New Trex 700 Build

[GravityKills]

...The Futaba manual says to get the two antennas as straight as possible and at 90 degrees too if you can

It is simply a non-issue, unless you like to play games such as "how far away can I fly without losing the heli" (and are very good at them).

[jiberjaber]

Just to chuck some more in teh pile of ways to wire out your 700, this is how mine has currently ended up. I might re-arrange the multigov / battery to sort out the COG.

There is a switch glow mounted on teh bottom of the servo tray.

[beatnik]

There was also another rattling sound, if the heli was older I'd say it was like a bearing going. Right now I'm a little suspicious about the Align pipe. Thoughts are welcomed...

Just a quick follow up for people who are interested. I finally tracked this vibrating problem down to the brand new Align pipe.

I didn't have another pipe to try but Matt at Midland Helicopters kindly lent me his MP5. After fitting this I found the vibration noise went away. They then offered to replace my Align pipe or let me upgrade. I really can't praise their service enough.

I decided to upgrade, but there isn't much choice on the market right now, especially because the exchange rate means Hatori pipes are now ~£150! In the end I went with a new range that Midland are stocking called "GP-Exhaust". They are made in Germany and seem to be extremely high quality. The website is here.

I went for the 389112 which is designed for the Trex 700 and OS91, it costs about £99. The pipe fits perfectly, sounds great and the power seems good (although I can't really compare it with any other pipes).

In conclusion I'm really please to sort this issue out, I finally had a proper day of flying with the 700 yesterday

I'd be interested to know if anyone else has any experience with the GP-Exhausts?