Instruction Manuals

Read them. Read again. Before you start building, get a flavour for how the model helicpoter goes together and works. Check out the icons, most of them have a symbol for oil, grease and THREAD LOCK. Obey them, if you're not sure about something give us a call, we've normally built at least one of everything we sell and this is what we're here for. Except for German speed controller manuals, throw them away and ask a mate who's got one. Never buy a German brushless speed controller if you haven't got a mate who's got one. If you haven't got a mate call us.

The Raptor....

We've sold a lot of replacement RC helicopter blades to people who haven't managed to get their raptor into the air. Tip; the plastic covering on the blades is supposed to be there - leave it on, this is part of the blade construction and prevents the ingress of moisture. Remove a part around the root for gluing (epoxy) the plastic root reinforcement strips.

Ball links, the balls are not supposed to swivel on their mountings, the plastic ball link should swivel on the steel ball, so make sure these are tight, they are part of your control system.

If this is your first helicopter, get an experienced flier to check it over (if you can get to us, even better) this is time well spent, it takes a while to get into the groove of what to look for. A minor defect can result in an instant rebuild at best and injury at worst.