Doulbe Horse 9101 or 9053

Congratulations on buying the awesome 9101 or 9053

The 9101 replaces the 9053 after many years of successful flight.

Here are my Top Tips and Top Fixes for these models

Top Tips

1. Your best flying conditions are on still days, the more wind the less fun you will have.
2. Do NOT use rechargeable batteries in the remote.  Just use standard AA (8) batteries as they will last ages. PLEASE NOTE 4 on top and 4 underneath. You need to pull battery cartridge out.
3. Ensure you have plugged wire into side of Helicopter. One wire for charger one for Helicopter.
4. Don't fly around or near obstacles! Tree vs Helicopter - Tree Wins.
5. Most people purchase a second battery to increase flying time, just swap out the battery when one goes dead.  This gives you about 20mins flying time.
6. Charging the batteries takes less than 3hrs so don't leave them charging all night.  This may cause a fire if the overcharge protection doesn't kick in.

Top Fixes

1. My Helicopter wont fly - does it have power? check if the front light is going.  If not have you turned on the helicopter at the switch and plugged the red lead in?  Turn on the controller does the light come on?  If not change batteries in the remote, if yes then give the helicopter full throttle then back to zero then back to half way.  (This will force the two of them to talk to each other)
2. My Helicopter takes off backwards or sideways slightly.  This just maybe the Gyro settling if it keeps moving then place the helicopter on a table and turn it on for 10 seconds and off for 10 seconds 5 times.
3. Lower Grip dissconnection - This happens after a crash, everything looks fine and the blades seem to turn o.k but the helicopter wont lift off the ground.  What has happened here is the lower grip (lower blades) have let go of the outshaft.  Undo the 2 screws just below the blades about 4 turns and you should be able to lift the blades up the shaft towards the top blades.  Do you see the two holes on the shaft? this is where you need to locate those 2 screws. 
4. How do I remove the balance bar so I can fix the Upper or Lower Grib? There is a pin going thru the Balance Bar. One end is small and the other end is slightly larger.  You need something like a nail and a hammer and hit the small end (it may take a few hits)
5. I was flying o.k and then suddenly the Balance Bar hits the Rotors and it comes crashing down.  This is usually cause by wind, the best thing to do with these helicopters is to keep them moving.