Bent tail boom (NUTTCAZE PLZ LOOK)

Nuttcaze please look at last post.

Howdy folks

I have noticed that my tail boom (i think that is the name of it?) has become bent, im guessing from a few of the hard drops I have put on my honey bee fp v2. In one of his videos Nuttcaze said an 8mm hunting arrow would work as a tail boom. Does anyone have any experience using hunting arrows for this? Do they make carbon fiber hunting arrows? Also, anyone know approximately how much a hunting arrow is and how many booms it will make?

If your in the UK the hunting arrow would probably be more than the cost of 2 new helis!

Actually not sure you would get a hunting arrow in the UK??

Pittnuma, Thats got to suck. An arrow man I'am sure they wish it was that way here.
but you know the story. Its number 2 on the list.

sdjb

Quite often, carbon fiber arrow shafts are narrower than regular aluminum or wooden arrows... I'm not sure if CF arrow shafts come in 8mm, either.

I am also not sure of the length of the HB tail boom, but I am guessing at MOST you could get 3 from an uncut arrow shaft.

Is it hard to get arrows in England / Europe?

Well I guess I will go to the walmarts and see if I can find a light 8mm hunting arrow for cheap. If that doesn't work I will go to trying to find an uncut one. You don't perhaps know of an online place with free shipping?

Hunting with bows and crossbows is illegal in the U.K. Not looked but would have thought it would be a license required just to order 1.

Pittnuma wrote:

Hunting with bows and crossbows is illegal in the U.K. Not looked but would have thought it would be a license required just to order 1.

Wow that sucks. Surely you are allowed to own them and practice archery?

Hopefully nuttcaze will look in here;

I just went to my local Walmart and looked at arrows, they have several different kinds with several different diameter shafts. Thing is I could not figure out how to tell how big around the shaft is (8mm is the correct size right?) and the guy at Walmart, of course, had no clue how to tell. So, Mr.Nutt how or where can you find an 8mm hunting arrow? Is this something people at a hunting/gun type store will know?

Go over to the tool department and borrow a rule, or if they have one, a caliper, and measure the shaft diameter.

Donnie D

My buddy Beachcomber used a knitting needle to replace the tail boom on his HBFP. Just another option, he had to run the tail motor wires outside the boom, but it works.

For what it's worth!

Donnie D wrote:

Go over to the tool department and borrow a rule, or if they have one, a caliper, and measure the shaft diameter.

Donnie D

AHHH! DOH! I will take my digital calipers in there! Great idea! 8mm right?

Measure the broken boom, then find an arrow the same size.

Donnie D

Sorry I haven't posted, been reallt busy lately, but it sounds like you might have it figured out, you could always try the boom from the HBK II, its 8mm too.

Well I also reload ammunition so I have a really nice set of digital calipers. I measured the boom and it is indeed 8mm's. Hey nuttcaze, I know you said to keep you guys updated on my progress, well I just got my bee back up and running the other day but I had been to busy to fly any until this weekend. It looks like I can hover pretty decently. I made a video that I will post if anyone is interested. I also have a video of me wrecking incase anyone wants to see that, just to prove how tough the Honey Bee is, I am SO GLAD I got the honey bee V2 because man is it tough, I feel as though I would have broken any lesser helicopter about 10 times by now.

I just made a thread for people to post stories, pics and videos of their crashes, so if possible post some there so we can all get a laugh

Nuttcaze wrote:

I just made a thread for people to post stories, pics and videos of their crashes, so if possible post some there so we can all get a laugh

Hey Nuttcaze,
Can you move my 'Concentration' post there?

AxeL

--==AxeL==-- wrote:

Hey Nuttcaze,
Can you move my 'Concentration' post there?

AxeL

sure, where is it?

It be here Concentration

Thanks Nuttcaze

@AxeL...
Great story! It's both tragic and funny both, because it is SO true!I know I am one of those that feels your pain because it's nearly the same thing that happened to me, right down to the list of repair parts and my son spilling the beans to my wife!

L8R, Man!
And THANKS!

--==AxeL==-- wrote:

It be here Concentration

Thanks Nuttcaze

done

Thx Nuttcaze

My friend got his V2 today. As soon as he started flying his tail boom bent in the same places mine did. Nice job e-sky I can't believe the old ones where worse