Dominic was one of the first if not the first person in North America to get a MaxiR. His enthusiastic posts were the most influencial factor in my decision to purchase one. I tell him that "it's all his fault" :) Here's four handy tips from him.

Are you tired of those broken landing gear? Don't throw those away !!! Remember, recycling is good? Just use CA and shrink tube the color of your choice ... a little heat , et Voilà !!! (click on photos to enlarge)

Why don't we find a way to prevent the landing gear from breaking in the first place? Avoiding crashes is a solution, but not in my case, haahaaaa. Use a trusty tie-rap instead of the screw to secure the landing gear to the frame. I've never broken a landing gear since! Now I have a lot of the landing gear with shrink tube lying around.

Tired of having the front tail pinion strip after a small contact with the ground??? I discovered that the tail blade doesn't rotate much in the blade holder. Use sandpaper to shape the base of the tail blade round ... to permit more rotation. If the tail blade hits something, it will absorb more energy and prevent the pinion from stripping. It's very rare that I have to change a pinion now.

How much time does it take to put back the small anti-rotation pin that goes in the head thru a small hole? Hours? I bought a 4 foot long steel rod at the hobby shop. I now have a lot to work with. Instead of trying to hold the small original pin at the tip of my long nose pliers, I can use my hand to guide the rod in. I align both holes in the head with the one in the shaft and then use my hand to guide the rod thru them. Then I cut and bend it to prevent ejection while in flight. The diameter of the rod that I use is 0.0030 inch.