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More Hornet pics as of 3/30/01. This thing may FLY like mud but it SURE LOOKS GOOD. Please
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scroll down for more recent flying tips....
Room for
xtra canopy
xtra canopy
Portable - Hi-
res pics
res pics
Stole this idea
Next to my 18 pound Vario Benzin Gas -
Hi-res pics. Hornet weighs 270 grams.
Hi-res pics. Hornet weighs 270 grams.
MORE FLIGHT DATA:
Let's see... First the tail slider bearing came apart in a minor crash. Then, let's see, then the tail slider
bearing came apart causing another crash. Then, hum, what happened next? Oh yeah, the tail slider
bearing came apart causing another crash.
I've HIT everything I own and everyone I know. The only spare part I've needed is a 2 MM leg and
some CA. GLAD I'VE GOT A QUART OF ACETONE AS A DE-BONDER. No really, this
thing will outlive Keith Richards and is totally repairable.
I finally replaced the bearing with a 3x6 flanged one from Duratrax and EPOXIED the damn thing in
with thinned (alcohol) minute epoxy. Let's see it come apart now! Better yet, let's see me
maintenance the damn thing! Anyway, I flew a bunch with it and it holds.... for now.
I have made every mod the great Hornet forum guru Greg Stewart told me, plus some the micro-heli
junior diety DeadStick suggested. So what's the verdict????????
Great looking bird - tougher to setup than an X-Cell without opposing thumbs. Hovers great
indoors. Forward flight indoors, as configured, would require hiring a decorator immediately
afterwards unless you live in Bill Gates house (and I have a pretty large one - but full of stuff).
Tends to balloon in forward flight. If you have a good radio, you can, however, fool it all sorts of
ways. I have a setup on my 9Z as follows:
Normal Condition - Hover - EXPO POSITIVE 30% on Cyclic and Rudder.
T-Hold - Not a seperate condition but have a T-hold switch enabled so that I can work on the machine
without risk of engine engaging. Also, acts as a mixing inhibitor so I can see natural servo throws.
Idle One - Forward flight condition - seperable trims allow me to 'push' the elevator forward so that
speed is maintained and the ballooning is lessened. I also seperately trim the rudder. Also have lower
EXPO (20% positive) to smooth turns here.
Mixes - Two so far. I put in Throttle-Rudder mixing for the extreme low end so that quick power offs do
not torque the heli around. Second, I mixed in some positive Rudder-Throttle mixing for pirouttes in the
'against torque' direction. This keeps it from dropping with tail input.
MOST RECENT TRICK:
Moved the flybar weights all the way out and increased the positive EXPO (to the above 30%) on cyclic.
This makes it feel more stable.
BIGGEST PROBLEM AS YET UNSOLVED:
- GRYO SENSITIVITY!!!!!!!! I have the damn thing set at 10% because it wags at 11% or higher. But at
10% it feels like there is little gyro. ONE THING TO REMEMBER - After making a gyro change, 're-boot'
by powering the heli off and on or it doesn't take. Can be very frustrating.
Later for now....
MADMAN
Let's see... First the tail slider bearing came apart in a minor crash. Then, let's see, then the tail slider
bearing came apart causing another crash. Then, hum, what happened next? Oh yeah, the tail slider
bearing came apart causing another crash.
I've HIT everything I own and everyone I know. The only spare part I've needed is a 2 MM leg and
some CA. GLAD I'VE GOT A QUART OF ACETONE AS A DE-BONDER. No really, this
thing will outlive Keith Richards and is totally repairable.
I finally replaced the bearing with a 3x6 flanged one from Duratrax and EPOXIED the damn thing in
with thinned (alcohol) minute epoxy. Let's see it come apart now! Better yet, let's see me
maintenance the damn thing! Anyway, I flew a bunch with it and it holds.... for now.
I have made every mod the great Hornet forum guru Greg Stewart told me, plus some the micro-heli
junior diety DeadStick suggested. So what's the verdict????????
Great looking bird - tougher to setup than an X-Cell without opposing thumbs. Hovers great
indoors. Forward flight indoors, as configured, would require hiring a decorator immediately
afterwards unless you live in Bill Gates house (and I have a pretty large one - but full of stuff).
Tends to balloon in forward flight. If you have a good radio, you can, however, fool it all sorts of
ways. I have a setup on my 9Z as follows:
Normal Condition - Hover - EXPO POSITIVE 30% on Cyclic and Rudder.
T-Hold - Not a seperate condition but have a T-hold switch enabled so that I can work on the machine
without risk of engine engaging. Also, acts as a mixing inhibitor so I can see natural servo throws.
Idle One - Forward flight condition - seperable trims allow me to 'push' the elevator forward so that
speed is maintained and the ballooning is lessened. I also seperately trim the rudder. Also have lower
EXPO (20% positive) to smooth turns here.
Mixes - Two so far. I put in Throttle-Rudder mixing for the extreme low end so that quick power offs do
not torque the heli around. Second, I mixed in some positive Rudder-Throttle mixing for pirouttes in the
'against torque' direction. This keeps it from dropping with tail input.
MOST RECENT TRICK:
Moved the flybar weights all the way out and increased the positive EXPO (to the above 30%) on cyclic.
This makes it feel more stable.
BIGGEST PROBLEM AS YET UNSOLVED:
- GRYO SENSITIVITY!!!!!!!! I have the damn thing set at 10% because it wags at 11% or higher. But at
10% it feels like there is little gyro. ONE THING TO REMEMBER - After making a gyro change, 're-boot'
by powering the heli off and on or it doesn't take. Can be very frustrating.
Later for now....
MADMAN
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