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| Topic: Honey Bee CP2 sudden loss of control, bad radio? | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 6 Views: 182 |
 Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:48 am Subject: Honey Bee CP2 sudden loss of control, bad radio? |
...the TX crystal that was failing, probably due to sim flying on the PC with the crystal still in and aerial down ( I've since found that this is a big no no  ).
Could you expand on this? I ... |
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| Topic: ESKY HONEY BEE CP | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 5 Views: 221 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:44 am Subject: ESKY HONEY BEE CP |
| An alternating red and green light on the 4-in-1 indicates that no signal is being received. As Elliot says, remove and replace both the transmitter and receiver crystals and make sure they are seate ... | |
| Topic: Receiver crystal required for Futaba R146iP | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 4 Views: 129 |
Forum: Radio Receivers Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:03 pm Subject: Receiver crystal required for Futaba R146iP |
| Thanks Ian.
Regards, Vindaloo |
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| Topic: Receiver crystal required for Futaba R146iP | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 4 Views: 129 |
Forum: Radio Receivers Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:55 pm Subject: Receiver crystal required for Futaba R146iP |
Well thanks very much for your most helpful reply. 
What I was actually asking is whether my receiver needs a single or dual conversion crystal - I don't know whether or not Futaba do both s ... |
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| Topic: Receiver crystal required for Futaba R146iP | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 4 Views: 129 |
Forum: Radio Receivers Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:21 pm Subject: Receiver crystal required for Futaba R146iP |
| I know this has been done to death before, but I still like to make sure...
I have a Futaba 6EXP tx with a Channel 62 crystal. I'm waiting for delivery of a Futaba R146iP PCM 35MHz Receiver. Wh ... |
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| Topic: Twister 3D Storm | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 6 Views: 205 |
Forum: Twister RC helicopters Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:13 pm Subject: Twister 3D Storm |
| A quick Google reveals this:
[url=http://www.jperkinsdistribution.co.uk/downloads/6600090b.pdf]Twister 3D Storm manual Hope this helps. Regards, Vindaloo |
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| Topic: I've had it with this helicopter! | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 54 Views: 999 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:23 pm Subject: I've had it with this helicopter! |
| Do some research on the Twister Storm 3D, which is what I'm just about to get. Basically the same as a Blade 400 but you need your own transmitter and receiver, which I've already got. I've read lot ... | |
| Topic: It don't scare me any more!Crash Report & yaw problem | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 1 Views: 148 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:14 am Subject: Re: It don't scare me any more!Crash Report & yaw proble |
| The only thing i noticed is the yaw is very sensitive, is this the nature of the cp2 or is there anyway to stop it whipping about at the slightest touch of the controlls?
Not having seen any other CP ... |
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| Topic: Just about had it with the CP2 | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 13 Views: 467 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:03 pm Subject: Just about had it with the CP2 |
| After one final "landing" that broke the tail rotor spindle, I've decided to put all my CP2 stuff up for sale and move on to a new heli. I've started [url=http://www.heliguy.com/Forum/esky-honeybee-c ... | |
| Topic: I've had it with this helicopter! | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 54 Views: 999 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:55 pm Subject: I've had it with this helicopter! |
| It is very tempting to sell everything and put the money towards a Blade 400...
That's exactly what I'm doing! I'm selling all the CP2 parts I've built up over the months and will get a Twister Stor ... |
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| Topic: cp2 setup | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 5 Views: 200 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:52 pm Subject: cp2 setup |
| Have you got training skids on? If not, I would recommend them. You can then skate around on a smooth floor without actually lifting off - keep practising this through loads of batteries until you'r ... | |
| Topic: Programming a transmitter model purely for mechanical setup | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 3 Views: 202 |
Forum: Radio Transmitters. Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:39 am Subject: Programming a transmitter model purely for mechanical setup |
Since starting this thread I've had my transmitter back (repaired  ) and have set up a model called INIT with the throttle & pitch curves as described. It works a treat - you don't have to unplu ... |
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| Topic: Esky Honeybee CP2 parts for sale | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 0 Views: 120 |
Forum: Special Requests Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:47 am Subject: Esky Honeybee CP2 parts for sale |
| I've decided to move on from the Honeybee CP2, and am selling the individual parts and spares I have built up over the months in the hope that they will fetch enough to buy a new Futaba receiver!
7 ... |
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| Topic: I've had it with this helicopter! | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 54 Views: 999 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:26 pm Subject: I've had it with this helicopter! |
| Dave,
See my similarly-named thread - I have now decided to dismantle my CP2 and sell off the parts and put it towards a Futaba receiver (to go with the transmitter I got to try to solve the CP2's ... |
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| Topic: Just about had it with the CP2 | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 13 Views: 467 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:27 pm Subject: Just about had it with the CP2 |
| I think I spoke too soon - even though the new transmitter has made a big difference in hovering and smoothness of the cyclic, I'm still having trouble with the tail.
I went to the park this even ... |
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| Topic: Just about had it with the CP2 | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 13 Views: 467 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:10 am Subject: Just about had it with the CP2 |
| I bought a Futaba 6EXP transmitter but had problems with and it had to be repaired at Ripmax. Anyway, I've finally got it back and set it up for the CP2.
There's a noticeable difference in that th ... |
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| Topic: Futaba 6EXP no longer working | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 18 Views: 236 |
Forum: Radio Transmitters. Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:35 am Subject: Futaba 6EXP no longer working |
| I sent the transmitter off to Ripmax, and have had an invoice sent back:
Replaced cracked SMT Capacitors in XTAL circuit and multiplier stage checked and adjusted. This doesn't sound like something ... |
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| Topic: I've had it with this helicopter! | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 54 Views: 999 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:16 pm Subject: I've had it with this helicopter! |
| One last question though if anyone could help is when the rotor head is spinning enough to enable the heli to lift into a hover (on mine roughly 50% of the throttle) should the tail of the heli be hel ... | |
| Topic: I've had it with this helicopter! | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 54 Views: 999 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:57 am Subject: I've had it with this helicopter! |
Well done for finding out about the switches. One good thing about all this - you should now be an expert at adjusting the swashplate and links 
Vindaloo |
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| Topic: I've had it with this helicopter! | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 54 Views: 999 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:13 pm Subject: I've had it with this helicopter! |
| Are the servos free to move fully up and down? Do they all have roughly the same range of up and down movement when you move the cyclic control to the full extents? If the swashplate is level when y ... | |
| Topic: I've had it with this helicopter! | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 54 Views: 999 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:56 pm Subject: I've had it with this helicopter! |
I've been reading your posts Vindaloo, in various topics and it seems that you've had a pretty rotten time of it so far. 
No, I just like complaining  . Compared to others, at least I've ha ... |
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| Topic: I've had it with this helicopter! | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 54 Views: 999 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:39 am Subject: I've had it with this helicopter! |
| I was feeling exactly the same as you with regard to the CP2. However I gave it one last chance by buying a Futaba 6EXP transmitter to see if that makes any difference (I've yet to try it out as the ... | |
| Topic: Programming a transmitter model purely for mechanical setup | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 3 Views: 202 |
Forum: Radio Transmitters. Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:37 am Subject: Programming a transmitter model purely for mechanical setup |
| I was thinking it might be a good idea to set up a separate model in my transmitter purely for checking the mechanical setup of the swashplate / pitch etc.
The throttle curve would be 0 0 0 0 0 ... |
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| Topic: Futaba 6EXP no longer working | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 18 Views: 236 |
Forum: Radio Transmitters. Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:18 am Subject: Futaba 6EXP no longer working |
| I've been speaking to Futaba - the 'missing' wire is normal for this pcb and it seems like I've exhausted all possibilities of fixing this myself. Looks like it's going to cost me £35.00 for Futaba t ... | |
| Topic: Honey bee CP2 Problems | |
| Vindaloo Replies: 10 Views: 334 |
Forum: ESKY HoneyBee CP2 (Collective Pitch) Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:11 pm Subject: Honey bee CP2 Problems |
| I'm having similar trouble with my HB CP2 and a Futaba transmitter. The 4-in-1 flashes red / green just like yours, which is indicating that it is not receiving any signal at all from the transmitter ... | |
