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Okay, I've gotten myself TOTALLY hooked on these things and just picked up 2 more last night (for a total of 4). I'm using 2 at home (1 for me, 1 for the wife), 1 is totally ripped-apart for modding and 1 brought into work.
I've been reading a TON of posts over at RCGroups about all the mods and tweaks for this heli and I plan to do a few of them, but to start with I've found these to be the easiest and also the most helpful!
1. Open that Tx and get that throttle spring outta there! Maintaining altitude is SO much easier without it!
2. OIL the Motors! You'll need to remove the plastic covers over the Main Rotor gear, but the oil helps make the heli run MUCH quieter and it's probably good for the motor too...Be careful to apply TINY amounts of oil though, it is recommended to put just a touch on the tip of an XActo blade and apply it to the motor shaft just below the pinion.
3. Run the heli battery until the electronics cuts the power! the heli has an auto cutoff that will turn everything off when the battery gets to a certain voltage. Run the heli until it can't fly anymore, then just hold it and keep running until the cutoff engages. Now let the heli sit for 10 to 15 minutes (to let the battery cool down) before charging again. People have been reporting upwards of 9minutes runtime doing this procedure!
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