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Old 09-11-2012 | 10:28 AM
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Default Will changing paddle angle affect windy day performance?

I'm flying an Esky Belt CP (450 size heli) that I'd done the direct to swash mod on and upgraded the electronics to stuff that actually works. It hovers pretty well on calm days but gets tossed around a lot by the wind like all 450's do. I seem to recall reading somewhere that angling the flybar paddles down by a degree or so will make the rotor turn into the wind, improving its ability to hover on a gusty day. Is that actually true or do I need to consider changing something else? For those who say to just get a bigger heli, I've already done that with the shiny T-Rex 600n in my garage. But I can fly this 450 at the park and want to get good with it before going out with the 600.