How To Guide:
RC Helicopter Assembly
Picture this: a sunny, clear and windless day. You are in the park squinting at the sky and holding a control panel to fly
the RC helicopter you have assembled.
Isn’t it exhilarating to see the copter dip and turn in the air? Maybe as a kid you have dreamed of being an ace pilot and
flying your own helicopter. Owning and flying a real helicopter could be quite impossible but this should not deter you
from realizing your dream. You can fly an RC helicopter!
An RC helicopter however, is an expensive hobby that could cost you an arm and a leg. But you have an alternative…you can
assemble one yourself. Aside from saving a lot, this would surely be a rewarding task. Assembling the RC helicopter piece
by piece will give you a working knowledge on the parts as well as the functions. This know how will be invaluable if you
need to repair the copter and when you need to replace broken parts.
If you decide on a helicopter kit you must have the time and you must be mechanically inclined because a kit means that
you will have to assemble all the parts with only the manual as guide in the set up process. Manuals however, provide
complete and very systematic instructions and all you need to do is to follow the step by step direction.
You will need a Philips screw driver, needle nose-pliers, an allen driver, a thread lock, and a standard hobby knife.
Assembling an RC copter is fairly easy as some parts would snap together and others only need to be fastened with a screw.
The tail rotor can be assembled by pushing the shaft that holds the spur gear into position to lock into the bearings.
When attaching the main motor blade, be sure not to over tighten the screw to make the blades a little flexible.
Put the servos and the linkages in place by using a double sided tape. Ease the main motor blade to snap into position.
This will lock in place when the two ball joints are snapped together.
Secure the battery pack under the motor with a heavy duty rubber band. Turn on the RC transmitter before plugging in the
battery cable. Take note that the transmitter should always be the firstto be turned on and the last to be turned off.
Once the motors, the battery pack and the rotors are assembled, you can snap the canopy and place. Your RC helicopter is
now ready to fly!
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