Morris Knife control throw questions
07-13-2003, 03:42 PM
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Morris Knife control throw questions
I am rigging my Morris knife controls and the instructons on the Morris plans state one set of control throws which are listed in degrees only. I use a Tower throw meter which is in inches. I am not the hottest pilot handling wild throws on initial takeoff. I have a Futaba 8UAFS radio with dual rates and would like to hear from you Knife fliers as to what you set the low and high rates at in inches if thats possible in order to properly set mine. Are there any Knife fliers out there today that would help me? I appreciate all and any help.
07-13-2003, 07:13 PM
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dickj,
try 1/2 inch up and down on elevator 3/8" up and down on aileron's as much as you can get on rudder (you may not use it now but you will when you get the hang of it)
for high rates get all you can.....keep in mind the knife is VERY easy to fly and control at slow and moderate speeds...you wont have any problems.
try 1/2 inch up and down on elevator 3/8" up and down on aileron's as much as you can get on rudder (you may not use it now but you will when you get the hang of it)
for high rates get all you can.....keep in mind the knife is VERY easy to fly and control at slow and moderate speeds...you wont have any problems.
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I always set the throws as much as I can get, and those will be migh high rates. Then I set them about 60% of those throws for low rates. Have done this on all my profiles, and it works pretty good.
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maidened mine today, you won't be disappointed. Don't forget the EXPO!!! I put it in for the Elevator and Ailerons, but forgot rudder, man does the rudder have authority!!!
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I always start at -50%, and the Ele and Ailerons were fine there ( I think I put in -75% for the ailerons on high rate 'cause they are like 60 or 70 degrees!) But the rudder I ended up with -100% (that's on a Futaba, I'm told others work different.) Going from 60% to 100% vastly improved the hover, I think my other planes need lots more rudder input and I'm used to them!
