the Wasp
rrProfessor
Location: Vt
| jshaheen
I'm sorry about your problem and crashes, it can be very frustrating when things go wrong or if parts are missing from a kit, (parts missing) you will find that happens at times with every brand on the market rather a $200 heli or $1200 heli,, the Hawk Pro is a proven heli, it's basic mechanics has been around about 20 years and it's one of the most sold helis on the market today,,,
yes, call Century about the parts missing or like the flybar, I have been dealing with Century for 6 years and I can tell you Century WILL want to know about the flybar,,
fact is your complaints are rare BUT never-the-less they need addressing, so let's find the problem so you can enjoy the heli,,
""had 2 crashes where stuff just flew off the rotor head (linkages) after making some hard turns""
people that have flown the Hawk for years will tell you this just does not happen for no reason, this could have happen from binding, if it happened more than once as you pointed out I would suspect binding somewhere, I believe the Hawk's plastic swash has more deflection than the metal swash,,, how you check for binding in the links is first deflect your swash manually with the radio off and feel for binding, once you know how much the swash can deflect without getting binding you turn on your Tx/Rx and see if you have binding, I do this by first lowering my End-Points, then slowly raise them to the point just before I get binding,,
""Well guess what. all four balls on the swash are long!!"" ,, well actually that is right, you do want all 4 balls long !!
"" As in the part was molded wrong so it is not straight with the main shaft"",, can you be a little more specific here, what part is this ??
tight Ball Links,,
every brand heli I have ever built had tight links, that is the way you want them because if they are loose when new they wont last long at all, to brake-them-in all you need to do is pop them off and on the balls a few times and they will loosen up, make sure you use ball link pliers,,
flybar not smooth, this is just the coating, I have seen this on other brands too, all you need to do is wet sand with 600, or call Century and tell them the problem and ask them to replaces it,,
as Oldfart said, Century has always come threw, but you need to call them, Century gets 300/400 Emails a day, and they just can't read them all..
hope I have helped !!
Jim
the wife wont let me get a Monkey !!,,, damm, can't have anything |
