Trim Tabs or 4in1?

I have had a couple of successful hops with my HBFP so far but one thing I noticed is that the heli is continuously turning to the right or clockwise. It isn't turning fast but it's enough that after a couple of seconds the heli is sideways and when I go to correct it naturally I move the throttle and it comes down. I tried moving the trim tab on the tx to counteract this and had some sucess.

Is this what the trim tabs are supposed to be used for or is there an adjustment that I need to make on the 4in1?

Try adjusting it out with the rudder trim tab. If that doesn't work or if it takes too much trim, land the heli and put the trim tab back to center.

Unplug battery and if heli is yawing right or clockwise when looking down on it, turn the proportion pot on the 4 in 1 counter clockwise, just a tiny bit.

Plug heli back in and test hover.

Keep doing this until you are satisfied, but remember to unplug heli each time.

This will need to be done every now and then when you can't trim the rudder with less than say 3 or 4 clicks on the trim tab.

Hope this helps,
Donnie D

Hey Donnie,

Thanks for the help!

Don't know if you read my other post "Priceless" but I am waiting on a ring like push rod, due to a colision with my flatscreen TV.

I had the ruder trim tab about 2/3 the way to the left of center and it helped but I crashed before I could get it right.

Are the trim tabs supposed to be used for small adjustments like this? Amazingly enough the only thing I have read or heard about trim tabs, is to make sure they are in the center when you start.

Use the rudder trim tab for small adjustments only. Use the proportion adjustment I described for anything else.

Donnie D

Gotcha! Thanks, as a newbie, I need all the help I can get.

Ok..HELP...My HBFP turns to the left at about half stick and gets worse the more power I add. I have turned the proportion pot all the way to the right and nothing happens. I am powering off the heli before each adjustment. I also have the rudder trim all the way to the right. Do I have a bad motor or bad 4-in1?

I would try a new tail motor, its cheaper then the 4in1 and even if its not the prob it never hurts to have a spare tail motor

It was the tail motor. I was able to get my hands on one last night (E-Flite and Esky share a lot of the same parts) and I swapped it out. Works like it should!

Thanks

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