imeins

G'Day :-)

Ah, I see! So in general it's okay as long as you do your own prep work on it. Ie, radio, piezo, servos. The actual flying performance is ok then.. I'm still pounding the simulator every day/night. I downloaded the Picolo model from one of the retailers sites and it's good fun to fly too.

Ingmar

Hoverup

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Crikey! You got it my friend. Pick your own bits and set it up yourself. Not much work actually.
Cheers - Boyd

helifrek

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Hey Guys,
I fly a CP hornet so I figured I'd browse the electric forum, but now you guys got me interested in the preflight sim, I to have the FMS sim with it's cable, will it work for preflight? I don't want to download something I can't play. thanks alot.

Brandon

astronut30

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Hey, I just sold my FEDA heli, it was my very first heli, it definitely has to be balanced really well, I only had it for a couple of weeks and was practicing on it, almost every day for a couple of battery charges. It is very tough, I couldn't get it to hover for more than a few seconds at a time, but I do really enjoy the challenge! It is pretty darn durable, I haven't broken a thing on it, but then again, I haven't crashed it from higher than 3 feet. Anyway, for the price, I'd say it's worth it, I have sold it, cause I already have the itch for a little bigger heli, plus somethin a little easier to learn on, I just was able to put $ together and ordered a Corona complete kit. From what I read on a lot of these forums, it was a good choice. I also was planning on ordering a G2 , Lite, simulator, is that a good one to learn on? I just don't really feel like spending $200 on a sim and I can get the lite edition for about $125, so I think I'll go for it. I wasn't planning on getting a sim, because I was making decent progress on my heli, but, I think it'll really help me learn faster and I even think it would be fun too! Oh yea, one more thing, on the Feda heli, the radio, right switch controlled throttle and lean left/right, the left stick controlled yaw and nose down and up. It never dawned on me, but I noticed on some other controllers, that the left controls throttle.......... Is that the norm? if so, I'm really glad I got rid of the Feda before I got really used to the controls. I read somewhere that the left stick usually controls throttle and yaw and the right stick controls lean left/right and nose up and down. Is that how it usually is? Man this is gonna get confusing. hahaha Anyway, sorry for the long post, I'm just a heli newbie who wants some info and am really excited about helis! Thanks

Hoverup

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Corona is an excellent choice as is the G2 sim. These will bring you along the learning curve in fine fashion. The Tx setup that you had was mode I which is common outside the USA. Most RC pilots (plank and Heli) fly mode II with the throttle on the left. It isn't a problem until you need an experienced pilot to check fly one of your helis and then the difficuty begins. Go with Mode II if you are in the USA. How much did you get for the Feda?
Cheers - Boyd

astronut30

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Funny you asked, I actually listed it on ebay and would've got pretty close to what I paid for it, but some deadbeat, ended up outbidding and winning the auction and never paid, but I ended up selling it to someone else for like $230, not bad, I bought it for $280 plus shipping. So, the mode 2, has the throttle and yaw on left? cause the Feda had throttle on right and yaw was on the opposite side... just curious, so i can mentally prepare myself for the change, haha. Thanks for the input, so the "lite" edition should be fine? What's the difference besides more models? on the sim................... Thanks again

thermal7

I just converted the Zhen Hua 72MHZ PCM transmitter by moving the power up ratchet from the right to left stick. This is the unit that is shipping with the FEDA heli's from HK www.rvminc.net. Just remove the spring and arm from the left stick to the right and the ratchet tension arm from the right to the left stick. Be patient. Even I could do it with my big hands. Last step is to carefully lift the transmitter PC board and swap the connectors (two middle ones) that plug into the board. Thats it. No soldering. Works fine and it took less than an hour. Just wanted to relieve any stress someone might be having over what to do.
Ralph

CrashingDutchman

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We can provide the Feda with this configuration, so no changes necessary.

For those that are interested, click the www-button below this message.

Regards,

Jan-Dirk Schuitemaker

RC4ME72

I got one from this vendor. I purchased the bare naked heli, with battery, charger and motors. I purchased everythnig else piece by piece.

It is pretty much identical to the century Heli
http://www.centuryheli.com/products/...bird/index.htm

or the helihobby hummingbird
http://www.helihobby.com/html/hummin...elicopter.html

The parts are identical... the photos up close are identical. Century uses their own electronics, whereas others use their own. Like computers, you can use various components to get the job done.

There are videos on Century's web site of the heli in fight. Looks stable in the hands of the professionals. Mine... I've set up with GWS gyro, no name micro servos, and the gws micro reciever. Everything seems to work well.... but, the user interface needs more practice ;-) I am afriad to get any higher than 3 inches off the floor.....

The only thing I've noticed in my floor flying, is that it is sensitive. So, avoid large changes in the stick.

Hope my input helps a bit.

thermal7

The RTF Hummingbird I got from www.rvm.inc came with their an all in one board containing 72mhz PCM receiver, mixer for motors, gyro and speed control on on a single board. The dealer says the receiver has a range of 300 meters or about 1000 feet. I have not had a chance to fly mine yet due to crowded house and bad weather and wind outside. I have run it up and the mechanics are very stable with little to no vibration after loosening the blades. Don't even try to fly it right out of the box as they are too tight and you will need to zero the swashplate paddles. They are at 30 degrees out of the box. No wonder some posts reported bad vibrations. Looks just like the Century Hummingbird except for the electronics. Also, I made a previous post that I converted the Zhen Hua 72 MHZ PCM transmitter that came with it so that the power is now on the left stick. Easy mod to do. Read my previous post. Can't wait to fly this bird after spending the last 6 months on my G-2 simulator. Without that sim time, I'd be crashing. Hope to report some success in flying it soon.
Ralph

thermal7

that guy in HK email is [email protected]
if anyone wants to ask him any questions.
Seems like a nice guy. He puts an excellent VCD with an
hours worth of flying around his shop and outside around Hong Kong. Much better than those little clips you have all seen.
The HK Hummingbird appears to be very stable in flight.
Ralph

mhiel

hi!
Almost red all you post. Now I'm confused if I bought a it right the FEDA Mini Dragonfly. I dont know if I also have a problem in my FEDA. I try to blance it and trims and the blades and gyros. I already lift up from the ground from 1 meter. I just can't steady to hover. May be due to the small amount of winds outside and I need more proactice in simulator. cause I only practice in simulator for only 40min and I almost make the heli steady and controllable. I'ts almost thesame with my actual Heli FEDA. I crash more than 10 times and the heli damage the main blade and landing skid. Now I'm trying to find Carbon Fiber blades and light aloy tubings to replace the landing skids.

Thank you guys for the info, I learned a lot.

billx

Have you tried to get the Zhen radio that came with the Feda to work with a simulator? Mine came with a cord to hook up to my computer, but I could never get it to work with any simulator program.

Anyone have any luck getting it to work?

mhiel

I bought a skysport futaba and micro reciever futaba, actually I can hover @ 12 inches, i think i still need practice, the feda is very sensitive. i try the simulator @ 9cap futaba, i try the sky sport but it don't properly cause it is 4 channel only, I have to set the software in electric heli first, but I try in airplane and it works well.
I try experimenting the gyro setup and gain, but I almost there may be I just need practice. this is my first Heli and my first time to to fly it and I only practice hovering in the simulator for 40min.

The store owner is good, he sell FEDA seperately with controller gyro reciver and servo. They also recommend futaba micro reciever than any other brand. No problem at the electronics i guess, but i have in hovering.

I bought the transmitter for only for about 37 USD. skysport4.

prabbit

Hello everyone, I have a Smartech Skylark. I have owned it for a couple months now and have logged about 5 hours of flight time on it. I’ve broken a few things here and there but was able to get parts from the guy I bought it from on ebay. Or, I’ve been able to find parts at my local hobby store that are made for other brands but fit my heli. When I got it the controls on the radio were set up backwards too. The rudder was on the right stick!!! Ickky!! I took the radio apart and swapped the potentiometers (not the whole stick assembly, only the potentiometers!) That way the self centering stick stayed on the right side. The potentiometers are the little round things that the wires go to on the bottom and on the side of the stick assembly.
I see someone has a harmonic vibration problem, I had that same problem but it wasn’t a bent shaft as I though it was too. All I did was tighten up the main rotor blades so they were hard to move. They can’t be loose like the bigger helis for some reason. It still vibrates a little but it doesn’t start spiraling like it used to. Think the vibration comes from those weak bendable stock main rotors. I really want to find some carbon fiber ones or something sturdy.

I modified to a Li-Ion-Polly cell. Half the weight, more amperage 950mAh and wow what a difference. The heli starts pulling up with half throttle and rises QUICKLY at full throttle.

Of course it’s a little tricky to fly since it’s so small. Any tiny wind that you could barely even feel on your face will take the heli for a ride. Indoor flight is highly recommend for getting it all trimmed in. My skylark came RTF. Everything installed including integrated gyro on the circuit board in the nose. No extra gyro to mess with and a lot less weight. These things are GREAT! I can’t wait to get to be a better pilot so I can order an airwolf body and feel confident I won’t ruin it on the first flight.

-Peter

Xhilr8

Hey,

I've had a skylark heli for about 3 weeks now. When I first got it, the red light wouldn't turn on. After a few charges/discharges of the battery, it was okay (but very difficult to fly). I then crashed it and it was grounded for about 2 weeks because I was waiting for the new parts to come in.

I charged up the battery and plugged the heli in and the red light came on fine. But then after about 5 mins, the red light turned off and now the tail rotor will not spin. I've tried discharging the battery and recharging it and it still does the same thing (red light not coming on).

I noticed that there is a way to turn it on...and that is when the battery is getting low, I just go full throttle on the right control stick and the heli will go beserk (due to low battery) and then the red light will come on and the tail rotor is now magically working again.

Has anyone else had this problem? Its very annoying... I would appreciate it if any of you guys can get back to me on this.


Thanks!