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<blockquote data-quote="Rob Lancaster" data-source="post: 177259" data-attributes="member: 6154">Well, I finally got to the airfield a few days ago. Had fun, flew 4 packs. All went well until the 4th pack ran dry. I headed for the large table I took off from. I made it but slid to close to the edge, so I popped the collective pitch but went to high. The head speed blead off to fast and the heli landed hard on the uneven grassy ground snapping the right skid. Then she rolled over on the right side stopping the slow blades in the grass. I put the stock skids back on and did a test flight in the back yard the next day. Sure enough, the tracking was a little off and she was pulling to the right. I was starting to fight it to maintain control. Time for the pitch gauge. The numbers were pretty good, so I just adjusted one turn out, one of the mixing linkages and BOOM! She floats and flies great again. WHEW!......&nbsp; I made a new fly bar lock because the other one I made was way to flimsy. And again, I had some left-over aluminum stock from the antenna builds, so I whipped up this little gem. This one works well, so it's a keeper.&nbsp; Anyway, I need to strengthen my skid design in the weak areas. Hello nephew with the 3-D printer...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rob Lancaster, post: 177259, member: 6154"] Well, I finally got to the airfield a few days ago. Had fun, flew 4 packs. All went well until the 4th pack ran dry. I headed for the large table I took off from. I made it but slid to close to the edge, so I popped the collective pitch but went to high. The head speed blead off to fast and the heli landed hard on the uneven grassy ground snapping the right skid. Then she rolled over on the right side stopping the slow blades in the grass. I put the stock skids back on and did a test flight in the back yard the next day. Sure enough, the tracking was a little off and she was pulling to the right. I was starting to fight it to maintain control. Time for the pitch gauge. The numbers were pretty good, so I just adjusted one turn out, one of the mixing linkages and BOOM! She floats and flies great again. WHEW!...... I made a new fly bar lock because the other one I made was way to flimsy. And again, I had some left-over aluminum stock from the antenna builds, so I whipped up this little gem. This one works well, so it's a keeper. Anyway, I need to strengthen my skid design in the weak areas. Hello nephew with the 3-D printer... [/QUOTE]

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