my brother has had this yoke for a few years and it has worked fine. recently it has begun "pullling" the plane to the left. any ideas?
867613
Well, and to be clear this will void any warranty (suspecting that it has expired anyway), I had the same, opened it up and as mentioned in other places, replaced the springs with rubber bands, it now works better than ever. And, it feels much more natural, much more actual plane like. Here is a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXNaKxtUNMg
867614
unfortunitly I had same problem dont know what the deal was I updated the drivers and lookedfor fixes couldnt find any, so my soulution to the problem was disable the rudder part of the yoke anduse my back up joystick as a rudder (or you could use foot pedals) . Ive been flying like this for awhile now and I really got used to it and like it. I think there is something in that rudder part that isnt working right sogive that a try, other than that the yoke works great
1930619
The purpose of raising the landing gear on one side is feverish effort to counteract the ground effect slip to the left on take off. It stays that way because the Gyros have placed it in that position as LEVEL. On my birds, (I have (2) 911s) I simply took a pair of scissors and clipped the tabs off. Even so, one of the still fly slightly tilted until I did a weight shift on the entire frame. (Don't do that, it takes away from flying time because of added weight.) Having said that, let me say this:(Learn the characteristics of each of your birds. If it has a tendency to slip left on take-off, give it a quick shot and release of right aileron to correct it. Do the same thing for the birds slipping away in any other direction. The gyros will take over from that point and you will be able to enjoy your flights as I do now. ALL Rotary Winged Aircraft with a tail rotor produces thrust to the left on take off because of the countering forces between the main rotor that want the aircraft to spin left and the tail rotor that says, Oh no you don't!!
1212909
Hasn't happened to me. I always check to see if have position and altitude hold working as soon I start the flight. Worse thing was having one of the prop capnuts come loose and the propeller coming off at about 150 feet in the air. That possibility has been lessened on the new version with reverse threads on the clockwise props. Still a good idea to check tightness before each flight.
338520
Hi, a couple of thoughts on this. I had the same thing happen when I went to a new PC. It was USB 3.0 and the Saiteks are 2.0. I solved this by plugging a USB 2.0 expansion port in. Problem gone. I have dual Saitek Yokes, Pedals, two radios and the BIP.Also, I have seen similar behavior with a Go Flight Autopilot. I finally used cleaner on the potentiometers. Caution, this will void any warranty you have left. Hope this helps
2134707
I have had the same problem with the main belt falling off. It appears that the large and small pulleys are not lined up forcing the belt to ride on the edge of the large pulley nearest the blades. There seems to be no way to align the pulleys. Next stop is the dealer.
1925731
I crashed mine and hot glued it together and it worked fine for awhile. You really have to fly these in a open field. Over my years I always was impatient and was always the same outcome crashed planes!! I make a pledge no more flying around trees and houses!! GL
265474
There are different models, look in the description when getting one. I got the "strait" one, but it still has like a 3 degree angle to it. I believe the rear of the flight is up and the front of the flight is down while in the fetching jig.
1624314
Check to make sure the cable is around the pulley. Also, you can push down on one side of the stepper and pull the other side up, this should raise the side you are pulling on.
2087889
Hi, a couple of thoughts on this. I had the same thing happen when I went to a new PC. It was USB 3.0 and the Saiteks are 2.0. I solved this by plugging a USB 2.0 expansion port in. Problem gone. I have dual Saitek Yokes, Pedals, two radios and the BIP. Also, I have seen similar behavior with a Go Flight Autopilot. I finally used cleaner on the potentiometers. Caution, this will void any warranty you have left. Hope this helps
421654
Hi Susan; Not sure about what your's are doing but My V913 has those Blades were loose when I got mine and other problem when the Transmitter batteries were low it acted strange. Can you still fly it with trimming from your transmitter.Need more what it's doing to figue it out.Good Luck Barry
1653613
I wish I knew. I broke mine as well, plus the wheel fell off during a landing. Most of this happened when the power connectors broke off the board while the plane was in flight. I think mine might be beyond the cost of repair at this point. Just glad it wasn't one of those $500 ones. :-/ Sorry bro
37297
We did...once...my grandson had been pulling on the remote antenna wire...had to PUSH IT BACK DOWN in the unit!... it worked! Also, he's so rough with it that somehow he got the back wheel off track like a blown out tire!... the plane wobbled and wouldn't back up or run fast on the rug (after only two days of play!)...sooooo...ONCE AGAIN...his SugaMama became Mechanic Extraordinaure and put the tire back on the wheel and all is happy and rolling with the little guy!Good luck!
1367984
Unplug and reset it. Put it on a level surfacenter and recalibrate it (left stick down and right, wiggle the right stick left and right) if this does not work, make sure the propellers are both good, and put on correctly. A goes with a, and b goes with b. Happy flying!
2096193
I'm unsure ... Ours broke not to long ago and I was going to get another.... I felt it lasted way longer than any other previous bought planes... Sorry I couldn't be of more help...
101831
may just be a bad motor. these little helicopters are usually of good quality. check to see if the pinion gear that is attached to the motor is touching the other gear. may just need to be adjusted up or down
1446059
With mine to first start it, turn it to full choak, and to a lower speed and pull once. Keep on lower speed but switch to half choak and pull, and it should start. May need to repeat a couple times.
1069610
I installed mine a couple of years ago and they have been perfectly fine since. No ABS issues and not bearing issues. Did the wire get pinched at install? If not, return it.