Anyone flying the OMP Variable pitch unit yet?
07-22-2005 | 10:06 AM
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RE: Anyone flying the OMP Variable pitch unit yet?
ORIGINAL: ckoerner
I flew mine with three cells last night. What a difference. If I came down and hit full negative, the airplane would back up and then be horizontal. With the three cells mine is still under 7oz. Right now I have about the same vertical as I did with a regular Axi 2208-34 set-up on 2 cells. I think I might order the Axi with the Hobby Lobby set-up and give that a try. I was at a fly in and Scott Foster was pitted next to us. He was flying his and had plenty of power.
I flew mine with three cells last night. What a difference. If I came down and hit full negative, the airplane would back up and then be horizontal. With the three cells mine is still under 7oz. Right now I have about the same vertical as I did with a regular Axi 2208-34 set-up on 2 cells. I think I might order the Axi with the Hobby Lobby set-up and give that a try. I was at a fly in and Scott Foster was pitted next to us. He was flying his and had plenty of power.
Thanks!
07-22-2005 | 10:36 AM
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RE: Anyone flying the OMP Variable pitch unit yet?
ORIGINAL: JohnVH
Craig, your saying the hobby lobby setup was better?
Craig, your saying the hobby lobby setup was better?
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07-22-2005 | 10:45 AM
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RE: Anyone flying the OMP Variable pitch unit yet?
ORIGINAL: JohnVH
Yep, mine is on the axi, my plane weighs a bit more as I put some extra stuff on it. Ill build another lighter and order up a HL unit.
Yep, mine is on the axi, my plane weighs a bit more as I put some extra stuff on it. Ill build another lighter and order up a HL unit.
08-24-2005 | 09:00 AM
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RE: Anyone flying the OMP Variable pitch unit yet?
John,
Did you ever order the HL one? I flew mine some more this past week(IKARUS VPP). I changed my blade holders around as they where on wrong as stated in the above post. I had my negative set up pretty well. It would stop and actually back up. I had some problems on the positive pitch side. I barely had enough positive to go vertical. I was playing with my pitch servo throws until it vibrated so bad at positive pitch it destroyed the front of the airplane. The only thing on the VPP set-up that broke was the pitch rod bent. I ended up repairing the plane and put the S2 on there with out the VPP unit. I have a 9x4.7 on it with a Thunder Power 2 cell 730 battery pack. This little motor is pretty good. Just a little less power then my AXI 2208/34, but this plane does weigh an ounce lighter then when the axi was on there.
Did you ever order the HL one? I flew mine some more this past week(IKARUS VPP). I changed my blade holders around as they where on wrong as stated in the above post. I had my negative set up pretty well. It would stop and actually back up. I had some problems on the positive pitch side. I barely had enough positive to go vertical. I was playing with my pitch servo throws until it vibrated so bad at positive pitch it destroyed the front of the airplane. The only thing on the VPP set-up that broke was the pitch rod bent. I ended up repairing the plane and put the S2 on there with out the VPP unit. I have a 9x4.7 on it with a Thunder Power 2 cell 730 battery pack. This little motor is pretty good. Just a little less power then my AXI 2208/34, but this plane does weigh an ounce lighter then when the axi was on there.
