got belt today and plugged it in to see what happens

huge problem
the controller wont connect with the reciever on heli
nothing
no beep or anything at all
sais factory binds it beforehand sooo

what could be wrong
could the reciever on the heli be faulty?

when i plug in battery the reciever flashes one and then goes out...its like it cant pick up a remote control

HELP!!!!

Sound as if you have a 2.4Ghz system? if so you'll probably need to bind the receiver to the transmitter( even if they say it's already done)... I have no idea how the Esky 2.4 systems work when it comes to binding as I've never used one... a few years back when I had my belts they came with crappy futaba knock off skysport 72Mhz systems.

The book should give some insight as to the bind process. also make sure your turning on the transmitter then pluging in the battery to the ESC... IF you have an on/off switch on the ESC make sure it's on.

ahh fixed it

i had to unbind it again and then rebind it

(i missed the little section about unbinding at the bottom of pace on manual)

Cool, be sure you go over every screw and make sure they are tight, double check the entire set up of the rotor and tail rotor, look for any binding in the tali and make sure the belt is adjusted correctly. The people that put these things together usually good a fairly good job...still CHECK EVERYTHING! You do not want to find a set up error or loose screw during hover!

Good luck man, let me know how the first hovers go.

hey
as i wait for my esc....

can you reccomend any good gyros for this heli or any tail motor
that are compatable with cp v2
and u know of any good metal upgrades?

You can buy several good gyros... about the cheapest of them would be the Futaba 240 or 401(what I run) it really depends on how much you want to spend. The rate gyro that comes with the belt is not that great BUT it does the job as long as it's set up correctly and you're not doing 3D or flying in windy conditions... the tail WILL drift a bit but it's easy to correct for.

Tail motor??? the belt CP use a BELT driven tail rotor system.

Don't worry about metal up grades just yet...bent metal is no better than broken plastic and far more expensive to replace just fly...crash...repair(with plastic) fly... crash... repair and so on... once your not crashing and feel comfortable flying the belt upgrade it with one of the better 450's out there... you can use all the electronics from the belt to help off-set the cost of a better heli kit.

ok so the better the gyro..the better the heli flys in wind

ohh sorry before i think i meant to say "tail servo" not motor

just seen a few people saying they upgraded it cuz its not the best

also does the gyro have to sit flush straight on the heli cuz mine is on a slight angle....or doesnt it matter because it installizes and sets itself every time i turn on heli

Kinda, the better the gyro the better it HOLDS the tail, this makes it easier on you flying it because your not making the tiny adjustment with the controls to keep the tail from drifting out or weather vaining into the wind... the gyro is doing it for you.

A good tail servo is a must and no the esky digital 9g servo is not one of the better ones... if you stick with the rate gyro for now the stock servo will do an OK job. They do however have a fairly high failure rate as I lost two of them in flight on my belt before I replaced them... luckly they were on the collective and I was able to land safely.

As for what servo... well again it depends on what you want to spend... You can use just about any fairly high speed servo digital or analog if all your doing is hovering or mild foward flight. I use fuaba S9650's on my tail rotors.

A slight angle is no big deal. Esky still using the zip ties to hold the gryo in place ? if so get some gyro mounting tape from your LHS cut off the zip ties and remount the gyro stright... the problem with zip ties is they can transfer vibrations to the gyro that the gyro mounting tape is SUPPOSED to reduce.

ur servo failed or gyro?


and u think this one is better an can be used?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2X-26G-S9650-...item3cab62f291

Two of my Esky servos failed, both failed on collective not the tail.

Thats a knock of the S9650... no idea if it's any good or not.

hi shultz

i took the heli out today (just in my drive way)
it went pretty good considering ive never used a mode 2 controller..ever!

i did hover at very low altutude but i never really controlled it as i kept forgetting controlls and panicing a little

as im only very low im still in the dirty air so the heli drifts left alot
at one stage i got about 2 metres off the ground and again i paniced lol..the heli went over a hedge and then the blades sliced a chunk outa the plant..before the heli came crashing down....i was 100% sure i had broken something but after checking it out suprisingly nothing broken...abit of paint off th underbelly of the wooden blade (ive ordered 10 more blades)

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only one concern though (theres a way to fix but i dont know how)

when i turn heli on the gyro puts servo arm in a 90 degree angle but the tail is slightly pitched to the side

look at this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1I4v...eature=related

at 7:05 - 7:15 is what im talking about

let me know if u know solution

Thanks

ATA BOY good to hear you didn't crash! if you don't break something it's NOT a crash

Be careful with woodies... even a minor crash can creat fractures UNDER THE PLASTIC COVERING YOU CAN NOT SEE! next time you get the head speed up they come apart



If you're servo arm is 90 degrees you can adjust out the slight pitch with the plastic ball joint, it should be threaded so just pop it off the ball and adjust so you have 90 with no pitch.

Read over some of the Gyro set tip's that "Finless Bob" has on helifreak... he's a much better and more experianced teacher than me

do you know how to fix a heli when it drifts left quite fast?

i have to hold the right cyclic to keep it steady...i dont want to have to use trim on the controller...you wana know if theres anything you can do

its not the light left rift like you see when taking off....it goes left fast

let me know

You have something not level or 90 in you're rotor setup... all 3 servos arms should be 90, the swash plate shoud be LEVEL and all the linkages above that should be 90. also double check you're fly bar and paddles.

Check out the "Finless Bob" rotor set up vids... he shows you step by step how to set up the rotor head he may be using a T-rex in the video but it all the same when it comes to set up

long story short...tail again hit bush and it came down like a bag of shit

Damage:
cracked canopy (not bad though)
bent feathering shaft
bent tail boom
broken wooden blades