first flight

[mark_w]

Glad you are getting on well with your rappy, I am also learning on a raptor 30

Check the 2 red belt guides in the main frame, as when my tail started kicking it turned out that the belt was too loose and it was wearing the guides away (which ended up in my tail stopping working while hovering)

[Mart61]

Glad it all went well for you.

[Delta7]

Brin, I'm a member of the Addlestone MFC, and we fly from Kempton Park Racecourse.

Regarding the tail kicking, it could also be the tail belt is too tight! If you use quick collective / throttle, the sudden power output I'm told can cause this too. Does it happen in idle up where the revs would be constant? It also could be the gyro rate is too sensitive?

[brin]

Brin, I'm a member of the Addlestone MFC, and we fly from Kempton Park Racecourse.

Regarding the tail kicking, it could also be the tail belt is too tight! If you use quick collective / throttle, the sudden power output I'm told can cause this too. Does it happen in idle up where the revs would be constant? It also could be the gyro rate is too sensitive?

hi mate shame its the other side of london as i fly at a club near potters bar the tail kicking happened when i was at 3/4 throttle in a steady hover so a bit of investigation to do before the weekend and if anybody has any idea's please let me know

[brin]

just an update one the tail kicking problem ,had a couple of flights this morning and the tail was kicking ,still couldn't figure it out untill my mate pointed out something that i had not done after saying i was going to do it but had forgotten and that was to remove the cable tie from the gyro that car-killer had put on lo and behold no more kicking .

[derrick]

Well done brian it must be a bit of an adrenilen rush your first nitro, I hope to be following in your footsteps going to have a look at a raptor next weekend. Good luck for the next flight.
Del

[brin]

Well done brian it must be a bit of an adrenilen rush your first nitro, I hope to be following in your footsteps going to have a look at a raptor next weekend. Good luck for the next flight.
Del

cheers del it seems that raptors are coming back into fashion
and i must admit I'm getting a big buzz from mine, today was only the second day of flying it and i feel its already building my up confidence so hopefully i'll have another few tanks threw it tomorrow you wont be dissapointed if you get one.

[trillian]

cheers del it seems that raptors are coming back into fashion
and i must admit I'm getting a big buzz from mine, today was only the second day of flying it and i feel its already building my up confidence so hopefully i'll have another few tanks threw it tomorrow you wont be dissapointed if you get one.

Well, today I had another go at flying a 450 and promptly dumped into the grass. I don't think it's much damage but I just have to think at this point I just don't get on with small electric helis. The setup and C of G is so touchy, I'm not used to the etiquettte of LiPo stuff. It felt mushy, unresponsive and underpowered and maybe that's all down to my lack of expertise in setting up the radio and everything but nonetheless I am shelving the 450's for now and anxious to fly the Raptor again soon. For me it's just a whole different flying experience that I have never felt with a smaller heli, even the Gaui 550. I have a fondness for the Raptor and I feel I'll always have one.

[brin]

Well, today I had another go at flying a 450 and promptly dumped into the grass. I don't think it's much damage but I just have to think at this point I just don't get on with small electric helis. The setup and C of G is so touchy, I'm not used to the etiquettte of LiPo stuff. It felt mushy, unresponsive and underpowered and maybe that's all down to my lack of expertise in setting up the radio and everything but nonetheless I am shelving the 450's for now and anxious to fly the Raptor again soon. For me it's just a whole different flying experience that I have never felt with a smaller heli, even the Gaui 550. I have a fondness for the Raptor and I feel I'll always have one.

sorry to hear about your woes with the 450 mate but set up well they fly very well but the raptor holds much better in the wind and for me with my dodgey eye i can see it better lol.

[DAZZ]

same path as me .....450 to a 50 .....never looked back .....

The size of the heli and the noise plays to my ego !!

GOD I LOVE THE SMELL OF NITRO IN THE MORNING !!

Well done mate

[SadSack]

Had a few moment with my new beam yesterday!
First pitch curve normal/idle 1. Little embarrassing, flew OK till went into idle tried to land. Lucky lees fast to re cover from that.
2 Power curves wrong. Then told all about power setup on electric. OK still alot for me to learn
Then i had ago when all setup doing OK. Quite hard to see at times and one point the angle i was at hmmm was sliding side ways toward us doh.
Lee can move fast too he he But i recovers that no more events after that.
He's comment spartan was OK tail held well! LOL
Than on to trex 600. Had to change fuel line in tank. I'd changed servo on throttle, that was reversed smoking clutch! Then setup servo linkage and Rev lock. OK chickened out and ask lee to fly it first after crash repair..
Well tail was very very fast! landed changed end points. Now fly's best its ever been.
Had a great day. Yes had 3 flight after being out all afternoon but came back with sorted heli's!! Thanks lee

[brin]

Had a few moment with my new beam yesterday!
First pitch curve normal/idle 1. Little embarrassing, flew OK till went into idle tried to land. Lucky lees fast to re cover from that.
2 Power curves wrong. Then told all about power setup on electric. OK still alot for me to learn
Then i had ago when all setup doing OK. Quite hard to see at times and one point the angle i was at hmmm was sliding side ways toward us doh.
Lee can move fast too he he But i recovers that no more events after that.
He's comment spartan was OK tail held well! LOL
Than on to trex 600. Had to change fuel line in tank. I'd changed servo on throttle, that was reversed smoking clutch! Then setup servo linkage and Rev lock. OK chickened out and ask lee to fly it first after crash repair..
Well tail was very very fast! landed changed end points. Now fly's best its ever been.
Had a great day. Yes had 3 flight after being out all afternoon but came back with sorted heli's!! Thanks lee

sometimes its not about how many flights you get in but the experience you get from watching others and the club atmosphere meeting the guys and getting help from them all makes for a great day.