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| Topic: Battery? or what? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 2 Views: 226 |
 Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:00 am Subject: Battery? or what? |
| Hello Edward,
Thanks for your helpful comments. To be honest I haven't really noticed any fall off in the headspeed, although I suspect that unless it is dramatic I wouldn't. I mean the motors still ... |
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| Topic: Battery? or what? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 2 Views: 226 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:09 pm Subject: Battery? or what? |
| It has been a long and slow road trying to learn how to master the cp2 by myself as a total beginner to RC helis with no "expert" on hand to ask for advice, but slowly and surely I am getting there. I ... | |
| Topic: Any advice for tail problem? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 4 Views: 874 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:40 am Subject: Solved it! |
| Eureka! New tail motor arrived today, fitted it and - problem completely solved. Thank you guys for the advice. I had naively assumed that when a motor wore out it would stop working, but it seems n ... | |
| Topic: Any advice for tail problem? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 4 Views: 874 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:32 am Subject: Any advice for tail problem? |
| OK new tail motor on the way, will give that a try and let you know how it goes. If I turn the shaft of the old one very slowly it looks as if there might be a slight bend in it (though how the hell ... | |
| Topic: Any advice for tail problem? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 4 Views: 874 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:53 pm Subject: Any advice for tail problem? |
| Just when I thought I had the measure of my cp2 and was able to fly it moderately competently (I won't say well!), it has developed a quirk that has rendered it unflyable, and I need some suggestions ... | |
| Topic: Rules and regulations? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 6 Views: 211 |
Forum: Off Topic Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:34 am Subject: Rules and regulations? |
| Well thanks to all of you for the advice. I thought somehow that the model shop were oversimplifying things somewhat!
I may not know the answer, but at least I now know that the answer depends on ho ... |
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| Topic: Rules and regulations? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 6 Views: 211 |
Forum: Off Topic Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:32 am Subject: Rules and regulations? |
| Not really off topic, R/C heli related, but none of the other fora really seem the right place to ask. So far I have gone the R/C heli path by myself, I presently have three electrics. Progress might ... | |
| Topic: What kind of glue | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 3 Views: 414 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:06 am Subject: What kind of glue |
| Can anyone advise me what kind of glue to use to stick the little plastic balls back on the rotor head? I have read in other posts that it can be done but I have tried superglue, araldite and even ste ... | |
| Topic: Baffling problem re flight time. | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 8 Views: 1080 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:43 am Subject: Baffling problem re flight time. |
| Ok I've run it with no tail or canopy. The rear motor is getting much hotter than the front one. Is this normal and what does it mean? Logical inference would seem to be that the back motor is doing ... | |
| Topic: Baffling problem re flight time. | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 8 Views: 1080 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:02 am Subject: Baffling problem re flight time. |
| I realy don't think it's the battery 'cos my son has a Lama and is getting normal flight times. Put his battery on my bird and I still only get a couple of minutes flying. Plus, the battery is always ... | |
| Topic: Baffling problem re flight time. | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 8 Views: 1080 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:34 pm Subject: Baffling problem re flight time. |
| I expect that the answer to my problem may be here on the boards somewhere, but I don't remember seeing it and so I wonder if anyone can help. I had the "momentary loss of power for a second or so" t ... | |
| Topic: Plastic blades? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 3 Views: 692 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:48 am Subject: Plastic blades? |
| I too found that plastic blades would wipe out my tail boom when they hit it hard, slicing it clean in two in fact! I experimented with the aluminium boom made from a tube you can buy at B&Q but ... | |
| Topic: Training gear - could it just be more hindrance than help? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 5 Views: 740 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:57 pm Subject: Training gear - could it just be more hindrance than help? |
| This is a bit weird. I bought my CP2 a couple of months ago and having read all the accumulated wisdom I could, I fitted it with extreme skids and training gear before I dared try it. Now I am gettin ... | |
| Topic: Jerking tail? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 6 Views: 405 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:46 pm Subject: Jerking tail? |
| OK well the Tx batteries are good, so it is not that. I have tried checking all the gear teeth (again!) and motor pinions, and there is no sign of any wear or slippage there. I've played around with ... | |
| Topic: Jerking tail? | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 6 Views: 405 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:34 pm Subject: Jerking tail? |
| Can anyone suggest what might be causing the tail of my Lama to intermittently and suddenly give sharp, hard jerks to the right, like a spasm? I can fly half a battery and it is perfect but then sudd ... | |
| Topic: Main shaft pin sheared | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 10 Views: 522 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:44 am Subject: variation on this problem |
| I've been using the paper clip "trick" for some time as being a very new flyer I seem constantly to be crashing and shearing it. But this last time I've got a problem. No amount of force will shove a ... | |
| Topic: Query about flybar | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 4 Views: 463 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:33 am Subject: Query about flybar |
| Amazing! You are absolutely spot on. Exactly as you described, the protrusions still stuck inside the collets. Got a new frame on order now. Many thanks for your help | |
| Topic: Replacing tail boom | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 5 Views: 489 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:04 am Subject: Replacing tail boom |
| One thing I've learned quite quickly after taking up this hobby is that it is not just about learning to fly the things and how to patch them up, but also about using your initiative to look for solut ... | |
| Topic: Query about flybar | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 4 Views: 463 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:56 am Subject: Query about flybar |
| Well, after extensive investigation, I am convinced that the thing that holds the flybar shaft rigid and stops it rotating on its own axis is solely the friction of the weights clamped tight up agains ... | |
| Topic: idle switch | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 2 Views: 377 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:52 am Subject: idle switch |
| The idle (actually "idle up") switch changes the way the heli responds to the throttle stick. You use it if you want to do aerobatic stunts like flying upside down. With a collective pitch machine l ... | |
| Topic: modify transmitter mode | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 4 Views: 366 |
Forum: Lama Modifications Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:29 am Subject: modify transmitter mode |
| You can switch a mode 1 to a mode 2 transmitter, my son did it with his Lama. Little bit fiddly though, but all you need are some jeweller's screwdrivers, a bit of patience, and the willingness to "t ... | |
| Topic: Query about flybar | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 4 Views: 463 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:48 am Subject: Query about flybar |
| As a newbie both to flying and repairing my CP2, I have a query about the flybar which I can't seem to find answered anywhere on here (maybe I just missed it!).
My flybar has gotten very loose in the ... |
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| Topic: Replacing tail boom | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 5 Views: 489 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:03 am Subject: Replacing tail boom |
| I fitted the supposedly beginner-friendly plastic hover blades and they sliced through my tail boom! Don't really understand what went wrong, I had training gear on and it seemed to have landed nice ... | |
| Topic: Lama V3 transmitter setup | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 4 Views: 676 |
Forum: Lama Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:30 am Subject: Lama V3 transmitter setup |
| My son ardered a Lama which arrived yesterday and turned out to have a mode 1 transmitter rather than mode 2. He managed to convert it to mode 2 with a few minutes work. First of all he fiddled with ... | |
| Topic: Advice please re crash damage | |
| Lee55555 Replies: 6 Views: 446 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:16 pm Subject: Advice please re crash damage |
| Well, I couldn't get the bits out without taking off the rotor head, but I did that and then managed to clear the hole with a paper clip just fine, and used the paper clip just as described to replace ... | |
