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10-05-2002 | 08:35 AM
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The gyro is for aid in controlling the tail rotor. It automatically senses whent he heli starts to rotate around the main rotorshaft due to torqu and tries to keep it straight for you. (very important to have it while learning) Your tail rotor control can over-ride the gyro to allow you to turn the heli.
The pitch control is an aid in getting the most efficient use of the engine power. With fixed pitch, as you want to add lift, you just turn up the throttle setting, and the blades turn faster. With variable pitch, you mix the pitch control with the throttle for "collective" control, when you add pitch you also add throttle, to maintain or slightly increase rpm, adding much more lift to the rotor, in a more controlled manner.
Variable pitch also is required for some types of aerobatics, espcially inverted hover, which requires you to be able to reverse the main rotor pitch angle. (it'll be quite a while before you're ready to try that...)
Its probable that there's a variable pitch kit to adapt your heli when you are ready to work with the more complex setup.
If no other place... try www.towerhobbies.com I know they carry the Futaba gyros.
The pitch control is an aid in getting the most efficient use of the engine power. With fixed pitch, as you want to add lift, you just turn up the throttle setting, and the blades turn faster. With variable pitch, you mix the pitch control with the throttle for "collective" control, when you add pitch you also add throttle, to maintain or slightly increase rpm, adding much more lift to the rotor, in a more controlled manner.
Variable pitch also is required for some types of aerobatics, espcially inverted hover, which requires you to be able to reverse the main rotor pitch angle. (it'll be quite a while before you're ready to try that...)
Its probable that there's a variable pitch kit to adapt your heli when you are ready to work with the more complex setup.
If no other place... try www.towerhobbies.com I know they carry the Futaba gyros.
10-06-2002 | 06:26 AM
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Billyman,
I'm sorry to say that the Sport 500 doesn't perform as advertised. Why? It is too heavy and is therefore not very stable at all. I know because I tried to get several flying even the collective pitch model and could never get any to hover very well, without a lot of work. Since you don't have that much invested in the heli and it's not assembled yet, maybe you should try to return the kit.
For the price of the Sport 500, you could buy a Raptor or the beginner model the Century Hawk II for around $200.00. They are both very stable helis and can be setup for advanced aerobactics when/if you get past the hovering stage.
I teach people to fly RC helis with a very safe and efficient hands-on method and will even let anyone hover my own heli (Raptor 30) for free, just so they can get a taste of the hobby/sport. Usually, most of the people I teach can learn to hover within an hour or two (same day), without even coming close to breaking anything.
Take care,
Clarence C. Ragland
http://www.kites.org/rc_instructors
I'm sorry to say that the Sport 500 doesn't perform as advertised. Why? It is too heavy and is therefore not very stable at all. I know because I tried to get several flying even the collective pitch model and could never get any to hover very well, without a lot of work. Since you don't have that much invested in the heli and it's not assembled yet, maybe you should try to return the kit.
For the price of the Sport 500, you could buy a Raptor or the beginner model the Century Hawk II for around $200.00. They are both very stable helis and can be setup for advanced aerobactics when/if you get past the hovering stage.
I teach people to fly RC helis with a very safe and efficient hands-on method and will even let anyone hover my own heli (Raptor 30) for free, just so they can get a taste of the hobby/sport. Usually, most of the people I teach can learn to hover within an hour or two (same day), without even coming close to breaking anything.
Take care,
Clarence C. Ragland
http://www.kites.org/rc_instructors
10-06-2002 | 02:17 PM
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Billyman,
If you can, see if you could get someone to help you set up your Sport 500. I just hate seeing people give up because they were so unsucessful in learning to hover. Perhaps the experience with your heli won't be as bad as I had.
Take care,
Clarence C. Ragland
http://www.kites.org/rc_instructors
See: http://p-locate.rc-helipad.com/
If you can, see if you could get someone to help you set up your Sport 500. I just hate seeing people give up because they were so unsucessful in learning to hover. Perhaps the experience with your heli won't be as bad as I had.
Take care,
Clarence C. Ragland
http://www.kites.org/rc_instructors
See: http://p-locate.rc-helipad.com/
