450 Blade pitch
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coolgabsi
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normal mode blade pitch is a matter of choice.. usually for normal forward flights, you dont need more than may be 9 degrees. But setting it up once for 3D will give you about 0-+11 in normal mode and -11 to 11 in idle up. Again its a matter of choice.. but this is what i did too... tuned mine for 3D ans started on normal mode only never touched the idle up switch till recently.. 
also having a little extra pitch helps you get out of stalls / falls better, cause it will push more air down helping it to recover from a mistake and kind of stabilize it.. ..
also having a little extra pitch helps you get out of stalls / falls better, cause it will push more air down helping it to recover from a mistake and kind of stabilize it.. ..
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Lee
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You set up the helicopter mechanically to give you around +- 11 degrees pitch.
Then you set up your radio to give you what pitch you desire.
Normal mode should be around 45% 48% 50% 75% 100% which translates to pitch of -1 or 2 at low stick to hold the heli down while spooling up, especially if its windy, up to +11 at full stick.
With a Throttle curve of around 0, 45, 60, 80, 80 your hover throttle is 80%. This will give you a smooth heli, no bouncing up and down, as the throttle will be steady while only the pitch changes.
These settings are not written in stone. You can adjust them to suit your heli and style. But its a good starting point.
Hope this helps
Then you set up your radio to give you what pitch you desire.
Normal mode should be around 45% 48% 50% 75% 100% which translates to pitch of -1 or 2 at low stick to hold the heli down while spooling up, especially if its windy, up to +11 at full stick.
With a Throttle curve of around 0, 45, 60, 80, 80 your hover throttle is 80%. This will give you a smooth heli, no bouncing up and down, as the throttle will be steady while only the pitch changes.
These settings are not written in stone. You can adjust them to suit your heli and style. But its a good starting point.
Hope this helps
I set my normal throttle curve at 0,25,50,75,100
Did a flight test last week and the heli jump up really high and of course it went left and south really fast. Must be something not set properly. Luckily i was able to control it and land safely. But not without breaking the skids.
Did a flight test last week and the heli jump up really high and of course it went left and south really fast. Must be something not set properly. Luckily i was able to control it and land safely. But not without breaking the skids.
Tony
Staff member
The training gear that i used and really like, and support, is what hobbypartz and xheli sells. It's carbon fiber and it flexes. If this training gear that you are talking about is the one with wooden dowels, I do not suggest it cause it's more rigid than the CF gear. I want the heli to "bounce" when you have to chop the throttle, and I want there to be some give when you have a "less than perfect" landing. Such as on one of the balls. that one leg will flex and allow two other legs to touch and it will set the heli down softer than if you had a "less than perfect landing" with wooden dowels and having the dowels jar the heli. I have never broken training gear, or skids using the CF. Others have, but I'm thinking there were some other forces in play other than a dropping helicopter. I have hand dropped my helicopter from 7' and it alwyas landed upright. I have also had it over 10' and chopped the throttle with the same result. Hope this helps in your decision.
Lee
Well-Known Member
Exactly the reason for a fixed throttle from hover point up to full stick., so you're not changing two things at once.
Wow!!! Thank you all for the setting!! I tried my hover without training gear and it did exactly like you all said... Although the motor was revving really hard at 3/4 stick(i thought it did not want to lift off) and finally it lift off perfect. What's left to do is controlling it. Can't believe i got it to hover in just 3 flights but the landing is still bad.. Haha
Again thank you guys!!
Again thank you guys!!
