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Post by 19000rpm on Mar 15, 2010 15:24:13 GMT -6
I'm new. What does that softness do? Softer=more stable hover Harder=faster response I git it now  reaaaaaaaaaaaly Soooooooooooooft. ;D No kidding though, I don't think I've seen a damper even half that soft. |
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Post by cubusaddendum on Mar 15, 2010 15:28:06 GMT -6
Hi Ernie (right?) I had to adjust the proportional dial on the ESC. That controls the tail motor speed in relation to throttle. CW speeds it up and CCW slows it down. For the record: Which way did you turn it and by how much? |
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 15, 2010 15:39:42 GMT -6
I turned it right 90 degrees but it depends on which way the tail blows when you punch it.
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Post by bugbitten on Mar 15, 2010 16:29:54 GMT -6
One of the things done to make it "beginner friendly" I guess.
Thanks
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 19, 2010 14:31:15 GMT -6
A quick look at the difference in the Pro II blades and the SR stock blades. The Pro blades are much shorter and wider and give it a much more crisp feel in the air. They are also one third the weight as stock!  |
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 19, 2010 14:32:12 GMT -6
Got the SR dialed in tight in rate mode.
You have to use ALOT of left bias in the rudder to hover in rate.
I have the rudder trim maxed out to the left and the rudder travel limits set to 73% left and 65% right.
Like I said,alot of leftward bias in the rudder.
It hovers perfect like that though and is a dream in FFF.
Now if these gale force winds would subside.....lol....
Oh,I forgot....I assigned the gear switch to gear and have the limits at 60%-0 and 40%-1.
I'm flying in Position 1 in rate mode.
I just can't get the wag completely out of HH mode in idle up.
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 19, 2010 21:00:00 GMT -6
Had to wait til dusk to fly due to wind and it was hard to see so....  |
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Post by cubusaddendum on Mar 21, 2010 10:58:42 GMT -6
A quick look at the difference in the Pro II blades and the SR stock blades. The Pro blades are much shorter and wider and give it a much more crisp feel in the air. They are also one third the weight as stock! I bought some of those Pro II blades too, but have yet to try them out. Now that I'm happy with the way mine is set-up - and also baring in mind that I've so far only practiced hovering tail-in and short translation maneuvers - would you recommend I move over to the new blades? |
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Post by cubusaddendum on Mar 21, 2010 11:17:18 GMT -6
Had to wait til dusk to fly due to wind and it was hard to see so.... Lol... I too have done a lot of night flying in the past, although this was due the zero-wind requirements of FP coaxials: Blade CX3 with KA-50 fuselage  Walkera 53Q3 with MD-520 fuselage I've wondering how to pimp up this Blade SR ride. I have the technology.... |
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 21, 2010 12:08:19 GMT -6
The Pro II blades will make it a little less stable and alot more agile.
The battery/blade combo I have now is almost too fast for my taste.
I can barely hover in idle up because any fraction of movement on the collective throws it up or down a couple feet.
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Post by cubusaddendum on Mar 21, 2010 12:57:33 GMT -6
I'd like to know what you think about the stock Lipo. To my mind it's too light. To balance my heli I had to put right to the end of the nose with the strap hugging the last bit of battery. How could anyone at E-Flight think that was good?
With some experimentation I found that an additional 60g attached to the centre-line of the LiPo allows me to balance the heli with the battery positioned a little back beyond the center point of the velcro strip. This and a few paddle adjustments has made the heli hover very nicely now and I feel a lot more in control.
I would act more surprised, but this has not been the first time I got a heli that came from the factory tail heavy....
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 21, 2010 19:14:22 GMT -6
The stock lipo doesn't put out a lot of power but it's enough for flying.
The Turnigy lipo makes more power and is better balanced.
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Post by cubusaddendum on Mar 24, 2010 16:16:58 GMT -6
UPDATE:
The pair of 11.1V 1000mAh 20C LiPos I bought for £10 inc shipping on eBay seem to work well and are a bit heavier than the stock LiPo so need less ballast. However, it did occur to me that that extra ballast weight could be more battery, so I've ordered some 1600 mAH 20C Li-Pos that are closer to total mass required to balance my heli.
I should also add than part of the reason I need so much nose weight is because I've also installed a CoPilotII system that is aft of the head.
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Post by cubusaddendum on Mar 25, 2010 18:14:44 GMT -6
@ernie:
I bound my DX6i and set-it the way you said. The problem now is that the servos are acting like the radio is mode-I. It's a mode-II radio, I wouldn't know how to even cope with a mode I.
Am I going to have to rewire the servo connections now?
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Post by McKrackin on Mar 25, 2010 22:05:46 GMT -6
What are you saying?
The left stick now controls cyclic and the right stick controls throttle and rudder?
What exactly is it doing?
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reaaaaaaaaaaaly Soooooooooooooft. ;D 
