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Old 07-16-2007 | 08:38 PM
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Default RE: Head speed and stability issues

Today I did more experimenting with the setup of the blade pitch and head speed and found some interesting results. I shortened the connecting rods between the blade grip and the seesaw one complete turn on both sides. The test flight confirmed that the higher headspeed really stabilizes the Heli. Although, when the battery got low (about half) it became sluggish again. So, I decided to go another turn. (someone on here remarked how their plasic parts on the theaded rod were touching and they couldn't screw them in any further and they came that way from the factory) The flight revealed that the heli was now on the movement of the swashplate instead of the power being applied to the motor. (if that makes sense to you) The up and down of the collective was MUCH more sensitive, but the cyclic requirements and the tail control were much easier. This is the way it feels in idle up mode, so I recommend this setup.

I didn't get a chance to try the idle-up mode as it got too dark to see. Before the adjustments, when going into idle up, the heli would really gain rotor speed from normal mode. Then once on the ground after the flight, I went to back normal mode, and the heli would jump 3 feet into the air no matter where the collective was (even all the way down). Getting it back down was handful. Switching into Idle-up midflight nearly drove the heli into the ground so I didn't do it again! We'll see how the new setup does switching into idle-up tomorrow if its calm.

I'm gonna get it perfect and then destroy it again, I just know it...