Re: Mfa 500

"Simonhatton" <Simonhatton.375jon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:Simonhatton.375jon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I have been trying to get my friends 500 flying but the tail rotor does
> not seem to make any difference ie. heli uncontrolable, please could
> anyone give me some ideas and if someone has a manual that they could
> email me I would be really grateful

Is the tail being driven properly. The MFA wasn't "high-tech"  and the
drive 
wire connections need the grub scres bearing down on a flat filed onto the

input and output shafts. If you don't do this, the drive wire will appear
to 
be driving the tail rotor, but the amount of slippage will be enough to
stop 
the tail rotor working efficiently.

Try holding the main rotor and physically turning the tail rotor with your

hand. If you CAN turn it, you've got slippage and that needs sorting.

Now a question or two..

Have you got arond 8 degrees of pitch on the tail rotor before ANY radio 
inputs?
Have you got a gyro fitted?
Is the gyro orking in the correct sense?

Have you got an MFA sized rubbish bin that needs filling? :-)


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Beav

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