Dampers are one of those things that if you’re not crashing a lot and don’t take your spindle shaft out to replace it that can be very easy to overlook. The dampers in the picture above have well over 200 flights on them and should have been replaced a long time ago. You can actually… more »
Well it’s been a while since I’ve had time to write but after today I just had to take a step back from the actual helis and take a deep breath. For some reason being able to write down frustration helps so I figured what better time than now to do a blog post. It’s… more »
What a busy last week it’s been. Definitely rocking that overwhelmed feeling that’s for sure. The weather last weekend was awesome and Team Gaui and fellow Skookum pilot Alvin Chai came down from Canada to fly. Also a buddy from down south, Andy, came up as well. What a great time we had. It’s… more »
This is an awesome trick that friend Leon Luke has shared with us. I don’t know about you guys but for me the worst part with replacing links is having to go back through and re-check your setup again. Well this trick virtually eliminates that. Using the Century Heli control rod setup gauge you can… more »
Here’s another cool little trick from friend Leon Luke for a 700n DFC. You can center the elevator A-arm perfectly by rotating it upward and resting it on the upper bearing block. The inside of the “A” will rest on the outside of the upper block and automatically shift the arm into a centered position…. more »
Here’s a great little trick that our friend Leon Luke and myself happen to use on our Trex helis. Despite what all the naming conventions happen to be there’s basically two heights of the more modern Trex 600 EFL Pro and Trex 700 series skids. What you can do is install a standard Trex 700N… more »
Our friend Leon Luke has got a great little trick for installing the fuel tank in Trex nitro helis. Simply take a thin stainless ruler and lay in on top of the fuel tank and slide it under the fuel tank grommet. When inserting the tank into the frame the ruler will help push the… more »
It’s been pretty decent last couple weeks minus the weather. I was really hoping to get out last weekend and had the entire fleet ready to go but alas it rained us out yet again. I guess one positive thing is that I did manage to get my hobby room cleaned, organized, and moved around…. more »
First off I’d better say Merry Christmas to everyone! I’m a couple minutes away from it technically being Christmas so that’s close enough. This has been such an awesome year and I’m even more pumped for what the coming year has to offer. Managed to get out both yesterday and today for some good stick… more »
Fellow Team Skookum Pilot, Alvin Chai was gracious enough to allow us to post his tuning guide here in our Tech Tip section. This is a fantastic guide that I personally find to be very accurate. I will make some comments you’ll see in blue writing with just some of my personal preferences and findings… more »