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Location: Ankeny, IA, USA.
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| Fan shroud needs to be longer.
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It doesn't need to be, the Evo's doesn't cover the head either, and I've never had a problem with an engine overheating in an Evo. I sure wouldn't mind it being longer, though.
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| Pinion needs to have a tighter fit.
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I used green locktite bearing retainer on mine, and it's nice and secure.
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| Fly bar seesaw needs longer bolts.
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I don't think you can put longer blots on it, and if you can, maybe only 1mm or so. The issue is that if the bolts are too long they hit the flybar. The problem on my original seesaw was that the threads were not very good in the seesaw. Perhaps the metal was soft, or they just weren't made well. I know it's not an isolated incident, since a rep posted that he had the same issue. Kinda surprising, must have been a slip up in the Rep system, they really aren't supposed to make things like that public.
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| The top of the horizonal fin could be may to fit better.
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Why? It fits like every other heli's fin. If they want to improve that, they should provide another metal piece that goes onto of the clamp, then have the fin mount to that. Not really necessary, if you ask me, what's there works fine.
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| The portion of the hub that the bearings slide onto "shoulder" needs to be longer.
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I haven't seen this issue, maybe it's just the way you are putting it, what exactly do you mean?
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| And the main hub needs to have a tighter fit.
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Mine is fine, but obviously others have had the issue. Also, don't forget that 2 of us that we know of have a gritty feeling in the swash uni-ball.
What I find kinda troubling is that it seems that 90% of the people on here posting are reps. That means that 90% of the posts can be discounted, since they really can't talk about the weak points. For all we know, every one of those guys have had multiple failures of the parts we're discussing, and we wouldn't know it.
Something else to consider is it's a new design. There aren't a whole lot of these out there, and they haven't been available for long. Also, the manufacturer seems to respond quickly to issues, so it can only get better.
I really like the design on it, and the quality is excellent, but obviously there are a couple of small issues. If they are easily worked around like the flybar seesaw (don't torque the bolts, use red locktite), then I really don't care. However, if the issues are chronic that will cause me to have to replace parts on a regular basis, then the design needs to be changed. I'm hoping to get out and fly mine tomorrow again to really get a feel for it in the air, since my first flight ended after 4 minutes. Hopefully it flies better than my (admittedly upgraded) 600n. However, if it doesn't, I have no problem selling it and picking up a second 600N in the interest of having common spares, although it would make me sad to get rid of something so beautiful.
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