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Congratulations on the safe maiden flight. I'm sure you will get the tail wag sorted easy enough, check that the gain switch adjustment is actually being recognised by the FBL.

I'm really liking the Specter 700. Europe now has a fully stocked dealer, Acrowood in Germany. Still no UK dealer unfortunately but you can have stuff in 3 days from Germany and post isn't too bad. I took the opportunity to get myself the upgrade carbon tail boom. It's 45g lighter than the...

Personally I prefer using governor mode on all my helis regardless of size, I much prefer the constant headspeed it gives. But having said this, governor is not essential. Your heli should fly fine in linear throttle mode. If you aren’t getting enough headspeed then that is not due to lack of...

You must not use Tx sub trim. Adjust the servo positions using the FBL setup

'Set RPM' is the best governor mode. This pdf gives you the instructions on how to set it up: SET RPM

If you have set up governor and calibrated the throttle then the ESC is ready to go.. What else are you unsure of?

The Microbeast and the ikon are both great FBL, as are a few others. Choice to some extend comes down to personal preference. The ikon does have the advantage that it comes with self levlling stabilisation and 'rescue' out of the box. With the Microbeast you have to pay about $100 to add those...

I've no experience with the Microbeast. Personally I much prefer a PC type setup interface rather than the cryptic blinky LED's that the Microbeast uses but i know that many people swear by them. I'm sure if you follow the manual methodically it will be easy enough. Tony has a good video for the...

One thing that struck me as odd.. the tail rotor stopped well before the main rotor? Does this heli not have the tail driven off an auto gear? Anyway, the noise seemed to correspond to the tail rotor stopping. I also noticed that the tail blades were very loose in the grips and flopping down...

I'm not a AR7210BX owner but i recall reading somewhere that the version of the AR7210BX that comes with the Blade 270CFX is partially locked, only some of the parameters are adjustable (so that you can only use it on the 270). This might explain some unexpected behaviour, there again it might...

Sorry to hear this, i guess it's a harsh lesson about the value of pre-flight checks. A friend of mine had a similar crash on his 630 and the most economic fix in his case was a second hand airframe, it might be worth keeping an eye out for one.

Most likely you are right but if the cells are not puffy it might be worth an attempt at recovery. To recover an over discharged battery you set the charger to NiMh battery type and charge at a vary low rate just long enough so that all the cells come up to 3.3V. You need to constantly and...

16.8v is full charge for a 4s battery. 15v is fine for storage so they should be ok. If the other battery has been at 9v for a long time then it’s probably toast. You could maybe check the individual cell voltages, if they are all over 2v then you might be able to recover it.

Than to level the swash you need to follow the setup process as per the manual. Sub trims on the Tx must be centred.

The 130 A ESC is fine unless you fly extremely hard with very high headspeed. I use the 130a on three of my 700’s no issues at all. Even the Align team pilots seem to manage just fine with the 130a

I’m not sure there are any heli manufacturers making a pile of money out of selling helis at the current time. If there was I don’t think we would be seeing so many manufacturers going bust or pulling out of the RC hobby business. I’d guess that the likes of the Assault can be sold so cheaply...

If this is a flybarless heli then you should not use any sub trim in the Tx to level the swash, ever. You must level the servo arms using the servo adjustment in the FBL setup. After getting the servo arms level any adjustment to get the swash level should be by link length. What FBL is this?

No, you cant parallel charge that battery. It sounds like it has a bad cell or all the cells are severely over discharged. You must not connect it to another battery or it might pull down the cells on the good battery too. Thus may potentially cause the bad cell to 'pop' and even start a fire...

Tony, The wattage of the motor is only it's maximum rating when operated with it's largest prop and it's highest voltage battery. The actual watts that the motor will pull is 100% dependant on the battery and the prop that you connect (plus the motor Kv). Taking an extreme example, you can take...

Attached is the calculator I mentioned. It's just a simple one, there are more accurate calculators online but this one is good for a quick check