Progress! :)

[aamacgregor]

Thanks Stanley, my connectors are hot glued to the RX and BeastX, but I haven't pinned the tail yet - based on your accident it seems I should REALLY make sure I pin it soon!

Your post suggests that it the tail box end that I should pin, is my interpretation correct? Also, how did you pin it? I take it I need to buy a longer screw?

EDIT:
I still have the old style tail unit, I'm thinking that I might upgrade it at some point if it is worth doing.

[Stanley Speel]

Re: Progress!

Thanks Stanley, my connectors are hot glued to the RX and BeastX, but I haven't pinned the tail yet - based on your accident it seems I should REALLY make sure I pin it soon!

Your post suggests that it the tail box end that I should pin, is my interpretation correct? Also, how did you pin it? I take it I need to buy a longer screw?

EDIT:
I still have the old style tail unit, I'm thinking that I might upgrade it at some point if it is worth doing.

Erm I havent pinned it yet haha will do it tomorrow.

You have to drill a small hole and then screw in a small bolt.

I dont think theres any point in upgrading the tail.

[aamacgregor]

Ha, why does she call you a **** ?

Someone else asked what she said. She has a habit of starting sentences and not finishing them, she said "Sweet I can't" - she was struggling to see the helicopter on the screen on my S3

Nice flying there, always fun hooning around
I spent an hour this evening doing something on Phoenix that is really boring and I find really difficult....
Just flying a simple circuit or eight, at constant height and constant speed, taking maybe ten seconds for a circuit, slow & steady & smooth. No steep banking, no fast turns, just steady and smooth...
Blooming heck it is really difficult!!

As far as accuracy goes I find flying in reality far easier than Phoenix. I felt completely in control of the X5, whereas on Phoenix there is somehow a disconnect that makes it harder in some respects. That said, because crashing in Phoenix doesn't cost anything, I'm far braver in Phoenix.

[aamacgregor]

Now onto the reason for the three and a bit batteries... when I started flying on the second battery the head speed suddenly dropped about 20% 15 seconds into the flight and dropped a further 5% or so over the next 20 seconds, If I did a pitch pump, after a delay of a few seconds, the head speed would suddenly go back to 100% causing a minor blow-out (5 degrees or so), then a few seconds later the head speed would start dropping again to about 75% over a period of 5 seconds. Deciding it might be the battery, I landed it, swapped the battery out with another, and then it was fine. The thing is, I'm not convinced it is the battery. Any ideas what could be happening?

Anyone got any idea what could be happening here?