Hi! Its my first post here. I'm from Dubbo Australia. I built the FT3D speed build kit and it flies great. Unfortunately my fun stopped abruptly when at reasonable height, the motor and control surfaces stopped working. The model nose dived to the ground squashing the nose section and power pod. I moved the Orange R615X receiver from the power pod to the canopy and with one antenna poking out the top thinking it was a range problem. I performed a walking range test in my street and the receiver passed with no problems. I repaired the model and it flew well again. Unfortunately the same thing happened again, just as unpredictably as before with the plane stopping in mid air and diving into the ground. In both cases either the battery or receiver were ejected or disconnected so I couldn't veryify loss of signal by the red flashing light post crash. Distance was approx 100 metres both instances.
Has anyone else had a similar experience? Is there a trick to make the Orange receiver unconditionally reliable? The receiver appears to work well apart from this . I've ordered a genuine Spektrum one so will try my luck. Battery works well in other models so I know its not that. The ESC is the one provided in power pack C (BL Heli 30 amp) and is brand new as is the motor.
Has anyone else had a similar experience? Is there a trick to make the Orange receiver unconditionally reliable? The receiver appears to work well apart from this . I've ordered a genuine Spektrum one so will try my luck. Battery works well in other models so I know its not that. The ESC is the one provided in power pack C (BL Heli 30 amp) and is brand new as is the motor.