raptor 30

[martin uly]

well after wrecking the t rex 450 this morn ,i got the raptor out and hovered that in the garden instead , why is the raptor so much easier to hover than trex is ,just lift it off floor and there it sits waiting for next command , were as t rex is all over place

[terryk2000]

How big is your garden?

[Steve]

How big is your garden?

Big enough I guess.

The Raptor is a far better learning machine than any 450 in my opinion, and you've just found out why.

[martin uly]

yeah raptor is really stable ,dont know if t rex nt quite set up rite cause is rite twichy compared to raptor ,garden is standard council house sized so is a fair size

[Steve]

A cheap and cheerful way to tame the 450 is to add flybar weights (assuming it has a flybar?). Get some 2mm brass wheel collets (they are plane parts) from a local model shop and fit two on each side of the flybar up against the paddles. That will tame it down a treat for just a couple of quid.

[martin uly]

will try that when i get it re-built , long term tho can see it bein sold for another nitro i thinks

[Steve]

As you get more confident you can (a) move the weights in towards the main shaft, and (b) remove first one weight, then both of them, until your skills are up to the job.

[martin uly]

i can hover t rex on a fairly calm day ,it just moves about a fair bit ,is hard to keep in one place

[joe_uk]

A cheap and cheerful way to tame the 450 is to add flybar weights (assuming it has a flybar?). Get some 2mm brass wheel collets (they are plane parts) from a local model shop and fit two on each side of the flybar up against the paddles. That will tame it down a treat for just a couple of quid.

Can you upload a pic of this please?

[Steve]

Here's a flybar with a simple weight added - 2223_51145244203_48781739203_1285290_3398_n.jpg

Here's some brass wheel collets which are suitable for the job - f-raa1097_1.jpg

More weight, further out towards the paddles increases stability and slows down cyclic response. Move the weights in towards the centre and use a ruler to set the equi-distant each side to increase response.

[cassidy]

probaly easier to hover cos its a heavier bigger machine and is built to be stable whereas the trex is more suited to aerobatics

[Terry-T7]

I learnt to fly a shuttle before a 400 size electric and while cost is an obvious issue I still say that a larger heli is a better starting point when learning to take off for the first time, allthough having experienced help is also vital