Blade CP

[Fflipp204]

All,

I finally had a chance to take the CP out to a field today where there was a minimal amount of wind. I initially purchased the heli to get back into the hobby after a long time away.

What a great feeling to know I can fly in FFF (just like in RF) and not hit the dirt .. yet. Everything was great but I was doing a few turns involving the tail rotor and the darn thing is just a little too tail waggy for me!

I thought it was the gain on the gyro, but I've adjusted it to no avail. I checked the servo and everything checks out. Tail doesn't wag in hover but if I input rudder movements, it will wag for just a second and then catch up.

Is this an inherent feature of a CP .. is it time to move up to a 50 size with a quality gyro. Boy is my wife gonna love me! :bomb:

[heliboy1023]

I've flown my cp enough now to wear out my first tp 900 lipo (about 200 cycles with around 7 minutes of flight average) SO far, the only way I found to get rid of the wag is to lower the gain about a half turn from all the way to the left, and getting a computer radio so you can run a flat TC. Been flying it this way for a good 70 cycles, and no wag.

[Gary JP4]

and getting a computer radio so you can run a flat TC.

Does this help the tail be more solid with power/collective changes? I wish by tail was a bit more locked in.

[heliboy1023]

Does this help the tail be more solid with power/collective changes? I wish by tail was a bit more locked in.


I found it to be. Since switching from a v, to flat TC in idle 1, I've found that the headspeed stays constants, so when adding, or taking away pitch, it stays. And since it is a flat curve, your tail motor just keeps the same speed, helping it stayed locked in. Also, adding a little revo mix (something I do not have setup now since I like keeping it simple) will help with keeping the tail locked in.