Simply T-Rex: Last 35 Posts

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "blade 400"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:47:39 +0000

Hello and welcome to the forums.....you get what you pay for in the end...£149 for a RTF heli and tranny isnt going to be very good...it will let you have an insight into helis but not much more.

The blade you purchased will keep you happy for a long time and flies mint....the tranny will work the next half a dozen helis you get......its a great package and well worth the extra money you spent

Any problems dont hesitate to post your questions on here

Happy flying.....Dave

moredibe@hotmail.com on "blade 400"

moredibe@hotmail.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:07:17 +0000

i have just got my blade 400 from you guys after spending £149 on an out of the box helicopter RDS 450 rtf well thats what it said on the box I had trouble with the charger it never switched off! it wrecked two batteries and when this so called out of the heli finally got off the ground it dropped the swash plate link and chopped the rear boom in half !!!! I emplore you people to spend the extra £100 and buy the blade it is reponsive and controlable I have previousley only flown a twister before this but after about four flights managed to take off hover and land in a controlled manner so before you buy the rubbish spend the extra and have a smile on your face instead of a crumpled mess like i had..
happy flying love DR WEST x

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "mini pred tail blades"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:29:52 +0000

Hello Simon......i wouldnt have thought they do come with the screws....have a look on the spare parts page.....Dave

andrew@apeet4.wanadoo.co.uk on "Blade Balancing, Blade 400 3D"

andrew@apeet4.wanadoo.co.uk — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:35:12 +0000

Hi Dave,

Thanks so much for replying to problem, I do have a pitch gauge so i will have a go at setting up these new settings, this is going to be fun.
will let you know how things go, sent you an email with more detail hope you don't mind
Thanks again Bud, Happy flying

simonhollin@tiscali.co.uk on "mini pred tail blades"

simonhollin@tiscali.co.uk — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:21:09 +0000

Ive just orded the above iten (Tail Blades (StockCode: ART-H3D011)) from this site
can anyone tell me if theses blades come with the 2 tinny screws to attach it to the Metal Tail Blade Holder (StockCode: ART-H3DSE006) ??? as i lost both blades and screws on my 1st atempt at a take off

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "Blade Balancing, Blade 400 3D"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:35:02 +0000

Hello Andy

The pitch should be set at plus neg 10 but as a new flyer you want to invest in a pitch guage and use your tranny to set the pitch at plus 7 or 8 at full stick and minus 2 bottom stick,mid stick should be zero....that way if you panic and pull the stick straight down you wont drive it into the floor...it will come down steady.....also get a good simulator.....Phoenix has a blade 400 on it that flies the same as in real life.....any problems mail me at the above addy......Dave

andrew@apeet4.wanadoo.co.uk on "Blade Balancing, Blade 400 3D"

andrew@apeet4.wanadoo.co.uk — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:21:39 +0000

Hi All,

Can anyone help ?, I am new to flying model heli's I have a Blade 400 not yet of the ground can anybody tell me the pitch settings on the main blades at Low stick Mid stick and Full stick, someone tells me at Low stick its -10 at Mid Stick its 0 and at Full stick its +10 is this right.
I want to set it up for a newbie 1st flight less stress on the nerves

Many Thanks Andyone

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk on "Setting up a Gyro's"

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:46:46 +0000

Dave...I did say that I'll keep you updated on my process with the titan. Am glad to say that I can now fly the dam thing!. It's has been a month now since I can get it off the ground and control it, but thanks for your time an advice you gave, it helped a lot. T-rex 600 here I come. Alex.

roger@rogerpopejoy.orangehome.co.uk on "T Rex 500 Drive gear stripped"

roger@rogerpopejoy.orangehome.co.uk — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:12:06 +0000

I have been flying my new T REX 500 a couple of weeks now, Then to my dismay it dropped out of the sky and landed with a heavy thud, breaking the main blades and also the main gear had stripped the gears on the main plastic gear in about 6 places. Even if I had hit the floor with power on, whitch i didn't anyway, It would have only stripped the gear in one place not six. My conclusion to the accident was perhaps a fault on the main drive gear. I have replaced it with a new gear and have not moved the motor and to me it appears to in the correct position meshing with the drive gear. Has anyone else had a similar freak accident.

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "blade 400 leveling ?"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:06:39 +0000

a swash leveling tool is used for making sure the swash is level the full length of travel....try a full speed climbout when you think the heli is trimmed right...if there is any swash movement left right or back then the swash needs leveling....rays dvd on eCCPM tells you how to do this...well worth the money if you want to get into the hobby in a big way.....happy flying....Dave

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "mini pred problems"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:02:07 +0000

The mini pred is basically an indoor heli.....will only fly outside on a calm day...dont waste your money on carbon blades while your learning as this will be very expensive when the inevitable happens...just put wooden ones on and get a 450 trainning undercarrige.....should stop it tipping over....other than that ditch the underpants and get some king size pampers....you can just throw them away instead of washing em.....have fun...Dave

kuupz@hotmail.co.uk on "mini pred problems"

kuupz@hotmail.co.uk — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:50:26 +0000

Ive recently purchased a mini pred from my local model shop, im a complete beginner, and was advised this helicopter was good for beginners, ive spent many hours on the pheonix sim, and practiced on it a week before taking the heli outside, but learning to fly it seems to be costing me a fortune, and im not sure if this is common for learners, but im reluctant to get air practice time if im going to crash it and have to spend a fortune on replacements, the first time i practiced, i was just trying to hover, and ended up snapping the skids and flybar, i have ordered new parts and also invested in some carbon blades, as i read in this forum about it aiding in the balance of the heli, but im starting to give up because the thought of having another crash and waiting for new parts puts me off. And the pheonix sim is usefull but i find it completely different to flying the heli outside. Now maybe it could be due to the fact it was a bit windy, but again, the thought of having to wait for a sunny day, with no wind, and unless i find a local desert im going to hit things, i understand this hobby takes time, but how much will it cost me to correct the errors i make as a beguinner. If anyone has any suggestions i would be greatfull, if you feel i should give up, your probibly right lol. Sorry for the length of the post, its my first time, but i realy do want to start enjoying learning to fly, just find it very hard keeping the heli stable, and i have to take atleast 4 pairs of underpants with me along with a spare battery.

tomtom13@live.co.uk on "blade 400 leveling ?"

tomtom13@live.co.uk — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:37:09 +0000

hi guys, i have read randomly over the forums and seen something about levelling ?

is this to make the helicopter more stable ? or is their any way of making it more stable ?

i find when i do a roll with the blade once its gone over and back to where it was its mostly always tilted to th left or right badly. is their something i can do to correct this or is this just something i have to learn ?

tomtom13@live.co.uk on "cx2"

tomtom13@live.co.uk — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:34:33 +0000

no chips in blades etc ? makesure the motors are meet the gears correctly on the bottom of the shaft and not just rippin the cogs apart

tomtom13@live.co.uk on "Blade 400 3D"

tomtom13@live.co.uk — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:32:57 +0000

i have one of these and can do nothing buy praise it. i loved the dx6i so much i bought one of the tx and rx packs for my other models :)

the power is awesome, the parts are widely available and cheap. im just waiting on my parts after a hikcup so can get her flying again. (might add i ordered these from simplyt-rex :) and with the great delivery etc i have heard im sure they will arive today :)

i also have a raptor 30 and the blade i find is better and more enjoyable :)

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "Phoenix Sim and Blade 400"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:46:40 +0000

Make a new model on your tranny and put a normal swash mix in i.e. 1 servo 90 degree dont make it 120 degree mixing...recalibrate it and it should work fine

artemus160155@hotmail.com on "Phoenix Sim and Blade 400"

artemus160155@hotmail.com — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:01:16 +0000

Hi Mark,

I had something similar setting up my Futaba 6EXHP tx. If you turn off the swashplate mixing and set it up for independant aileron, pitch and elevator operation, it should work. The mixing is down via the Phoenix software - Hope that helps.

Nick

mark.bloss@sungard.com on "Phoenix Sim and Blade 400"

mark.bloss@sungard.com — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:59:21 +0000

Hi,

I bought the phoenix sim from you a few weeks back. Whilst it looks very nice the Blade 400 is next to useless at the moment. The throttle is completely unresponsive until about 75% at which point the heli sim just tilts over and crashed. I've calibrated the tx a number of time to no avail. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Mark

harristonyh@aol.com on "skylift upgrades"

harristonyh@aol.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:05:02 +0000

can i use blade upgrades on a skylift

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk on "Setting up a Gyro's"

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:22:59 +0000

Hello Dave, just got back from a short break in Zurich and ready to try again. I taken your advice and order new bits. A spektrum DX7 tx, futaba 401 gyro and a futaba s3154 servo for the tail. I also got Ray authoritative dvd electric heli and eccpm now which covers using the spektrum DX7, so am going to follow the setup and hopfully everything should be ok as this is starting to add up now. Will keep you posted.

Alex.

jwstyles@globalnet.co.uk on "Products"

jwstyles@globalnet.co.uk — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:27:53 +0000

Speaking of essential gear. I recently brought a blade 400 for my third try at helicopters. After destroying it once I read up on the ROBBE Helicommand and subsequently brought one. I admit it is quite expensive but what an incredible piece of kit. I started with the positional mode then went to auto levelling and now have started switching it off for short periods and managed to cope with no disasters. This may well be considered cheating but I reckon with helicopters its a case of whatever works for you. Its quite handy to be able to throw a switch when you get in trouble and have the helicopter stop what it was doing and sit steady wherever it happens to be. I'm very pleased with the Blade too and the availability of parts, though hopefully I'll actually get as far as wearing them out now instead of breaking them. I hope my experience with this equipment might be useful to someone and if anyone wants to know more I'll be more than willing to share my experience.
John Styles.

driver_uk@hotmail.com on "LAMA 5"

driver_uk@hotmail.com — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:36:10 +0000

hi am new to this could some one tell me how to trim my lama 5 when i start it up it goes to the left and backwards tryed to trim on the handset but no change can u trim from the 4 in 1 unit

EGAZZA101@SKY.COM on "cx2"

EGAZZA101@SKY.COM — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:09:09 +0000

Every thing you have mentioned is fine. So have you got anymore ideas....Thanks Gazza.

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "cx2"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:52:57 +0000

Are the trims centralised?....is the battery fully charged?.....is there something snapped on it?....are you using the tranny you got with it or did you bind another one to the receiver?....Dave

EGAZZA101@SKY.COM on "cx2"

EGAZZA101@SKY.COM — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:31:41 +0000

can any one help how to get cx2 to fly it just will not go up in the air and it just falls over

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "Setting up a Gyro's"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:47:56 +0000

Hello Alex.......you dont trim the rudder....a few points on sub trim but no more....with trim in, the gyro thinks youre putting an input in and will compensate....hence the mad spinning.....buy some more bits and try again dude...welcome to the most frustrating and dearest hobbies there is....lol....Dave

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "New Servo's Seem To Be Opposite"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:44:50 +0000

Hi Mark....if its elevator and aileron servos you need to reverse channels 2 and 3....looks like you reversed channel 1 (throttle)...good luck....Dave

mark.bloss@sungard.com on "New Servo's Seem To Be Opposite"

mark.bloss@sungard.com — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:42:32 +0000

Hi all,

Quick question. Bought a couple of:

http://www.simplyt-rex.com/catalogue/spare-parts/blade-400-3d-2/spmdsp75-7-5-gram-super-sub-micro-digital-prog-servo

after a crash and killed the orginal evel and aler servos. These seem to have oposite direction though. Tried changing them to reverse through the tranny - all went a bit odd - messed up the throttle - blades just kept going forward.

Cheers

Mark

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk on "Setting up a Gyro's"

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:51:03 +0000

Bad news Dave....went for a test flight and power up half way and the tail just spun around an around again. I did add up to 35+ rudder trim to counter it but the more power i supplyed it just started to spin again. I can only assume that the HH gyro function cannot be working correctly, and to top it off one of the arms that holds the tail rotor blades in place just flew right off!.

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk on "Setting up a Gyro's"

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:38:54 +0000

will do...cheers.

Alex.

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "Setting up a Gyro's"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:37:13 +0000

Hello Alex.....turn the gyro to zero and EPA (End Point Adjustment) channel 4 to 75%.....thats a good starting point......Dave

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk on "Setting up a Gyro's"

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:49:57 +0000

Hello Dave, as you can tell am very green with all this, but on my Tx (Hitec optic 6 sport)would that be the EPA adjustments for channel 4. These are currently set at 100%.

macaulay101@gmail.com on "Century GL450SE"

macaulay101@gmail.com — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:38:52 +0000

Hi, i bought one of these several months ago and have had numerous flights and crashes as I didn't spend enough time on the sim.
I am a total beginner as well. Mine flew straight out of the box. Basically a copy of a T-rex without the same level of quality but good value for what you get. Any specific questions please ask.

reggie_uk@hotmail.com on "Setting up a Gyro's"

reggie_uk@hotmail.com — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:25:14 +0000

Hello Alex.....from reading the instructions it look like the gain pot on the gyro is for a 4 channel tranny....so turn it three quarters up if its a 4 channel tranny,and if you are using a 6 channel tranny turn it to zero and just use the travel adjust in the tranny.......Have fun......Dave

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk on "Setting up a Gyro's"

alexmj1aurora@yahoo.co.uk — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:15:50 +0000

One more thing I didn't mention, on the gyro it has a very small gain screw that you can adjust. Should I set this to 0% now that I can adjust the gain remotely from the Tx, Or turn it up halfway.