Heli servicing.

[SparkleBee]

Hi,
Just wondered if anybody has a regular 'service' schedule for their electric helis, and if so, what does it include? My mini titan has a good few hours flying on it now, im unsure if i should maybe replace things like gears, bearings, tail belt etc before they become worn? Or is it a case of ' if it aint broke, dont fix it'? I do regularly inpsect it for wear and damage, but id hate to crash it because id missed something!
Cheers.

[Xige]

It's good to regularly check your heli and also test it if you can. Doing pre&post flight checks are good aswell to diagnose any problems. I'm a bit of a nervous flyer anyway so I do check my heli regularly.
Better to check than not check your heli.

[antsis]

I think everyone has their own schedule for checking heli's.
I give my models a clean at the field and then another clean at home. This is where I will find anything requiring attention. In particular, I look for chafing on servo leads, battery wires etc. Check the gears for backlash and dust. If you're doing a lot of flying, also look at the bearings.