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FX070c - Upgrades and Mentions

FX070c – Upgrades and Mentions

Hey All, Well I haven';t had the time until lately to get back to putting things back together.  I’ve been patiently waiting for all my spare parts and replacements to come in.  Thus far, I got my 8-LED Nav light kit, which adds realism to the Littlebird.  The kit is easy to install, it comes down to where do we want to install the lights. I like the non-missile pod look of the FX070c much better…

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FX070c - Teardown, testing, rebuild

FX070c – Teardown, testing, rebuild

  Over the past month many of the “replacement parts” I ordered ahead of time, have finally arrived.  For the most part, other hobbyists suggested to always have spare parts. Just in case of crashes, or defects.  I am aware of something weird with my Littlebird.  After the crash a few weeks ago, I’ve reluctantly been flying without changing anything.  (Get as much practice as I can with the…

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FX070c - Fixed, and somewhat flyable

FX070c – Fixed, and somewhat flyable

The assessment

Since the last post,

I’ve been able to rebuild the Littlebird to a point where it fly’s again.  I’m still waiting on my laundry list of replacement parts to arrive, and I’m having some communication problem with BangGood.com’s customer service.   Since the May 5th delivery and discovery of damage during shipping, I’ve had replacement parts on order.  Some have been delivered.

I…

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FX070c - Post Crash Report

FX070c – Post Crash Report

Welp, I crashed the heck out of my Littlebird.  The main thing that happened was I took it over a tree, lost line of sight with it, and didn’t counteract my initial response, so it nosedived into the ground.

So I’ll draw you a story.  I’m walking out of my front door, and I already have Littlebird in hand, spinning its blades.  I’m going to hand launch this into the air, and fly it out towards…

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FX070c - MD-500 "Little Bird" scale R/C Helicopter

FX070c – MD-500 “Little Bird” scale R/C Helicopter

I purchased into a hobby that I really hope will be fun and entertaining to me as it can be for others who read through my posts.  So what did I get you ask?  An R/C scale Hughs MD-500, “Military Defender” series. Also known as the “Littlebird”, for its size, and yet versatility in what it can do, is its cool scale R/C helicopter.   This is the FX070c 4-channel, 2.4Gh, using 3-axis gyro MEMs and…

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