Griffin
Senior Heliman
Location: USA
| I finally have the heli, and have had a chance to go over it. It does not have the mjp lift kit, so I ordered gaui 550 skids for it. It does already have the mjp fins, and base plate which is a plus. It has a stock tailboom so It's not stetched. I have 425mm Mah main blades. The stock tail rotors are only 54mm. I'm assuming I would only need to run 64 or 68mm+ if I wanted to run larger main rotors, and did the stretch? Or does the tail not hold well on these? I took a chance at the advice of heliproz to get some 56mm CF blades I think they will suffice for my flying style. I'm still learning, and I prefer scale like flights anyways. I will eventually try doing most thing I can do with my planes, but I doubt I will ever get into 3d crazyness like I see the pros doing.
Does anyone have some good advice on other upgrades or weak points for this heli? I'm going to have to tear it completely down to replace the main metal bracket in the center. It's broken around the motor mount. So while I have it apart I'm going to replace some of the bearings. I might as well get anything else taken care of while it's apart, this looks like it's going to be a long project anyways. Funding is going to be slow. Saving up for vacation, and I still need a gyro, tail servo, esc, rx...... ohh the list never ends why can't I stop..... My wife is going to send me to HA. It's a good thing the frames are small I can hide it easy when there in no tailboom skids or head on it. I may need help.... Isn't that the first step? Hi I'm Paul I'm addicted to R/C helicopters. The only comfort I have is that I know I'm not alone in my addiction...hehehe |
