Re: Fixed pitch MFA S****t 500's Help !

I'm surprised by the hostile responses to your request; yes it's an old 
design, yes modern helis are easier to fly, but it's still an interesting 
retro model well worth restoring. Despite the doom mongers on here, the
MFA 
fixed pitch does fly pretty well, just requires more care than modern
models 
in assembly and setting up. I had an even earlier version of this model
that 
came with a plastic head and Hughes 500 body, which did fly despite being 
under powered by a Webra 40 Blackhead. With a powerful modern 40 size
engine 
and a HH gyro, this later version should be a doddle, relatively speaking.

Spares are scarce, not even sure if MFA are still around, so this may be 
your major stumbling block. The teeter spring you mention is simply a
piece 
of piano wire (music wire to our American cousins) that was fixed to one 
side of the head and is esily sourced.

As for test flying, I would have no qualms whatsoever about being there, 
would even volunteer to fly it myself.

Paul.