Derek
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I'm heading to the garage to put the gyro on top of the boom support and I'll move my satellite Rx to the bottom tray, at the rear of the frame.
any other thoughts on this?
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I'm heading to the garage to put the gyro on top of the boom support and I'll move my satellite Rx to the bottom tray, at the rear of the frame.
any other thoughts on this?
Lee
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Lots of good advice here Derek.
Make sure you mechanical set up is buttery smooth. Undo the link from the servo and see if the system is moving freely by hand. If not, go through the whole thing from one end to the other, making sure every part isn't binding at all. (As westy showed in his video)
Check the heli size setting as said in the gyro settings.
Check the Delay settings
Ball link placement on servo arm.
If all these are correct, you should be good to go
Make sure you mechanical set up is buttery smooth. Undo the link from the servo and see if the system is moving freely by hand. If not, go through the whole thing from one end to the other, making sure every part isn't binding at all. (As westy showed in his video)
Check the heli size setting as said in the gyro settings.
Check the Delay settings
Ball link placement on servo arm.
If all these are correct, you should be good to go
Derek
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Alright!!! Lee chimes in, too! Awesome! 
Ok...just got done making some changes. The gyro is now on top of the boom support. The AR6210 satellite Rx is now on the bottom tray, inside the frame, but towards the rear.
The Gyro setup in the manual was alot easier to follow than I thought it would be. Ain't nothing to it. Press and hold the "Setup" button for 2-3 seconds to enter "Setup", then press the button again to switch from each selection. No problem! I did reset the travel. Had to do it twice because I didn't get it quite right the first time, but now the slider moves from left to right with no binding at all.
It's funny that Lee says to under the link from the servo and see that the system is moving freely by hand....I did just that while I was out there, then I come in here to the forum and I see that he suggested that. Awesome! I did recheck the Heli Size and Delay...all good there. Moved the ball link on the servo arm earlier today.
Now, I'm half tempted to take two batteries over to a lit parking lot and play around, lol. Then....common sense kicks in and reminds me of just how tired I am and I should just stay home.
I appreciate the continued help with my rc experience, once again. I'm really looking forward to showing my 500 in the air.
A bit more gyro testing on Monday (hopefully briefly) then I'll do my orientation drills.
Ok...just got done making some changes. The gyro is now on top of the boom support. The AR6210 satellite Rx is now on the bottom tray, inside the frame, but towards the rear.
The Gyro setup in the manual was alot easier to follow than I thought it would be. Ain't nothing to it. Press and hold the "Setup" button for 2-3 seconds to enter "Setup", then press the button again to switch from each selection. No problem! I did reset the travel. Had to do it twice because I didn't get it quite right the first time, but now the slider moves from left to right with no binding at all.
It's funny that Lee says to under the link from the servo and see that the system is moving freely by hand....I did just that while I was out there, then I come in here to the forum and I see that he suggested that. Awesome! I did recheck the Heli Size and Delay...all good there. Moved the ball link on the servo arm earlier today.
Now, I'm half tempted to take two batteries over to a lit parking lot and play around, lol. Then....common sense kicks in and reminds me of just how tired I am and I should just stay home.
I appreciate the continued help with my rc experience, once again. I'm really looking forward to showing my 500 in the air.
A bit more gyro testing on Monday (hopefully briefly) then I'll do my orientation drills.
Tony
Staff member
If you can't get the hunting taken out of the tail, you may try adding 10-20% delay into it. This will make the gyro hesitate for a split second before reacting thus causing the tail to stop hunting. But, with a good servo, good settings and no binding, you should be fine and won't need it. Another thing that is often over looked is to look down teh tail control rod and make sure it's in a straight line, as straight as possible. I'm thinking about taking the metal rod off the 600 and putting the carbon on it if I can make it fit just to help free it up a bit more. Love the new tail on this one!
Let us know how it goes when you put it in the air again. You know the head is good and the heli is stable, so you can put it in the air and test the tail and the tail only. Hope everything goes well!
Let us know how it goes when you put it in the air again. You know the head is good and the heli is stable, so you can put it in the air and test the tail and the tail only. Hope everything goes well!
Derek
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10-20% delay??? I'll keep that in mind and chance are...I'll be back to harass ya's some more.
Yeah man!!! The head on this thing is SOOOOO much better now. It's a complete difference from what I remember. Well, like you said....the head in combination with a bit higher head speed than what I'm use to. I'm definitely a happy camper now!!!
Yeah man!!! The head on this thing is SOOOOO much better now. It's a complete difference from what I remember. Well, like you said....the head in combination with a bit higher head speed than what I'm use to. I'm definitely a happy camper now!!!
Derek
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Thanks Tony!!!
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Yep, I checked this while I was looking over my 500. I actually just got done watching your video that you did and you were talking about a ball joint or ball link that needed some adjustment. The slider on my 500 slides under it's own weight from left to right and right to left.
Derek
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up to this point, I don't think anything mechanical is wrong. I could be wrong. I think I just have a setting that isn't quite right. I've got to work tonight through Sunday, my usual 12 hour shift, so I won't get to mess with the heli until Monday but....you can bet....when Monday comes....I'll have all 3 of my batteries charged up and I'll be ALL OVER THIS FORUM with questions, lol.
Derek
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Ok, so I did some more hovering today. Still have the tail wag at 50% and higher gyro gain. The tail is still "hunting" at lower gain. I just really have no idea what to do now. I think the weather is suppose to cooperate tomorrow so I'll try some more hovering and gyro adjustments.