CP+ Gyro Setting

[EVBmcx]

How effective is the CP+ stock gyro meant to be? I have the gain set at probably 70% and the tail is certainly not locked in - need to keep it under control. I am going to try 90% on the next flight. I'm wondering how much effort the gyro is meant to take off of me on tail control so I can focus on not crashing!

I know they sell an upgrade - is that something a beginner might want or is that for 3D flight only. My plans for the next year are scale flight only - but tail control is always appreciated. Any advice greatly appreciated.

[Phoebe]

The stock gyro does quite well, but remember it's not going to lock the tail. Not a bad thing because it's important to learn to fly the tail in all orientations. Increasing the gain as you mentioned will help, but the increased current will shorten the life of the tail motor. Be sure the proportion/mix is right first, then adjust the gain to your preference, or at least until the tail starts to twitch. Plenty of good videos out there to help you.

[EVBmcx]

Phoebe,
You mention "lock the tail" - I have heard that before- is that a literal expression or does it just mean that the HH Gyro will hold the tail straight very nicely with no needed rudder input. I assume that with rudder input, you can move it wherever you want it. Is the HHG just a better all around Gyro? Or is there something else going on here. Thanks!

[Phoebe]

EVBmcx,

Regular gyros hold the tail, but allow it to drift a bit as your pitch and cyclic inputs change. The idea of the HH Gyro is to keep the tail where you last left it, I.e., it stays where you put it until you change it. You're right that rudder input will still move the tail where you want it. If you experiment with the mix and gain settings on the regular gyro, you should be able to get the tail to hold fairly well, but not like the HH will.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Phoebe

[EVBmcx]

Thanks- that helps a lot. We'll see how it flies with the new gain setting. Also am going to balance the head and blades etc and hopefully that will help too in overall stability.

[Phoebe]

EVBmcx

Once your tail is dialed in and you begin to feel comfort in a hover, you'll start to appreciate how critical balancing the rotor head is (and the tail rotor). A good, hard main shaft helps a lot here, which usually means a new autorotation main gear. If you're crashing from time to time, keep an eye on the feathering shaft too because it's easy to bend. Finally, a machined head button is nice because it makes it easy to see any runout caused by a bent main shaft and/or imbalance. All of the above won't set you back more than about twenty bucks. Good luck and enjoy!

[EVBmcx]

Stripped the bird down tonight while adding super skids. Ah...spindle shaft, main shaft, both bent...I do think crashing is diminishing however. So now that I am more dialed in, the bird will be cleaner and hopefully everything else will be smooth too!