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| Topic: tail twitch | |
| c5 Replies: 25 Views: 444 |
 Forum: Belt CP Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:40 pm Subject: tail twitch |
| dave thanks for your feedback. i thought that others would have experience on this. the problem is something that suddenly appeared after considerable hours of flight time but does however look like i ... | |
| Topic: Repairing with glue? | |
| c5 Replies: 9 Views: 186 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:15 pm Subject: Repairing with glue? |
| Is it really that much preassure on the plastic parts? Nobody who has tried?
All of the parts on a Helicopter suffer from either vibration or centrifugal forces. Most glues available to the general ... |
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| Topic: Airplane pilots VS Heli pilots (A good story) | |
| c5 Replies: 1 Views: 142 |
Forum: Off Topic Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:57 am Subject: Airplane pilots VS Heli pilots (A good story) |
| Being a retired ATPL (fixed wing and rotary) I have first hand experience of this. I qualified as a Helicopter pilot first (which is unusual) and 2 years later (at CPL stage of my Heli career, decided ... | |
| Topic: Anybody tached their rotor blades and got strange numbers? | |
| c5 Replies: 6 Views: 255 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:50 pm Subject: Anybody tached their rotor blades and got strange numbers? |
| I only once used a tacho on my belt and measured 2650 rpm (with a friends tacho).
3800-4000 is certainly a inaccurate reading - lighting or glitch with the tacho? I don't think the head or poss ... |
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| Topic: feathering shafts | |
| c5 Replies: 8 Views: 161 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:29 pm Subject: feathering shafts |
| I would say opinion is split on this one. Myself I am a firm believer that the feathering shaft is a 'weak point' and using a hardened one can transfer damage to other parts of the head assembly (as y ... | |
| Topic: Routine Maintenance | |
| c5 Replies: 6 Views: 132 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:21 pm Subject: Routine Maintenance |
| From past experience of forum members posts, the general opinion seems to be;
Check over the tightness of screws, links, etc. Replace bearings when they start to get vibrations that tracking/balan ... |
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| Topic: Routine Maintenance | |
| c5 Replies: 6 Views: 132 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:00 pm Subject: Routine Maintenance |
| Take a look at page 31 of the Belt Manual It talks about replacing the main shaft bearings every hundred flights, etc.
With the tail betl, if you see any signs of small rubber 'splinters' appearing ... |
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| Topic: Tail servo hop....fix me please | |
| c5 Replies: 7 Views: 164 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:42 am Subject: Tail servo hop....fix me please |
| Stock servos are no as quick as the SG90's | |
| Topic: What heli?????? | |
| c5 Replies: 18 Views: 433 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:58 pm Subject: What heli?????? |
| Check YouTube out for videos of the 4#3B.
Remember the smaller the heli, the less stable. |
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| Topic: Warning!!!!! Belt CP bad transmitter | |
| c5 Replies: 4 Views: 281 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:05 pm Subject: Warning!!!!! Belt CP bad transmitter |
| Sorry about your crashes.
Much as I like my Belts, the Esky products (especially the electronics) are built to a cost i.e. cheap components and not very well put together - it's the old case of 'yo ... |
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| Topic: cnc upgrades | |
| c5 Replies: 8 Views: 223 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:59 pm Subject: cnc upgrades |
| If you buy a genuine CNC head and not the cheap 'cast' versions that are sometimes sold as CNC on certain auction sites, then the advantages/diadvantages are (I'm sure others will add to this list);
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| Topic: Is the belt really this hard to fly? | |
| c5 Replies: 14 Views: 482 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:11 pm Subject: Is the belt really this hard to fly? |
| The thing is just evil, and Ill give you an example. I had a day of work today and fitted a alloy head, went through the set up leveled the swash ,setting the pitch as the stickies tracked the blade ... | |
| Topic: Is the belt really this hard to fly? | |
| c5 Replies: 14 Views: 482 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:12 pm Subject: Is the belt really this hard to fly? |
| Full size or scale, Helicopters are THE most difficult flying machine to control.
In fact RC helicopters are even harder than full size. I know many full size pilots who have tried a RC heli and g ... |
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| Topic: Winter flying with Belt-CP | |
| c5 Replies: 6 Views: 321 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:13 am Subject: Winter flying with Belt-CP |
| Hi,
First, please do not use alternative characters to imply swearing (rule 6). What is the starting voltage of your batteries and also the voltage after flight. Cold should only affect the ... |
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| Topic: Why is my new E-sky Rx creating total havoc? Rev Pitch! | |
| c5 Replies: 10 Views: 176 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:03 pm Subject: Why is my new E-sky Rx creating total havoc? Rev Pitch! |
| Are the connections correct on the new Rx? | |
| Topic: LiPo Charging. | |
| c5 Replies: 2 Views: 127 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:23 pm Subject: LiPo Charging. |
| DO NOT charge at a higher rate than 1C. i.e. 1800mah lipo can be charged at no more than 1.8 amps | |
| Topic: Cheapest 500? | |
| c5 Replies: 5 Views: 327 |
Forum: Trex 500, resources and discussion Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:28 pm Subject: Cheapest 500? |
| ESP. Servos, Motor, ESC. At around £370 - a bargain.
Just needs a gyro, tail servo and radio. |
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| Topic: Changing the stock ESC...Sonix? | |
| c5 Replies: 9 Views: 203 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:18 pm Subject: Changing the stock ESC...Sonix? |
| The Sonix 30A comes with a seperate uBEC already | |
| Topic: DX6i Setup | |
| c5 Replies: 36 Views: 679 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:24 am Subject: DX6i Setup |
| Only two reasons for no lift from main rotor;
1. Not enough rotor/head speed 2. Not enough POSITIVE pitch |
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| Topic: lipo batteries life | |
| c5 Replies: 12 Views: 196 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:42 pm Subject: lipo batteries life |
| See all the above answers.
Batteries are consumable items - and as such lifespan can vary depending on how uyou treat them, use and the product quality. There is no definitive number of cycles. ... |
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| Topic: Problems with Mystery brand Lipo Batteries | |
| c5 Replies: 14 Views: 3599 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:25 pm Subject: Problems with Mystery brand Lipo Batteries |
| Only three Lipo manufacturers exist in the world - so it's a good bet that they make different 'qualities of battery (just like you get different 'quality' chicken in supermarkets).
The question i ... |
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| Topic: why did it flip? | |
| c5 Replies: 14 Views: 329 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:19 pm Subject: why did it flip? |
| Did you have a mobile phone on you or nearby? Or maybe someone close with a mobile? | |
| Topic: esc positioning!!!! | |
| c5 Replies: 8 Views: 191 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:18 pm Subject: esc positioning!!!! |
| Front left is the Esky stock position - which is where mine is. Wherever you decide, keep it as far aways from the receiver as possible. | |
| Topic: ESC | |
| c5 Replies: 2 Views: 92 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:16 pm Subject: ESC |
| Sonix 30A | |
| Topic: Drop in power | |
| c5 Replies: 8 Views: 202 |
Forum: Belt CP Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:44 pm Subject: Drop in power |
| Is the heli completely stock? Could be the ESC, or low voltage cut off. What is your battery voltage after flight? | |
