ORIGINAL: goldslinger
T-REX 450SE V2 and I'm running 335 woods with stock paddles and 1 weight each side.
I flew 4 battery packs in 5 to 10mph with gusts to 15. I did alright; had loads of fun and for the first time in awhile; brought the bird back in intact! !
Does anyone change out their blades for such conditions? Would it have been better to have run shorter blades for that reason and to give it a higher headspeed as a result of the shorter 325's or 315's?
Does higher headspeed give You mor authority or stability in winds? Currently, I've clocked mine at 2,300 at 0 pitch 50% throttle. I have an optical tach bought from Miniatureaircraft.com.
Thanks,
Gary
Air flow over the blades is what causes your lift (at anything other than 0° pitch). The rate of air flow varies with RPM and wind. Hovering in wind is like flying forward/backward/sideways flight (dependant upon wind direction). Would you change blades going from hover to forward flight??
Changing blades and/or headspeed is not going to change the fact that you have more airflow (wind) hitting your heli from one direction. One blade in part of it's rotation will always be getting more airflow than the other ... causing you to adjust (pilot the sticks) for it ... unless of course you fly foreward flight with the wind and your speed over ground is the same as the wind speed.