26-02-2011, 04:04 PM
Today is a sad sad day.
Especially if you have a PC9 with Hitec HS 311 servos.
This WAS the only aircraft in my squadron with plastic gears.
I will never buy them again.
PS: KEV if you have plastic gear drive servos in your PC 9 my advise would be to scrap them before they scrap you.
I had just increased the rates from 80 to 100%. I had 3 very succesful high speed flights when this happened.
Sorry mate but we are no longer the Roulettes (at least not until I build a new one.)
Post flight Aircrash Investigation found the gears in the elevator servo striped. The attached photos show what happens to a beautiful PC 9 when it cannot pull out of a 200 kph plus high speed pass.
Gazz
Especially if you have a PC9 with Hitec HS 311 servos.
This WAS the only aircraft in my squadron with plastic gears.
I will never buy them again.
PS: KEV if you have plastic gear drive servos in your PC 9 my advise would be to scrap them before they scrap you.
I had just increased the rates from 80 to 100%. I had 3 very succesful high speed flights when this happened.
Sorry mate but we are no longer the Roulettes (at least not until I build a new one.)
Post flight Aircrash Investigation found the gears in the elevator servo striped. The attached photos show what happens to a beautiful PC 9 when it cannot pull out of a 200 kph plus high speed pass.
Gazz
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