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Azzy · 11-29-2006, 02:45 PM

Help?

Just picked up a mini electro heli today for 10 bucks.. the lady couldnt get it to work. After looking everything over, I think I spy the issue... the battery charger was set for Lithium 2 cell packs and not 7 cell NiMH packs.

Before i go trying to get this thing to hover this evening.. what do the controls do? I know how each stick moves the thing, but there are these slides to the side and bottom of each axis.. what do they do?

Thanks!

amcfall · 11-29-2006, 02:47 PM

Slides should be the trims for each channel. What heli did you get? I'm up to about 4, it's like crack or paintball.

Avery

c6quad · 11-29-2006, 02:54 PM

if you don't know what trim tabs are and what they do, your most likely going to crash.

Lrrpie-CT · 11-29-2006, 02:56 PM

Azzy, do what all inexperienced pilots do: during flight say, "I wonder what this button does?"

Overheard on the Hindenburg, "Was ist dieses?"

Spyder3188 · 11-29-2006, 03:07 PM

If you are looking for a great indoor helicopter, I bought this one from radio shack a few weeks ago.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search

It is a lot of fun to fly and has a good battery life.

Azzy · 11-29-2006, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c6quad

if you don't know what trim tabs are and what they do, your most likely going to crash.

Thats why I asked ....

Quote:

Slides should be the trims for each channel. What heli did you get? I'm up to about 4, it's like crack or paintball.

Avery

Its a mini Dragonfly. Some small chinese deal. If it wanst 10 bucks, i wouldnt pick it up. Learned my lesson how fun RC flying is and how expensive it was with a few beginner planes (got pretty good at those, but I started to try and fly them harder than they should be flown).

Ok these are trim tabs. unfortunatly, the instruction book for the thing mentions nothing about trim tabs, nor does it ever point them out. im guessing they are like a deadzone setup?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spyder3188

If you are looking for a great indoor helicopter, I bought this one from radio shack a few weeks ago.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search

It is a lot of fun to fly and has a good battery life.

Looked at those when they were 70 or so.. flew one in store, wanst impressed with the flight time or how they controlled.

c6quad · 11-29-2006, 04:12 PM

i hear you Azzy. it's better to ask before the crash then after. lol...

the trim tabs are used to fine tune each channel so the heli will fly straight. your best bet would be to find someone with experience that could trim it out for you.

i've never owned a R/C heli but i have been around them and i know they can be very tricky to say the least. i have flown a heli on a R/C simulator though and they aren't easy to fly.

amcfall · 11-29-2006, 04:18 PM

If it's the same as the one I had they're neat but crappy (only really goes up and down :-) )

It started our whole heli craze though. If you like it and want one that actually is 4 channel you can get a Dynam Vortex for about $100. They're uber stable (coaxial) and true 4 channel. Great learner.

Avery

Azzy · 11-29-2006, 04:43 PM

Now do the trim tabs start out centered? or to the extreme of one axis? I really dont want to start up the thing and the throttle trim is jacked up and it takes off out of control.

Avery - I'll keep that in mind.

amcfall · 11-29-2006, 05:10 PM

Start with the trims in the center, see where it goes from there. On a normal heli you would check to see if the swashplate is level but I can't remember how these are set up (I don't think they have a swashplate).

Avery

11-29-2006, 02:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Azzy Mod-O-Rator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA	RC pilots! Help? Just picked up a mini electro heli today for 10 bucks.. the lady couldnt get it to work. After looking everything over, I think I spy the issue... the battery charger was set for Lithium 2 cell packs and not 7 cell NiMH packs. Before i go trying to get this thing to hover this evening.. what do the controls do? I know how each stick moves the thing, but there are these slides to the side and bottom of each axis.. what do they do? Thanks! __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 "It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.” - Dean Alfange

11-29-2006, 04:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Azzy Mod-O-Rator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA	Now do the trim tabs start out centered? or to the extreme of one axis? I really dont want to start up the thing and the throttle trim is jacked up and it takes off out of control. Avery - I'll keep that in mind. __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 "It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.” - Dean Alfange

11-29-2006, 02:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
amcfall Active Member Join Date: May 2006	Slides should be the trims for each channel. What heli did you get? I'm up to about 4, it's like crack or paintball. Avery

11-29-2006, 02:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
c6quad MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NC	if you don't know what trim tabs are and what they do, your most likely going to crash.

11-29-2006, 02:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lrrpie-CT See Matt Mod. Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem CT	Azzy, do what all inexperienced pilots do: during flight say, "I wonder what this button does?" Overheard on the Hindenburg, "Was ist dieses?"

11-29-2006, 03:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Spyder3188 Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006	If you are looking for a great indoor helicopter, I bought this one from radio shack a few weeks ago. http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search It is a lot of fun to fly and has a good battery life.

11-29-2006, 04:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
c6quad MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NC	i hear you Azzy. it's better to ask before the crash then after. lol... the trim tabs are used to fine tune each channel so the heli will fly straight. your best bet would be to find someone with experience that could trim it out for you. i've never owned a R/C heli but i have been around them and i know they can be very tricky to say the least. i have flown a heli on a R/C simulator though and they aren't easy to fly.

11-29-2006, 04:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
amcfall Active Member Join Date: May 2006	If it's the same as the one I had they're neat but crappy (only really goes up and down :-) ) It started our whole heli craze though. If you like it and want one that actually is 4 channel you can get a Dynam Vortex for about $100. They're uber stable (coaxial) and true 4 channel. Great learner. Avery

11-29-2006, 05:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
amcfall Active Member Join Date: May 2006	Start with the trims in the center, see where it goes from there. On a normal heli you would check to see if the swashplate is level but I can't remember how these are set up (I don't think they have a swashplate). Avery