Thanks Psy! The FLIR video setup is not in this bird. It will be in the big 700 Cobra though. Hoping to get back to that build soon!WOW!!!
That turned out AWSOME. Great shots too. If it werent for the hollow motor pods in the first shot you could change the resolution a bit lower and pass it off as a real one hehe.
How did the FLIR / video set up work out? Did you ever get the fpv part working?
Thanks Psy! The FLIR video setup is not in this bird. It will be in the big 700 Cobra though. Hoping to get back to that build soon!
F106DeltaDart, I know this post is old but, I'm having the same issue with the gear stripping when I do a hard bank with my 4 blade head. Can you please tell me where did you get the gear made from or can you order one for me and of course I will pay what ever it cost please?Finally received my Aluminum gear this morning, and I can’t wait to start getting the Apache back together. The gear came out great!
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I think I answered you over on Hobbysquawk, but the gear was custom made by a friend who is super busy with work right now. He hasn't had time to do any side projects recently. I think PKM Phuket Hobby Model has also talked about doing a metal gear, not sure if they ever did though. You might want to ask them through their facebook page.F106DeltaDart, I know this post is old but, I'm having the same issue with the gear stripping when I do a hard bank with my 4 blade head. Can you please tell me where did you get the gear made from or can you order one for me and of course I will pay what ever it cost please?
Thanks for getting back to me on this issue. Well, it's great he's busy but, bad for me lol. That's fine. If he ever gets the time to make another it will be great and I will pay top dollar for it. By the way is your Apache still flying and how is that gear holding up? Thanks for the advice to look at PMK Phuket Hobby Model and see if they have any further progress with that metal gear.I think I answered you over on Hobbysquawk, but the gear was custom made by a friend who is super busy with work right now. He hasn't had time to do any side projects recently. I think PKM Phuket Hobby Model has also talked about doing a metal gear, not sure if they ever did though. You might want to ask them through their facebook page.
You are free to reach out to him about it, I just can't guarantee he'll be able to do much. I can PM you his name and info if desired.Thanks for getting back to me on this issue. Well, it's great he's busy but, bad for me lol. That's fine. If he ever gets the time to make another it will be great and I will pay top dollar for it. By the way is your Apache still flying and how is that gear holding up? Thanks for the advice to look at PMK Phuket Hobby Model and see if they have any further progress with that metal gear.
I have one more question, does the gear heat up running against the pinion gear and is that is made from aluminum ? Thanks again.
You are free to reach out to him about it, I just can't guarantee he'll be able to do much. I can PM you his name and info if desired.
The Apache is still flying, but it doesn't fly much. I'm still troubleshooting some tail authority issues, so it only goes flying on perfect weather days.
As for how things have held up, it's worked pretty well after making some other changes. I found a brass 16T pinion on ebay and am using that. The brass doesn't wear the aluminum down like the stock hardened steel pinions. I also use a dry fluid lubricant on the gears: https://www.aeropanda.com/collections/grease-lubricants/products/dryfluid_gear_10ml. That seem to have minimized wear on the gears. Hope this helps!
Hey Psy! It's definitely been a while. Things with work have been crazy over the last year, and I'm finally starting to get back into RC projects. How have you been?Hiya DD long time no see mate
I was talking with the guy at PKM through messenger, he told me that he has new gears that are plastic but, much stronger than the Roban ones. The problem is they are still in the prototype stage. He said that he can make a metal one but, I told him that it might cause the gear and pinion to heat up...so, better to stay with the plastic ones. I still have 3 left of the oem. He did tell me the gears are made by a erosion system (cnc). I have the cascade tail and I was getting the issue othe helicopter tail rotating clockwise because, of the Torque of the main 4 blade head. It would not lock into head hold.. Since, you can't put a higher tooth count for the autorotation tail drive gear so it can spin the tail faster to counteract the main 4 blade head, I found if you bring the headspeed up higher it would then stop the tail from spinning clockwise when taking off and flying. Thats the same dry fluid lubricant I use. I also pick up some of the Vario gear lube which is good as well.You are free to reach out to him about it, I just can't guarantee he'll be able to do much. I can PM you his name and info if desired.
The Apache is still flying, but it doesn't fly much. I'm still troubleshooting some tail authority issues, so it only goes flying on perfect weather days.
As for how things have held up, it's worked pretty well after making some other changes. I found a brass 16T pinion on ebay and am using that. The brass doesn't wear the aluminum down like the stock hardened steel pinions. I also use a dry fluid lubricant on the gears: https://www.aeropanda.com/collections/grease-lubricants/products/dryfluid_gear_10ml. That seem to have minimized wear on the gears. Hope this helps!
Your AH-6I looks excellent! Unfortunately that experience with the Apache is all too familiar. I have been fighting the tail for 4 years on this thing. Hoping this will be the final change to make it work reliably.
Good to see you around Psy! All has been good, just work has been very busy. Have still continued working on heli projects, just fell behind on documenting them. Here’s a few of the projects I have been working on/completed over the last year or so. Those include a 500 size UH-34 Choctaw, 500 size Sikorsky H03S-1, and a 450 tandem size Piasecki HUP Retriever.DD!!!!!! long time no see mate. All good? Hope you have been safe and healthy all this time mate. When we gonna get more pics n vids from you? Gotta have some serious progress on some of your awesome toys by now.