keithstric – R/C Heli

A lot has happened since my last post way back in August. I’ve since added quite a few upgrades to the ole Venture. Some good, some I really don’t know if it helped or not and some, well I guess I did just for the heck of it.

• First off, I was getting hits on my FM radio at the club on channel 25, I wasn’t the only one experiencing this, as a matter of fact a couple of planes went down because of the interference. So, I switched to a Futaba 9CHP Transmitter and R149DP PCM receiver. This seems to have gotten rid of the glitching.
• Then the fun fly which happened at my club, “Smackdown of the South – Heli vs Dirt“. I blew up my Webra at this event, the skirt on the piston broke off in flight. I don’t know what caused the failure but it did not result in a crash which was a good thing. This prompted the purchase of an O.S. .37 szh engine. I must say this engine is a real power house and really provided a lot more performance. I no longer have the headspeed issue I was having with the Webra, as a matter of fact I had to tone it down a little bit with the throttle curve. I purchased the engine from a local guy off RunRyder and in the deal got a metal head. I don’t know what kind of head it is, but I did notice a difference in performance. Also in this deal I got a fiberglass canopy and general concensus seems to agree it’s an old X-Cell canopy (I know, huge on a 30) so I got rid of the ugly painted canopy.
• Next was the Fall Fest Heli Funfly in Sulphur, Louisiana at Larks field. This was an awesome funfly and I purchased a complete Venture 50 minus engine and electronics. This purchase included a metal swash plate which I fitted to the Venture 30. This made a so-so improvement. I was having issues with the tail blowing out and starting to wag violently so it may have made a difference but I was so concerned with the tail wag that I didn’t notice. I also fitted the 50 boom and tail blades in the hopes of stablizing the tail some, but to no avail.
• I purchased a Futaba GY 401 w/9254 servo for the venture and fitted it and all I can say is WOW, what a difference. I was using the JR G500T Gyro with DS811 Servo on the tail. The 401/9254 combo made the tail MUCH more stable and predictable, made the machine much more enjoyable to fly. This was the best $100 I could have ever spent on this heli.

That’s about all the upgrades I’ve made to the heli. I’ve since purchased a Raptor 50 Titan. I don’t have it completed yet as I’m waiting on a few more parts, mainly a Gyro and then I’ll get it in the air. My daughter has started showing interest in the heli and I think she wants to give it a try, so, I think we’re gonna give her the Venture to learn on as it’s a great learning machine. Not to mention that it’s a way to spend time with her, which is always a plus.