Did YOU fly today??

[p4ddy]

What's the tensile strength of blade grip bolts?? Just thinking why not get a pack of high strength ones of eBay??

[Grumpy]

What's the tensile strength of blade grip bolts?? Just thinking why not get a pack of high strength ones of eBay??

May not help much. Higher strength, after a point, doesnt increase resistance to fatigue. Wont do any harm though so still not a bad idea.

[p4ddy]

They're cheap enough to replace after a certain amount of flights, should fix the issue?. I don't think I'd want to be a guinea pig for any fix align come up with.

[Grumpy]

The Align fix is pretty much bullet proof. The grip itself and spindle shaft end is increased in diameter and the screw size goes from 3mm to 4mm, which is a 77% increase in bolt strength. I'd be amazed if the new grips have any issues. I've already fitted them to my 700X but only have a handful of flights so far but enough to say they work perfectly. I never had any issues with the old ones though.

[p4ddy]

Just read it's the bolt holding the grip into the hub. I'm positive that's what was happening on the first trex 700's. Everyone blamed it on running too high a headspeed. Dunno why it's only the 700 prone to this catastrophic failure.

[Nick_C]

Ive put higher tensile bolts in grips and all good,but never had an issue with original bolts,i do know some that have though.Think the bolts are a bit thin diameter.

[acidla]

With Goblin 500 at backyard!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=13s&v=WY3YviDnttg

[Mike Sanders]

I had a good long weekend at sunny MK.

The weather was good and with the wind coming from the north East it made my usual manoevres more interesting.

I practiced some B test moves but I have a lot of room for improvement. I nearly had to put my auto practice into effect when I accidentally hit throttle hold instead of the flight mode switch. I got it going again in the upper part of the weeds.

[bigpops]

I flew 4 flights on my Gaui X5, 3 flights on the Logo 600.

Loved it today. I'm really enjoying both these helis while my 700 is still in a state of disrepair. I took the Raptor for some auto practice, but decided to put those two packs through the X5 instead. The grass could do with a cut now anyway, and I'm not good enough at autos to do spot landings every time.

[Mike Sanders]

I had an excellent day today. It was a bit chilly this morning but it soon warmed up. It was sunny as is usual at MK.

There was a light to moderate wind, from the West for the first time in about six weeks.


I did my first ever auto!


I had been practicing them for a while. I had been cutting the throttle at height then putting it on as the heli neared the ground. I usually had a few seconds to evaluate how much negative pitch was required to keep the blades moving. Separately I had been cutting the throttle when coming in to land. At first it was from about 3 or 4 feet, then I did it from a bit higher until I got to about 8 ft.
I thought to myself that I only had to put those two together and I will have mastered it.


One problem was that, whenever I cut the throttle the heli was too far over the weeds to get back to the flight line. I was discussing this at the club and my good friend Andy From Sandy, very intelligently, suggested that I stand about 10 yards behind the peg. I duly did so at peg 2. Sure enough the heli stayed close to the flight line and it was over the short grass by the time I released the throttle hold. So the next time I did exactly the same but kept throttle hold on and brought it down in front of me. The last 10 feet/ couple of seconds were a bit anxious, wondering if I had maintained enough headspeed but I managed to flare out and land it with no trouble.
I was jubilant. I turned and waved to Mike, Dave D and John in the pits. Andy missed it because he was flying at peg 6.


I haven't had the courage to do it again but I will before too long. I feel that it marks a significant stage in my flying prowess.

[p4ddy]

That's excellent mate, once your fully confident you'll find yourself flying every pack doing just auto's in a session, aiming for that floaty flare to land perfectly smooth back at take off point. I learnt on my trex 450 so when I done them on my logo I felt spoilt with the amount of hang time 550mm blades give. I can only imagine how smooth and floaty a 700 would feel.

[tourerjim]

I had an excellent day today. It was a bit chilly this morning but it soon warmed up. It was sunny as is usual at MK.

There was a light to moderate wind, from the West for the first time in about six weeks.


I did my first ever auto!


I had been practicing them for a while. I had been cutting the throttle at height then putting it on as the heli neared the ground. I usually had a few seconds to evaluate how much negative pitch was required to keep the blades moving. Separately I had been cutting the throttle when coming in to land. At first it was from about 3 or 4 feet, then I did it from a bit higher until I got to about 8 ft.
I thought to myself that I only had to put those two together and I will have mastered it.


One problem was that, whenever I cut the throttle the heli was too far over the weeds to get back to the flight line. I was discussing this at the club and my good friend Andy From Sandy, very intelligently, suggested that I stand about 10 yards behind the peg. I duly did so at peg 2. Sure enough the heli stayed close to the flight line and it was over the short grass by the time I released the throttle hold. So the next time I did exactly the same but kept throttle hold on and brought it down in front of me. The last 10 feet/ couple of seconds were a bit anxious, wondering if I had maintained enough headspeed but I managed to flare out and land it with no trouble.
I was jubilant. I turned and waved to Mike, Dave D and John in the pits. Andy missed it because he was flying at peg 6.


I haven't had the courage to do it again but I will before too long. I feel that it marks a significant stage in my flying prowess.

And no one done a video Mike

[p4ddy]

And no one done a video Mike

In that case, no video no auto. It's all lies I tell thee LIES!!! 😀😆

[Mike Sanders]

No lies. I did two more today.

I learnt on my trex 450

Crikey. Anyone who can auto a 450 has my everlasting admiration. My 450 with no power has the aerodynamic qualities of a brick.

I did mine on the 700. I haven't tried it with the 600 yet but I will.

[Mike Sanders]

PS. It was very sunny today at sunny MK.