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“Nice helicopter, have an issue with one of the retracts. Several months before one comes in stock. Be carful spending this much money. The only parts available are over seas and extremely expensive. Roban is absolutely no help at all. I’ve sent 3 emails with no response. You would think for as much money as these heli’s cost they would have customer support. Better hope you don’t need parts. Only 2 stars because of Roban customer service. Motions customer service 5 stars.”
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“Really nice heli. Not hard to build just time consuming. Having time on heli’s would be a big help in completing this project. Parts are not labeled in the instruction manual.”
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“An excellent model overall from Roban, with good detail and finish. Love the scale retracts, and the huge open cabin that is ready for detailing. Overall, the aircraft flies very well. I’m currently governed to 80% to keep good tail authority. It is quite stable and well behaved even in gusty winds. With the low tail clearance, a slight rolling takeoff and landing are recommended if possible. Attached are a few photos from my last few flights.Components in the build were:Motor: Align 800MX 520KVESC: HobbyWing 130HVServos: Xpert R2FBL: Ikon2 BTHere’s a list of the mods, issues, and changes that I’ve run into.1. Retracts - The stock arrangements work fine, but are a bit complex. Be very precise on the setup! The bellcrank should not be imparting any torque to the retract on-ground. That load should be going through the wood stops that contact the struts. I would also recommend reinforcing the wooden tray that hold the main retract units. In its stock configuration it cracks fairly easily. I added a small 1/4” plywood doubler over the perimeter of the retract box where it meets the tray. One major thing to note is that the retracts are sized only for taking load while moving forwards. This means you need to be careful when pushing the model backwards, e.i. Loading it in the car. I’ve popped a few bellcranks and set screws pushing it in the car with a bit too much force. 2. Tail Rotor Direction - this was not scale for a 222 in the stock configuration. In addition, it can also be less efficient and have slightly less control power. I elected to change this so that the inboard blade rotates up into the rotor wash. This was done fairly easily by relocating the upper tail rotor bevel gear to the lower side of the shaft. I also pinned the torque tube to prevent this from unscrewing the threaded ends.3. Light controller - the Roban light controller gave me a bit of trouble at first. Initially, I had it on a Y harness with the BEC input and the flashing pattern seemed to change with every boot. I relocated it to the bind plug and it’s worked fine ever since.4. Paint - the paint quality is good, but one of the critical paint lines is off in position. Normally, this wouldn’t be a huge issue, but it would cut straight through the large MERCY AIR decal that goes on the sides of the aircraft. I’m still trying to figure out what I’ll do there. Minor gripe, but the tail number is also incorrect. The included numbers correspond with a skid gear 222. N408MA or N406MA would be more correct. I also repainted the rotor blades from the stock black, to a high vis orange/white scheme.”
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“The helicopter fly's very well once built. I'm using a Microbeast on mine. I've heard some friends complain about tail authority but no issues for me. The retracts work well but takes a bit of work to make them perfect. I have built many Roban models and I only give a hit because of their manuals. Just awful. But as stated this is a advanced kit and you should have some experience building scale helicopters before you try this one. The paint lines and scale detail are very good for the price of the kit. You truly get alot for your money with these kits. I'm so happy Motion has taken over the Roban line. Now I know I need never worry about customer service again.”
