petmotel
Veteran
Location: DeKalb, IL.
| Great ReviewVery, very well done review. My experience was fairly similar, although since I am fairly new to helis, I had to learn a few things the "hard way".
I deburred the frame sections pretty thoroughly, but didn't catch the sharp edges on the servo tray, and that nearly sawed it's way through one of the conductors on my throttle servo. Could have been expensive if I had lost the throttle in flight!
Didn't like the composite "second gear" with integral hub on the sport, so I replaced it with the machined hub, and gear from the "pro" version. Mine also came with a composite countershaft gear, which self destructed when I touched (brushed the grass) the tail on a landing. Those need to be replaced with the metal gear.
I started to get some excessive end play on the countershaft of my Knight Sport, and found that the frames were narrowing in the area below the lower countershaft bearing. The extended mounting points for this lower countershaft bearing mount were angling upward, causing the bearing holder to raise, thereby contributing to the excessive vertical movement. There is a spot in this area of the frame where Compass molded a mounting point for a metal frame spacer but they opted not to supply it. I bought a package of the 60mm spacers (3 to a pack) and mounted it there. Much improved! Also put one in under the engine since there were three.
Although I don't have an extended frame of reference to draw from, I did a lot of research before I bought the Knights (yes, I have more than one) and have been amazed at the value they represent. I did start with an all metal "pro" version just before they released the plastic one. Instruction manual was really horrible especially for a newbie! Made for a steep learning curve. The manual for the plastic version, while still not great, is actually much improved.
Weather in the Chicago area is horrendous right now and I'm really anxious to be able to get back out and enjoy flying mine. The sim just ain't the same!!!
Jay |
