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No, the one that had the crash was mine and that's now fixed and flying again. Phils hasn't flown yet.

If you download the Hobbywing PC software you can connect the ESC to your PC and update it's firmware. It's a worthwhile update because it adds a new option to adjust the initial start up power: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0109/9702/files/Hobbywing_USB_Link_V4.0.3.zip?816210359424584430

ESC aside did you try setting up the FBL? That's the first thing i'd be trying, wire it all up, hook the FBL up to your PC and see if the FBL, receiver and servos seem to be working correctly. If it's not working then try it with the servos connected direct to the receiver... it's basically a...

Hi Mike and welcome to the forum, First, please accept my condolences about the loss your daughter. I have daughters of my own 16 and 19 yrs old, but I cant even begin to comprehend what you must have been through. As for the racing drone; this is one branch of the hobby I've no experience of...

Phil, The ESC shouldn't have been damaged, it's the FBL or receiver that I'd be worried about. I can see in the photo that the reason the programming box isn't recognising the ESC is because you havent got the ESC powered. You need to connect a battery to the main power input wires (a single 6S...

Sounds like a nice build on the Corsair. It was many years ago that i did any glassing. The thing to watch is weight, it's very easy to make a plane too heavy if you leave too much reson on. There are probably videos online that explain it better than i can but you need to use the thin viscosity...

What a nightmare! It must have taken a lot of amps to do that but I'll keep my fingers crossed that that's all the damage there is. The only way to tell for sure is hook it up with a new cable and see if it works. If it gives you any inspiration to get stuck back into it, here's a pic from...

Hi Mike, welcome to the site and to the great RC hobby! The Corsair is a fantastic plane and they usually fly pretty good as an RC model because they have plenty of wing area. That said they really arent a suitable plane to be flying as a first venture into RC, to try to fly that model without...

I was toying with getting the parts to complete the second heli.. The guy who sold the airframe also had the 130A ESC and the full set of servos, and he was doing a good deal so i couldnt resist:redface: So other than the bits i stole for donor parts i have all it would take to build another...

Good work Phil.. A little tip on the braid (if you dont know already). Cut the braid maybe 6mm long on each end then apply heat from a hot air stripper or a lighter/match. The ends of the braid will melt together which prevents it unraveling. For neatest results now slip a short length of...

It's just the spur gears that are helical cut, the bevel gears either end of the TT are straight cut, but they run quiet enough. Talking on bevel gears.. Phil, the mesh of the front bevels on my 700X (both of them!) wasn't as tight as it could be, so i stuck in a 0.2mm shimin to reduce the...

One of the advantages of helis over fixed wing is that you don't need a large airstrip, as long as you have a small patch of snow cleared then you are good to fly. In fact the snow could be looked on as an advantage as it's nice and soft in a crash! LiPo performance can be an issue in very cold...

Rodney, One thing that might make help to make it quieter than the smaller Trex helis is the auto gear being helical? The smaller Trex helis have helical main gear but straight cut auto gear.

Photos of the bent pitch arm: You can see the strain marks in line with the weak point where the bolthole is (shown with the arrow): And the actual bend with a couple of straight lined drawn for reference:

According to reports by others canopies from previous versions of the 700 won't fit as they dont have enough clearance for the ESC. Phil, I've tried to get a decent photo but so far failed to get one that made the bend obvious. It's only about 2mm out of line but that's quite a bit considering...

Another four incident free flights today. It was even colder than yesterday so after the four flights with the 700X i called it a day. No sign at all of the previous problem so hopefully I'm just about at the point where I can officially call it 'fixed'. The only issue i am having is that egg...

Yeah, you can spot a very slight bend with the hex key method. The blade you leave fitted exaggerates even the slightest bend in the shaft making it easy to spot. It's also quick because you dont need to dismantle the head. But everyone has their favourite method.

Remove one blade and put the remaining blade 'straight out' in the flight position. Place a hex key in the head of the bolt at the accessible end of the feathering shaft, and rotate the shaft using the hex key. Watch carefully to see if the blade moves in a circular pattern as the shaft turns...

I dont think it would have led to another crash. The arm was bent but not to the point where it was likely to snap off. It was a really hard thing to spot, it was just because I'd had to adjust the links to different length that have the game away that something was not quite right. Usually I...

Rodney, Yes it is pretty quiet but it's not due to a belt drive because this one is all gears and TT tail drive. The actual drive train is the same as the previous 700L. It's only the new Trex 470 that has gone to belt tail, maybe Align are saving the belt conversion for the next model of 700:D