taming the blade 400

[Boggy]

for you guys that have progressed onto the blade 400. i tried a pair of wheel collets on the flybar today. and added 10% expo to cyclic controls and what a difference.
nice rock steady hover and very docile on the cyclic controls. could even waggle the right stick around abit without sliding off the disc!! also steadied down a small tail vibration i had

[carpman]

Boggy can u explain that in laymans terms just about to order a few bit for mine after a minor crash today info would be great

thanks dan

[gazza]

He just did

Boggy can u explain that in laymans terms

[gazza]

No mate just joking...The wheel collets are for RC Aircraft & are basically a brass round nut with a small grub screw used to stop u/c wheels coming off the ends of the axles....People use them on flybars to add extra weight and dumb the controls down a little(Or lot)..

The expo is in the exponential menu of the DX6 tranny...Basically the more % you add on the aileron & elevator it softens down and de-sensitizes the right stick (If mode 2) around centre...Makes the controls less jerky & much less responsive-Which is good when learning as the tendency is to overcorrect on the sticks.

Boggy can u explain that in laymans terms just about to order a few bit for mine after a minor crash today info would be great

thanks dan

[Boggy]

basicly it means adding a small amount of wieght to the fly bar. ill post a picture in a minute! and as gazza says above a small adjustment in the tx

you will only need one collet on each side of the bar

here you go..

[RotaryOne]

For those who do this remember that the flybar paddles are a screw fit (after removing the hex screw), not a friction fit. Just made the mistake on one paddle that because there was a locking/securing screw that it was friction not screw fitting.

[Boggy]

just fitted a pair of trex 450 damper O rings. a big improvement on the original rubbers

[The Gagsy]

Boggy, did you discard the original ones and replace them with the Trex O rings what part number are they.

[Boggy]

HS1193 is the parts bag that contains them but i dont know if you can get them seperatley.
yes the old one's are in the bin!!

[Boggy]

just to move this on one more step. ive now fitted a trex450 flybar. (a bit stronger than the wire the 400 uses!!!) also the trex paddles.
the paddles wiegh one gram more than the stock ones + the wheel collets. and have a larger surface area(dont know if that makes any difference). but the heli is still nice and stable,and hopefully a bit stronger!!

flybars £2,99 for two....stock £1.99
paddles £2.99for two.....stock £1.99
so not an expensive upgrade

[ants]

basicly it means adding a small amount of wieght to the fly bar. ill post a picture in a minute! and as gazza says above a small adjustment in the tx

you will only need one collet on each side of the bar

here you go..

Sorry to sound stupid but i will ask the question.... Are the collets standard or do they come as different sizes/weight.

[Boggy]

not stupid at all! just ask for a pair of 2mm wheel collets. thats the size you will need. (2mm being the hole in the center)

[Boggy]

or just get a pair of trex 450 paddles.

[ants]

for you guys that have progressed onto the blade 400. i tried a pair of wheel collets on the flybar today. and added 10% expo to cyclic controls and what a difference.
nice rock steady hover and very docile on the cyclic controls. could even waggle the right stick around abit without sliding off the disc!! also steadied down a small tail vibration i had

Hiya Boggy

Thanks for the advice

I have added 15% to the expo and with the collets it has made such a difference.
I had 2 full battery flights yesterday between 3-6 ft hovering and didnt crash.

very happy

Ants

[Boggy]

aidi i forgot to ask today did the flybar and paddles conversion feel any better??