RE: Exceed RC Eagle 50
I have had a Venom Night Ranger 3D since about Christmas of 2005. An Exceed Eagle 50 since about the time they came out. For being very similar, the quality of the Venom machine has been superior (in terms of electronics). The Venom also has support/help in the US, which is very useful. Both of the machines fly fine. I did have to replace one of the blue servos in the Eagle immediately, and the transmitter shortly thereafter (the transmitter's throttle/collective mixing failed). Both of the machines fly fine. The Venom has the metal head and swashplate, and the brushless upgrade, so it has a lot more power. The Eagle is still running the stock motor-it flies fine, for just cruising around-nothing spectacular, but certainly flyable and reasonable easy to fly.
Posted on: 2/8/2009 6:07 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Futaba 2.4 major malfunction!!!!!
"Spread Spectrum Done Right" Yeah, right... Sorry, I could not resist, after all of the adds using this somewhat pompous phrase (implying that Spektrum/JR had done it wrong). If they (Futaba) had taken the time to get it right, it would have been great advertising. Futaba has been around a very long time and can produce excellent equipment (I still have multiple Futaba radios in storage from the 1980's, which I am sure would still work if equipped with new batteries). Hopefully they will be able to address all of these things soon. In the meantime, I will continue to use JR/Spektrum equipment.
Posted on: 8/12/2008 6:26 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: WALKERA 60
Consultant Jim, Sonneebee, I just thought I would check in here. I have not been on this forum in quite a while. I picked up a Venom Night Ranger 3DXL a while back (the bare bones version-similar to the Walkera #60) and put my 10X, an Align XL motor, JR 285's for cyclic and a JR 3400G for the tail (with a Futaba 401). It is very, very fast in forward flight. It is not quite as quick on cyclic as I would like, but it flies well. Anyone else have to modify the washout A-Arms to permit enough collective travel? Anyway, I hope you guys are doing well. I am glad to see that this thread is still going strong!
Posted on: 7/14/2007 10:30 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Hitec hs65 vs JR ds285 micro servos
Been running the JR 285/3400 package for almost 50 flights on a Mini Titan including one crash inverted-no stripped gears-very good precise performance. Been running JR 281's on cyclic on two different TREX's for over a year-very good performance and only stripped gears in a crash. I have no experience with the HiTec MG's, so cannot comment.
Posted on: 3/16/2007 3:50 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "T-Rex heli"
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RE: Exceed RC Eagle 50
The Venom Metal Head Parts: [URL=http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20070204photos0023rb3.jpg][IMG]http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8797/20070204photos0023rb3.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] These will fit directly on the Eagle 50. Installed on the machine: [URL=http://img167.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20070215imageii0031ui7.jpg][IMG]http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4857/20070215imageii0031ui7.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Posted on: 2/16/2007 12:52 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Exceed RC Eagle 50
cdheli13, I have only test hovered it. It seems a bit more stable, but I have to tweak the linkage and the pitch curves. The interesting thing about it is that there are two holes in the Bell/Hiller mixing arms-so the response is adjustable. I have the pushrods in the outermost holes, making it more docile at the moment. I need to increase the collective range overall and do some more adjusting. I am running the carbon fiber blades (have been for the last50 flights or so). I do not know what the cost is. I have been very successful with the VNR3D, so Venom was kind enough to send me a pre-production sample to test. Very nice of them! The quality of the machined parts if very good. The fact that the small plastic pegs on the see-saw have been eliminated in favor of machined metal parts (the see-saw, the pegs, the mixing arms), should be beneficial to beginners and experienced people as well. The swashplate, servo mounts, and blade holders are metal too. The flybar cage remains the original plastic one. I will post more when I have flown it more.
Posted on: 2/16/2007 12:01 AM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: t-rex and Walkera 60
I have about 50 flights on a Walker #36, plus more on some others. I have hundreds of flights on TREX's, and they are wonderful machines. The Walkera stuff is not in the same class as the TREX. Sometimes the radios do not work well on the Walkeras either (I have a DX6 in my #36 now). The Walkera machines do fly, some of them quite well. The #36 flies fine, with a good radio and a brushless motor. It is smooth, and very easy to fly. It is not a hot rod and not aerobatic like the TREX. It is good for learning, cruising, piroutting, etc. Some of the information that you get will be practical and logical, some will be through the prism of the "eye of the beholder". The fact that Walkera's are attractive to beginners who, by definition, do not know how to fly, makes their reputation worse than it probably is. If you read through a lot of the posts, people are, many times, much more succesful with their second helicopter, what ever it may happen to be. At this moment, the TREX is the standard to which all 400/450 size machines are compared. There is a reason for this.
Posted on: 2/15/2007 4:24 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Exceed RC Eagle 50
"do the flybar parts for the vnr 3d fit on the eagle 50? " Yes, they fit. Orion, How are you doing? Good to see that you are still at it too! I am flying TREX 450's, a TREX 600, the Raptor G2, and I just installed a pre-production metal head on my VNR3D. I have been working very hard on inverted with the TREX's. The Raptor G2 is still flying. I installed the lighter flybar paddle holders for the Shogun V2 on it, but cyclic is still slow as anything. I might go to the metal head on it. It is a little quicker but takes forever to complete one roll. I have not attempted inverted as the cyclic is so slow that it would be difficult to get out of a bad situation if I got it into one. The metal head for the Venom is pretty cool. I still have some tweaking of pitch curves to do, and the Bell/Hiller ratio is adjustable on it, so I have a lot of learning to do with it. I never broke the little plastic pins on the stock head, but I see no way that one could ever break the metal pins/mixing arms on this one. It is very, very tough.
Posted on: 2/15/2007 11:07 AM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera 60=Venom Night Ranger 3D XL
I think there are some differences-I have not had a chance to compare the models. When I do get one, it will be the Venom. Venom has excellent support, Walkera has none. Pretty easy decision.
Posted on: 2/15/2007 10:54 AM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: PLT AND PIT?? HELP!!
you. « Last Edit: August 09, 2006, 06:30:05 PM by Ah Clem »
Posted on: 2/9/2007 6:38 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Exceed RC Eagle 50
Bonjing, Forgive me, but it is unwise to tether it. Your will be trying to do the hardest thing (at this point) which is to hover in one place. When you get to the end of the tether, it will jerk the helicopter and crash it. Use training gear and take it slow. Stock up on parts (I do this every time I get a new machine). Learning to fly takes a bit of time, a lot of effort, and, sadly, many spare parts. Good luck and try to enjoy the process.
Posted on: 1/24/2007 11:02 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera 22E Lets Talk
JM, If you get a good one, you will be fine. If not, it depends on the seller. I purchased the similar Venom product, and they have outstanding support. I would rather pay more and get the support. The machine itself flies very well.
Posted on: 1/18/2007 9:03 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Exceed RC Eagle 50
I took the Eagle 50 out for the first time in months today, strapped a 1350 mah, 3S lipo to it, and flew it around. It still flies fine, it still needs a bit of nose weight. Still not quite as responsive as the Venom Night Ranger 3D (flybar design appears to be a bit different).
Posted on: 1/16/2007 3:08 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Exceed RC Eagle 50
Good Morning, I have one also. I agree with the requirment for a heat sink on the tail motor (also on the main motor). I have found that the heat sinks for the Blade CP/Esky models fit well and without modification. The Eagle flies well and does, in my opinion, fly better than the Blade CP (I have not flown the Blade CP with the Bell-Hiller upgrade yet.
Posted on: 12/13/2006 12:01 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
"ok guys i don't understand this Adjust the PLT so you get 6 degrees of swing. Adjust the PIT so you have +10 degrees at full throttle and -1 at zero throttle. " In "Normal" mode, from low throttle stick to 1/2 throttle, there will be no collective movment. the main rotor blades should be at zero pitch or thereabouts until you move beyond 1/2 stick. The arm attached to the collective servo should be lever (roughly) at 1/2 stick and below (again in Normal mode). Above 1/2 stick the blades should go positive. When you flip the to 3D position (idle up), the lower end (i.e. zero to negative) becomes available. The throttle also will not go below 1/2 in 3D mode and will increase from 1/2 throttle as you move the throttle/collective stick up or down. The PLT knob controls the total pitch range. The PIT knob controls the rate at which the pitch is mixed in vs throttle. Changing PIT actually displaces the entire pitch setting, relative to throttle, without changing the overall pitch range. If you have a total pitch range of 18 degrees with the PIT set so that you have zero degrees of pitch at 1/2 stick, you should have +9 at full throttle and -9 at low throttle (again, in 3D mode). If you tweak the PIT knob to add two degrees of pitch at 1/2 throttle, without changing the PLT knob, you will end up with +11 at full throttle/collective stick and -7 at low stick. As you change one knob, you usually have to adjust the other. The goal being relatively constant main rotor RPM. Neither of the knobs has any effect unless DIP switch #8 on the back of the transmitter is moved to the "Unlock" position. Once you unlock it, the factory settings are lost. This is an entirely different approach to electronic pitch mixing than I have ever seen. It is found on Exceed, Venom, and Walkera. It works well and is pretty easy to set up, but it is just different.
Posted on: 11/6/2006 11:51 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: WALKERA 60
Gentlemen, I have read parts of this forum, off and on, for a while. Many of you have a lot of experience with the Walkera 60. Has there been any improvement in the quality of the radio or, if i purchase one, should I just set the stock radio and electronics aside and immediatly install a "normal" radio? Also, is this one aerobatic? (the #36 flies great, but is not terribly aerobatic). Thank you all in advance.
Posted on: 10/27/2006 9:36 AM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
I am assuming that no one from Walkera ever looks at these forums... If they would just upgrade the radios, they could make huge inroads into the market. The Walkera helicopters that I have flown (#22E and #36) actually fly very well (especially the #36) and are pretty well made, but Walkera lets the radio quality (and feature set) drag the whole thing down. Looking over the last page or so of this thread, many of us have upgraded the radio and really like the #36. Oh well...
Posted on: 10/25/2006 10:46 AM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
Orion, "It makes me wonder how many of the glitching or range problems emanate from the TX...with bad connections, etc." I have wondered the same thing. I have seen two transmitter problems: 1) Complete transmitter failure. This occurred sporadically and appeared to be a big reciever glitch at the time. Further examination showed that when the problem occurrred, the LED power display went out. Still more investigation revealed an unsoldered wire leading from the Off/On switch past the rudder/throttle (left) stick. When left rudder was applied, the wire would be pulled away and the power would be shut off in the TX. Move the rudder stick back, and all would be well. Soldering the wire properly completely cured this transmitter. 2) Throttle collective mixing failure. I have read several times that people have experienced a Walkera going to full throttle for not reason. I finally had this happen to me, however it was not throttle, but collective that was running away. The mixing in the TX failed consistantly after about 20 fights. The helicopter would rise up unexpectedly and, as it did so, the RPM would drop. It made things rather sporting landing it too. Alternating comparison tests with a known good transmitter (actually, the one used in iten #1 above). Proved the problem to be in the TX. I went back to the supplier and they exchanged the TX immediately. No problems with the new TX (so far). I wonder how much of this could be avoided by simply going through a TX when you receive it and re-soldering all of he conncetions...
Posted on: 10/20/2006 4:30 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
Sonnebee, "there are some guys that had no joy with there TREX as it was really hard to fly" I disagree with those that say this. The TREX, properly set up, is very easy to fly (and much more responsive than the #36). That being said, a properly set up #36 is one of the easiest things out there to fly. The #36 is a very good machine. I alternate between the two. The TREX is in an entirely different class, but both are very good, reliable ships.
Posted on: 10/15/2006 9:12 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: H22E and Eagle 50
From what I have seen, the Eagle 50 is identical to the latest 22E (i.e. it has the updates to the flybar). The Eagle 50 has a white canopy, the 22E has a clear canopy. Both have an aluminum frame plate, aluminum yoke and hub (main rotor head parts), etc. There may be a still newer 22E with the metal head, but I have not seen that one yet. The Eagle 50 flies quite will, by the way. I got to fly it several times.
Posted on: 10/6/2006 7:58 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
Stableblade, "I did some more work on the DF36 gyro drift problem and now think it is caused by the pots in the stock transmitter. " That may be a part of it, but mine still has a little drift with the DX6. I got rid of a bit more of it with the JR 285 digital servo. Bear in mind that these are $50.00 gyros and work exceeding well for the price. They will never hold like a Futaba 401. I think Sonnebee is right, it is in the gyro design. Let me know how it goes with the DX6, I am enjoying the DX6 in the Raptor G2 (Walkera #36) very much!
Posted on: 10/6/2006 5:47 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
Sonebee, Very, very cool looking canopy!
Posted on: 10/4/2006 11:50 AM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
Stableblade, I agree with you about a slight nose-heavy condition being beneficial. My Raptor G2 (#36) is now somewhat nose-heavy. Everytime I roll it, the nose pitches up when it is inverted. I am trying a little more nose weight, which will require a bit of aft trim upright, so that it wil have more of a tendency to drop the nose a bit inverted. I will let you know how it works out. You could sit down and have a cup of coffee in the time that it takes to complete one rolll...
Posted on: 10/2/2006 5:41 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
Zingablack, The Raptor G2 is what I am flying. It does fly very well and looks really good with the flourescent yellow color. I don't think there is any difference, otherwise. Even Raidentech sells it as Raptor G2 aka Walker #36. By the way, mine came from Raidentech too. Very nice people to deal with-lots of spare parts very inexpensively priced. I have heard about Walkera plastic being fragile. I have dorked the G2 good a couple of times and it is very durable, so maybe they have changed the plastic used. Either way, it is a very good machine and holds up well (mine usually gets flown several times a week).
Posted on: 9/28/2006 2:07 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
Jeff, "wonder if the Futaba S3107 that comes w/ my 6EXH is u[p to the task we're talking here about sport flying" I think that you will be the guinea pig here... Please let us know how it works!
Posted on: 9/28/2006 11:25 AM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
Soneebee, I made an error in my previous post-it is a JR 285 servo (a little faster). Using a digital servo where an analogue is normally installed will not hasten the demise of the servo. Putting any servo on tail rotor with a Heading Hold gyro may cause it to expire faster (they are working constantly). I have been flying JR 281' s in both of my T-Rex's for months-in the same reciever outputs as my previous analogue servos were installed-with not problem. I will post when the servo expires, for comparison purposes. Glad to hear you are ok after the storm. By the way, I always enjoy your posts!
Posted on: 9/28/2006 10:48 AM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
006 I believe. It is the one that came with the Exceed Raptor G2. I did have to turn the gain down when I installed the JR servo.
Posted on: 9/27/2006 7:53 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
Sonnebee, The stock Walkera gyro. That will be the only piece of the original electronics in the machine. It works pretty darn good, but better with the JR 281.
Posted on: 9/27/2006 6:22 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
I have flown the stock tail servo and a JR 281 digital. The JR is noticeably better. Tail response is good with either, but centering is better, and response is quicker, with the JR.
Posted on: 9/27/2006 11:43 AM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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RE: Walkera Dragonfly #36
Sonnebee, I have had one Walkera Tx fail on the collective mixing-that could be part of it. Is the collective arm (connected to the servo, under the main gear) roughly horizontal at half stick (in Normal mode, anything from low stick to half stick should be the same-you will only be able to get the arm to go down if you go to Idle up).? The pitch should be zero, or close to it at that point. Neither PZT nor PLT control the throtle, other that changing them can load, or unload the motor and change the RPM that way.
Posted on: 9/21/2006 8:43 PM by Author "Ah Clem" in the forum "Walkera Helis - Dragonfly, etc.."
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