Walkera 4#3B first hovers

First hover attempts of my brand spanking new Walkera 4#3B radio controlled heli. Some crashes, of course ;) Thx Santa!
BTW, new equipment and I still suck... so it's me.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Walkera
• 4#3B
• rc
• radio
• control
• helicopter
• gtokarsk
• hover
• indoors
• flight
• greg
• tokarski

[zune1421]

It does not look very stable

[gtokarsk]

@zune1421 It is not very stable - no helicopter is, and light ones are harder, but many can keep this sucker almost motionless - obviously not I.... ;) Takes lots and lots of practice. I hear it is still quite good considering it's size though.

[bliglum]

I just recently got my 4#3b. And I'm so glad I didn't listen to those haters saying "Don't buy a 4#3!! it is grossly unstable blah blah". Because, although I can see how a noob coming from their havoc heli could say that. (4#3 can be quite a hand full). I'm sure the feeling of accomplishment I had after conquering this little animal would not have been as rewarding with a self-stabilizing micro heli, like an msr or cb100.

[gtokarsk]

@bliglum Did u get the brush-less? The only annoyance so far, motors keep buring up, esp. the main one. But over all a got heli, and quite stable considering the size! Durable too ;)

[smialekpawel94]

You sucks? So what should I say? I can't even start it, but I'm learning.

[gtokarsk]

Hehe. U seem to be doing quite well with your lama and coaxial ones! Keep trying you'll get better ;)

So did you get a conventional single rotor helicopter? If so post how the "not flying" is going - maybe you'll get some suggestions on what to try.

Pozdrowienia z Kolorado ;)

[bliglum]

@gtokarsk Yeah, double brushless. Although it is a bit heavier, I went with it because I heard about how much the brushed motors burn out. I've had over 100 flights so far and no probs. And I am quite pleased with how durable these things are!! My first attempt at a nose-in ended with it charging headlong into the side of my truck. I was sure it was damaged!.. Nope, It took right off again and flew perfectly, like nothing ever happened! 

[gtokarsk]

2 comments above - for some reason I was thinking HBFP, sorry; on the 4#3 the main motor goes out very often - I actually bough the brusshless version of the heli and kept the old for spare parts because of this. Too much trouble with the motor dying.

[gtokarsk]

Check out rcgroups-dot-com for some good ideas. Many people opt to convert to a brushless motor system - but that is a bit advanced and time consuming - if you like tinkering I would recommend going there at least on main motor.

[gtokarsk]

The brushes on electric motors simply do go out every so often. Just have to keep in mind that if you start losing power the motor probably needs replaceing. If you start having issues with yaw control it's probably the tail. Due to load difference you gonna go through main way more often than tail motor. Still the main lasts for months if you fly only a litle each week; but it does go faster if you fly more and more often. Always let it cool down between flights.