Thread: Blade Strike

I have been putting in alot of hours with the razor cx in preperation for for my first 3d heli , anyway as my skill level is progressing i thought i would turn up the extent pot on the heli a quarter turn so as to give the heli more of a fighting chance when theres a slight breeze . well it worked fine at first but i thought i needed just a bit more so i turned the extent pot about 3/4 of a turn and the heli flys alot more responsive now but ....if i try to push into forward flight with force , the heli,s top and bottom blades strike each other and break. in the manual it states that i can increase extent as my skill improves , but says nothing of the heli going mental and trying to chop its self up. any thoughts

Originally Posted by Paulice

Looks like you've found the limit of adjustment.
back it off a little, and save your blades, then save up for a single rotor heli, sounds like your getting to the point where you need more.

thx ill back it off a quarter turn,also im getting a twister 3d storm in 2 weeks (if all goes well). will there be a big difference (apart from 3d ) in the twisters tx controls ? ,IE left stick = up/down/turn left/turn right.........right stick = forward/back/yaw .

Originally Posted by cjcj1949

Same basic controls. Twister is neutrally stable. If it starts moving in one direction it will keep going until you give opposite. You need to keep the disk level. Actually slightly to the right, (lower on the right and higher on the left). That's to balance the horisontal force produced by the tail rotor, that is there to balance the torque of the main rotor. When you take off the rotor disk will be horisontal and the heli will drift left until you tilt the rotor.
Don't forget the spares. Keep the rates low and use expo. Get help if possible to check it out.

Chris

thanks for heads up Chris, as its a used model i am going to try find some one to check it out and it set up as the present owner is selling due to "him not been able to fly it", i hope its due to his skill and not crash DMG.also i understand your info about the horizontal forces and difference in torque ......but am not sure what you mean by "rates" and "expo". sorry if i sound nubish ........but i am

Originally Posted by Paulice

Looks like you've found the limit of adjustment.
back it off a little, and save your blades, then save up for a single rotor heli, sounds like your getting to the point where you need more.

cheers paul u were right , iv backed off extent a little and now she fly,s perfect.