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Ok, going to try something differernt. Put some pics on the flash drive, then on the ps3, displayed them on the tv and took pics on the iPhone. Let me know bow well they come out.

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Ok, going to try something differernt. Put some pics on the flash drive, then on the ps3, displayed them on the tv and took pics on the iPhone. Let me know bow well they come out.

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He-he, more than one way to skin a cat.

Ok, on with the build, next up, the control linkages. Looks complicated but other than a little awkward at times they did an exceptional job of engineering the whole assembly and it goes together well.

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He-he, more than one way to skin a cat.

Ok, on with the build, next up, the control linkages. Looks complicated but other than a little awkward at times they did an exceptional job of engineering the whole assembly and it goes together well.

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He-he, more than one way to skin a cat.

Ok, on with the build, next up, the control linkages. Looks complicated but other than a little awkward at times they did an exceptional job of engineering the whole assembly and it goes together well.

Now for the fun part, putting in the engine. You slide the clutch into the bell housing. My. Put h was. Little tight but a little time with some emery cloth and the bell supn relatively free. Add the side mounts and secure everything down. Avant uses a sprague bearing in the clutch as apposed
To a one way bearing so as to eliminate the need to dial indicate, sweet.t
Next, the fan shrowd is installed.

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Now for the fun part, putting in the engine. You slide the clutch into the bell housing. My. Put h was. Little tight but a little time with some emery cloth and the bell supn relatively free. Add the side mounts and secure everything down. Avant uses a sprague bearing in the clutch as apposed
To a one way bearing so as to eliminate the need to dial indicate, sweet.t
Next, the fan shrowd is installed.

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Installing the fuel ta k is simple, squeeze it a little and it goes right I place.

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Installing the fuel ta k is simple, squeeze it a little and it goes right I place.

Boom is the next step. It consists of constructing the torque tube abd the tail box. OMG! The tail box is even more gorgeous than in the pictures! The CBC is second to none I have EVER seen! You ser the gears up the same way as the front, zero lash abd end of gears even with each other. Slide the torque tube into the cf boom, slide the tail box in place and remove it, push the torque tube in place just a touch deeper so it doesn't bow, slide the box back in and secure.
You then put the boom clamps o er the boom and install. Following f/b's vids here helps.
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Boom is the next step. It consists of constructing the torque tube abd the tail box. OMG! The tail box is even more gorgeous than in the pictures! The CBC is second to none I have EVER seen! You ser the gears up the same way as the front, zero lash abd end of gears even with each other. Slide the torque tube into the cf boom, slide the tail box in place and remove it, push the torque tube in place just a touch deeper so it doesn't bow, slide the box back in and secure.
You then put the boom clamps o er the boom and install. Following f/b's vids here helps.
qyou then make up the boom braces q

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Now it's time to build the head. The manual for this step is 23 pages long. It needs to be studied well, along with f/b's vid's until you thoroughly understand every step.
The head is fully programmable. There are a total of 16 delta settings. This adjusts the lead/lag of the blades, the higher the number the more stable the heli.
You can also adjust the phasing angle if you get the boom to corkscrew in a roll, and all the arms have multiple holes to speed thing up ther in the flybar. Speaking of which, the flybar on this thing is huge!
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The head is a real pain in the ass to assemble. Especially the feathering shaft. I constantly had to go back and check to make sure I got it right.
I set my delta at 11 for the maiden, don't want any unexpected suprises, zero phase and fast flybar. To changed out the delta then is just a matter of moving a few link balls.
add the linkages, hook up the ar7100r reciever. My God, that thing was expensive!
That brings me pretty much up to where I am now, waiting for my next delivery.
I can't praise the absolute quality of this kit. It was a pure pleasure to build. Every component, bolt, nut, top quality.