Anybody else have to remove the wheel pants from their RV-7 to fly on grass?
Bill Wakeley (0 followers)
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If it doesn't fit force it!
Anybody get there promotional hat yet?
Bruce Steeve
I just got notified yesterday that they have sent it. Maybe middle of next week for me ??
Update: False alarm
Update: False alarm
How involved is changing a main shaft on a Blade 230S? After a repair I started to spool up and WHAM - dead stop. I had removed a zip tie holding the power wires away from the main motor and didn't rezip it correctly. The wires got pinched between the frame and the motor. Now everytime I spin th...
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Aaron Shell
Is the main shaft bent or is the main gear warped? You can remove the rotor head and spool up the motor to see if the main shaft is bent. It will be obvious if it it's bent when spinning, and it has to be perfect so if there is any bend to it, just replace it.
Bill Wakeley
Thank you for your reply. I will try what you suggested. Do you know how much of a job it is to replace the main shaft? My wife surprised me and bought me another 230S so I'm not in a desperate fury to get it done.
Bill Wakeley
The main gear has a definite wobble and the heli make a griniding noise almost like pebbles in a tin can. So it could be the main gear, the main shaft or something else...
I was working on my Blade 230S helicopter a couple days ago and something happened that ended my heli flying in an iinstant. I noticed a crack on the main frame so I figured a super glue job would keep me flying. Just behind the crack was a cable tie holding the motor wires out of the way of the m...
See MoreI was at my clubs' flite night last week and something happened to my helicopter. I had noticed a little crack on the front left side of the main frame so I snipped off the little cable tie holding the power wires away from the motor and super glued it. No problem. I used a new cable tie and zipp...
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I never saw this part of the story. I would check the motor, its possible you knocked a magnet loose and that is what you are hearing.
