Pitch does it matter?

LeeT · 05-01-2012, 07:04 PM

I would think it does not matter what the pitch is for a multi rotor, as it cannot be changed in flight. I have read a couple of threads, where people have set different pitches that are controlled by the mix switch (idle, idle up, idle 2). This causes me to think that setting a different pitch may make the multi rotor perform differently.

I have mine set at 50% across the board. So should I have a different setting for say manual vs attitude or some other parameter, or does it matter?

cbergen · 05-01-2012, 08:15 PM

As you said, typical multirotors use fixed pitch propellors, so what would changing the pitch in your radio do for you?

Maybe a link to some of these threads you have read may provide a clue as to what the confusion is.

pinguin · 05-05-2012, 09:40 AM

Some people, set their multirotor as an airplane in the Tx. So there is no pitch.
If you set it as a heli, you set your Tx as it is a FP heli, no pitch.

05-01-2012, 07:04 PM	#1
LeeT Registered Users Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa Bay	Pitch does it matter? I would think it does not matter what the pitch is for a multi rotor, as it cannot be changed in flight. I have read a couple of threads, where people have set different pitches that are controlled by the mix switch (idle, idle up, idle 2). This causes me to think that setting a different pitch may make the multi rotor perform differently. I have mine set at 50% across the board. So should I have a different setting for say manual vs attitude or some other parameter, or does it matter? __________________ Lee DJI F450 w/GPS, BL mCP x, BL mSR x, DX7

05-01-2012, 08:15 PM	#2
cbergen Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cassopolis,MI	As you said, typical multirotors use fixed pitch propellors, so what would changing the pitch in your radio do for you? Maybe a link to some of these threads you have read may provide a clue as to what the confusion is. __________________ Chris D. Bergen Bergen R/C Helicopters

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05-05-2012, 09:40 AM	#3
pinguin Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Indonesia	Some people, set their multirotor as an airplane in the Tx. So there is no pitch. If you set it as a heli, you set your Tx as it is a FP heli, no pitch.