool will increase flight time and give you better response throughout the battery pack

T-rex 450S CF, Blade CX, Blade CP, A few planks
03-23-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Gage
Heliman
Location: Seattle Wa

When you say severe tail drift are you saying the helicopter just wants to float off backwards? Because mine is doing that on the ground but the difference is mine wont even lift off the ground.
03-23-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Cybinary
Senior Heliman
Location: The Colony, TX

No, when I say severe tail drift I'm talking about the well documented tail rotation about 10+ Mins into the flight. This comes about from the 4-in-1 controler overheating.

To fix the problem several people have poked holes in the case for the 4-in-1 or removed it all together. Then they dremeled holes in their canopy. I did all the above, but I replaced the smoked canopy with some black plastic netting to improve air flow over the motors and 4-in-1.

What your might be doing is trying to lift off on a dead Li-Pol. Does the light on the 4-in-1 stay red while your trying to lift off?
03-23-2006 Over year old.
 
 
bbeverlie
Key Veteran
Location: Hudson,New Hampshire.USA

I replaced the window with screen too, I think
it looks the best and works well as you described.

I carefully removed the window and covered it with
screen to get the shape close and installed with
a little hot melt.

AMA#846952
03-23-2006 Over year old.
 
 
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