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RE: HK 500 CMT Build Thread - Beginner to Heli's
I have one of these cmt's, and a friend bought one as well. The belt is definitely too tight as it comes from the factory. My friend and I both made the same mistake of installing it as it comes, and we both fried the bearings in the tail almost immediately. I then shortened the boom on mine.I repaired the heli with new bearings and a new belt. Got the heli to fly and on it`s third flight, the gear that runs the belt to the tail sheered all its teeth off. Heli went in, and was completely totalled. My friend was flying his, and guess what, the same gear stripped and his heli went in. I don`t know whether we weakened the gear when we innitially built the heli with the tight belt, but it does sound like others are having the same problem with the gear stripping. Anyway just wanted to warn anyone about this issue. Don`t build it with a tight belt! Now I just orded the cmt with the torque tube. You can bet I`ll be checking all the loctite. You can belt I`ll be looking very closely at the gears that run in the TT, and I`ll replace them with Align stuff if I`m not confident in them. From what I saw with my first cmt, I was really happy with the quality overall, and I believe the heli can be a budget alternative to an Align 500. Just needs a bit of attention and perhaps a few minor parts swaps to get it sorted. Jag
Posted on: 10/22/2010 8:14 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "T-Rex heli"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10085780
My GP SE5a Maiden
Maidened my new little SE5a this morning. What a Sweet little flyer! Easy to fly, and land, and just looks great in the air. Nice scale like flight on the Turnigy 2213 outrunner and 10 x 6 prop. Does about a 10 minute flight on the 1500 3 cell. Definitely a keeper! Jag
Posted on: 5/11/2008 12:42 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=7481433
RE: Do you let friends fly your planes?
Wow, so with no experience at all as a pilot, you hand him the controls of a Spitfire. Interesting. Jag
Posted on: 1/14/2008 9:59 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6904951
RE: Thunderbird 18 esc
you need to reverse the setting for the esc's channel in your transmitter. Read your instructions on "servo reversing" It's probably channel 3 that will need to be reversed if its a hitec/futaba radio. Hope this helps. J
Posted on: 12/26/2007 9:56 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6805902
RE: SAPAC-22(F-22)
I saw one of those down at our field a week or so back. Nice looking plane. The included fans immediately self-destructed though. Jag
Posted on: 9/5/2007 9:36 PM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6332933
RE: Fliton Rogue 3D Bipe
cg is 3 to 3.5 inches back from front of top wing. the cg listed in the manual is incorrect J
Posted on: 6/15/2007 11:12 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5990976
Can a Jeti Advance 70-3P be used with 6 cells???
I have an Advance 70-3P. The instructions say it good for up to 3 cell lipo. I see the Opto version can run 6 cell lipo (which is what I want to do). Is it just a matter of cutting the red wire in the lead that plugs into the receiver, and then adding a seperate BEC. Would this enable me to run 6 cells on my Advance (non-opto) model? Jag
Posted on: 4/12/2007 7:31 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5703615
RE: GWS Planes
Here's a few of mine. J
Posted on: 3/9/2007 6:49 PM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5536973
RE: NEED HELP TONIGHT!!!!!
Mine was radared at around the 80 mark as well. I think that's decent for a little foam plane of this size. J
Posted on: 3/7/2007 3:59 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5523578
RE: NEED HELP TONIGHT!!!!!
The two marks mentioned earlier in the post are where the cog is located. I balanced mine on those marks, and it was right on. The F-86 is a very sweet flier, and quite the crowd pleezer! You'll love it! Jag
Posted on: 3/4/2007 6:59 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5507177
RE: Park Flyer Spitfire - which is best?
The World Models Spit you mention is a great flier, and easy build, but not very scale. The Flying Styro kit is very scale, and does fly well. A bit trickier to build, and definitely not cheap for a foam plane. Alfa does not yet have a Spit. The new Parkzone Spit is getting good reviews, might be worth having a look at. Another one is the Hyperion model. Looks pretty nice to me. Jag
Posted on: 3/2/2007 7:39 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5497882
RE: Glow Experience Getting Started in Electric
How about a helicopter instead? Far more fun in confined areas. J
Posted on: 2/24/2007 9:27 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5467020
RE: Gypsy ARF pinion issue
Green Loctite 680 is what you want to be using. Jag
Posted on: 1/23/2007 11:28 PM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5314160
RE: Decal Glue For Alfa Models???
I recently tried out a product called Micro Sol and Micro Set while applying decals on my Alfa Wildcat. These products worked great!! This is my third Alfa build, and I wish I had those two bottles of fluid for the first two builds. See if they have this stuff at your LHS, it's well worth the few bucks it costs. J
Posted on: 1/17/2007 8:52 PM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5282055
RE: p-38 color options
Go here: http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/298/3/0 J
Posted on: 1/9/2007 8:28 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5235871
RE: GWS P-38 help
Thats a beauty of a plane, Mazer. Glad the LHS is taking care of things for you!! Jag
Posted on: 1/8/2007 7:03 PM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5233246
RE: GWS P-38 help
I meant the esc lead that plugs into the receiver on channel 3. Thought perhaps you might try plugging it in the other way around, if you can. I know sometimes there is a little tab on the plug that prevents that. I would definitely plug another receiver in if you have one handy to try and rule out that the gws one isn't defective or not. J
Posted on: 1/3/2007 12:14 PM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5202851
RE: GWS P-38 help
Youve tried the servo reverse setting on your radio on channel 3?? Have you tried bumping up the trim a bit on channel 3 on your radio?? Tried plugging the esc in the other way around??? Can you pull one the recievers out of your glow planes, and try it in the 38 for comparison?? J
Posted on: 1/3/2007 11:28 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5202628
RE: electifly warbirds or GWS
If you are a fairly inexperienced pilot, I'd stay with the lower cost GWS kits at first. They fly great, and with a little extra effort in the build, can really look great as well. I'm sure though, as Flyer stated, the GP kits are nice as well. Jaggy
Posted on: 12/12/2006 6:54 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5105967
RE: world models Mustang EP battery under wing?!
Basil, I flew mine with a brushless setup immediately, and a 1500 3 cell lipo. Personally, I find the supplied brushed motors that come with these types of kits fairly marginal at best, with no reserve power on tap. I've tried with other kits in the past, but allways thrown in the towel, and gone brushless. It's just my opinion, but I'd drop the 400, and go straight to a brushless. This of course adds far more expense to the kit, but in my opinion, it's the only way to go. A 1000 Mah battery recommended? That'll be fairly short flight times with a 400 brushed. Again, junk it, save the weight, and get a lipo. Jag
Posted on: 12/12/2006 6:47 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5105954
RE: GWS P-51 Mustang Sturdiness
It is not a starter plane, rcdriv3r. Low wing planes really are to be avoided when you are first learning to fly. Take a look at GWS's "E-Starter", or perhaps their "Beaver" as your first choice. Try and hook up with someone who knows how to fly when you are first learning, their experience will go a long way to help you avoid disasters! J
Posted on: 12/10/2006 9:29 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5097308
RE: Show off your hangar
This one started out as the Slope Glider kit. They have no motors/props, and come unpainted in just white. You can get all the GWS models as slope gliders, and they are cheaper. If you are going to go brushless, and prefer your own paint jobs, Slope Glider is the only way to go. J
Posted on: 11/20/2006 7:44 PM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5020378
RE: Show off your hangar
Thanks Clovus, it's just a regular GWS spit. I did the maiden today on it, and wow, I was really impressed! This is my second one of these, and this one flies even nicer than my first one. It needed a bit of trimming out at first, and I had to lower the aileron reflex a bit. Second flight I had it dialed right in, and it really performed for me. It is quite fast, and very nimble. Easy to handlaunch, and seems to have a quite low stall speed, so you can slow it down quite nicely for the landings. I only flew it twice today, as it is really cold here, and my hands were a bit numb. I'm looking forward to future flights with it. Specs: Hextronic 25D-28 Outrunner APC 9X7.5 SF prop Hextronic 18 amp ESC Li Power Lite 1320 3 cell lipo GWS 6 channel receiver No Name servos Plane is full house controls A/E/R/T, AUW 15.5 oz's. Pulling around 17 or so amps at 175 watts. Jag
Posted on: 11/20/2006 5:42 PM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5019810
RE: Show off your hangar
Here's my latest addition to my hangar. Hoping the maiden will be soon. J
Posted on: 11/20/2006 5:29 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5017661
RE: New GWS P-38 Pics
The blades are 9070's. They look great, but are horribly inefficient. Expect to give up a lot of performance over what a standard two bladed prop would provide. J
Posted on: 11/4/2006 8:56 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4953813
RE: Parkzone Supermarine Spitfire Mk11B
How do you mean "weak"? Like as non-scale, or physically weak or what? Jag
Posted on: 11/3/2006 7:48 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4949725
RE: GWS Zero Pre-Construction
Hargravebl, great news on your maiden. Glad your bird flew great for you! Falcon, the plane will want to go almost straight up on you! Knowing that it's going to do that is a huge help. Dial in down trim on the elevator, and if handlaunching, use a lot less throttle on the launch, till you get used to it. If possible, add some downthrust to the motor as well. I'm surprised as I read through this thread that no one had mentioned earlier about the Zero's notorious wing incidence problems. Anyway, as I just built my brushless Zero without the wing incidence mod, I'm hoping to be able to just trim out the "climbing" issue. If not, I'll be doing the incidence mod on mine as well. Tomorrow I maiden mine, here's the specs on it: Hexatronic A22-10S outrunner Hexatronic 18 amp ESC APC 9X3.8 prop TP 1320 3 cell lipo GWS 6 channel receiver No Name servos Output is 175 watts at 16.8 amps. AUW is 375 grams/13.18 oz's....I'm thinking this thing is gonna be an absolute rocket!! I'll be maidening mine tomorrow if the weather allows it. J
Posted on: 10/26/2006 8:01 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4916642
RE: New GWS P-38 Pics
Elevator linkage works just fine. The FSK P-38 kit that Hobby Lobby sells is a gorgeous kit, and I would love to have one, but all their twin models are priced out of my tax bracket. This GWS kit is going to fill a niche in the market. There's also another really nice P-38 kit you might want to check out if you haven't seen it already. http://www.infinity-hobby.com/main/ Its a bit smaller than my 38, but more detailed. Go check it out. J
Posted on: 10/21/2006 9:37 PM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4898095
RE: New GWS P-38 Pics
Here's a couple of flight shots from yesterdays "sorties". Plane was well received down at my club yesterday. It is a pleasure to fly. J
Posted on: 10/21/2006 8:47 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4895918
RE: GWS-38 (P-38) has arrived...
Sorry to hear about the powertrain issues, LostSoul. Hope you can get it together soon! J
Posted on: 10/20/2006 10:20 AM by Author "Jagzilla"
in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4892022
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