Servos!!! Digi or Regular
 

HI EVERYONE

Here's something I have not seen many newbies ask. (<-- Heli newbie here).

Besides the obvious response time difference (.16 to .22 seconds) for regular servos and (.06 to .12) seconds for digital servos.

Is there really that much difference to run a regular servo for your tail rotor control? I've given up asking people around me because the recomendations are about 50/50. Some people say "You only need a digital servo to do 3D aerobatic flying" others say, "you need a digital servo no matter what". I'm still learning to hover. Maybe I've taken for granted comments as "you'll always be making some sort of adjustment while flying a heli". I do find myself adjusting the slight tracking of the tail most of the time. (Without any wind!) All the radio settings have been tried and the mechanic set-up is impecable. No binding what so ever. Smooth as silk.

My Rator 30 V2 came with a Futuba 3040 as the tail rotor servo. It has the Walkera G007 (WK-G007) gyro.
From 1 to 10, I would grade this set up around a 5. It's flyable and although I'm new, it just doesn't feel right.

Before I go spend $95 to $130 for a good Heli digital servo (If that alone will make a great difference) Or between $200 to $300 on a complete gyro system upgrade. What do you guys think? Digital? Keep the Standard (live with the slight tracking?) or trash the system that the previous owner called a complete gyro set-up?

Lay it on the rookie here!

Thanks guys, greatly appreciate any comments.

RE: Servos!!! Digi or Regular
 

The last thing a beginner needs to worry about when learning to fly is the tail, get a good gyro/servo and your worries are gone. If you have a good heading hold gyro and the servo to match (401/9254) and it is setup right you won't have to worry about the tail of the heli, it will lock in and say where you put it (even on a windy day).

To basically answer your question, there is a big difference between a digital servo and an analog servo.

RE: Servos!!! Digi or Regular
 

Charlie is right, get the Futaba 401/9254 combo at Heliproz for $190 and be done with it. Even hovering you need a good tail combo so you can concentrate on flying and not chasing the tail all day.

RE: Servos!!! Digi or Regular
 

For a beginner, I think that the tail servo selection is less critical than the gyro selection. Get a GY401 or better.
Now, if you are going to purchase a GY401, look at the prices of the combos that come with a digital tail servo. You might decide that it is worth it to get that as well.
On a scale from bad to good, 1 to 10, I would rate things like this.
1-Average gyro with average analog servo
2-Average gyro with top digital servo
9-GY401 with average analog servo
10-GY401 with top digital servo

Of course, once you move to more advanced flying, fast backwards flight and 3D, then the performance of the tail servo becomes much more important. But for a beginner, the gyro is the critical piece of hardware.

Vince