GyroMedia
Heliman
Location: Florida
| Like many other newbie's I'm having one problem after another getting my heli to be normal. After assembling my MX400 and getting it trimmed, it was hovering great. After my 3rd flight hovering, I starting moving to fast forward and entered tranlational lift until the heli was flying forward about 25 feet. This was unintentional forward flight. I cringed a bit, then managed to turn around and fly back. After dropping power the heli started descending too fast and then put the power back in. Off course it gained too much altitude and I was in forward flight again in the opposite direction and now over my neighbor's house, but still under control. I managed to turn it around and come back, but in the process I put it into the grass a bit too hard. The feathering shaft was bent, along with the flybar. Both were replaced and I have been having lots of other problems since. After hovering for 5 minutes, the motor made a strange sound and lost power. Upon inspection the ESC and motor were scalding hot and the motor was smoking. The motor has been sent back to Hobby Center Warranty. I have read many other stories about the motor and esc getting hot. I use the Futaba 6exh TX with the settings suggested in other posts. Why would the motor burn up without any other settings being adjusted from the first 3 flights? Is there a FAQ list somewhere that includes a setup of electric heli's from start to finish? Long boring post...sorry, but thanks for any advice. One other question. How much movement should there be sliding the main blade grips in and out along the feathering shaft?
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