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How to Modify mSR Landing to mCX

Flying micro helicopters is a popular hobby among airplane and helicopter enthusiasts. Two models offered by MIA-Micro Flight, the mSR and the mCX, can be swapped out for one another when it comes to certain parts, such as the landing gear. Converting the mSR to land with mCX landing gear is simply a matter of retrofitting the gear from the former to the latter. Although fairly simple, some modification of the mSR is necessary.

Things You'll Need

MIA-Micro Flight helicopter body
MIA-Micro Flight landing gear kit
Cyanoacrylate glue
Needle-nosed pliers

Instructions

- 1
  Remove the parts from the part assembly tree. Each piece is made of fiberglass and attached to a larger piece of fiberglass. Break each piece off by turning and twisting until the bond is broken.
- 2
  Pinch the plastic struts with a pair of needle-nosed pliers near the strut supports. Position the ends of the struts in the strut supports and then release. The ends of the struts will expand and clamp into the strut supports. Use a small bead of cyanoacrylate or CA glue to hold them in place.
- 3
  Attach the helicopter skids onto the struts by simply pressing them together. The fiberglass extending from the top of the skids should slide into the tubing of the struts and should fit snugly.
- 4
  Attach the screw assembly to the mounting sockets of the landing gear. Place one in the back hole of the landing gear and the second one in the second hole from the front of the landing gear. This is the major difference in fitting the mSR with the mCX. The landing gear for mCX normally goes in the first hole, but needs to go in the second hole on the mSR.
- 5
  Place rubber spacers on top of the screws in the screw assembly to provide suspension support to the helicopter. Attach the body of the helicopter by placing it over the screws and screwing the screws up through the bottom of the helicopter and landing gear.
- 6
  Strap the battery to the underneath side of the struts with the rubber bands provided by the manufacturer. Place the battery according to the flight action you want to attain. A battery closer to the front will cause the helicopter to lean forward and fly faster in a forward direction. One in the back will provide greater balance for hovering.

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