mikeflyz
Senior Heliman
Location: Westlake Village, CA
| Hello Heliman08
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| thing is all of E-Flites Helicopters have linkahe problems. I fixed one of the problems where the heli goes to the left sideways adjusted the linkage on the swash plate worked a little still bad linkage made me crash.
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What it sounds like you are suffering from is "translating tendency" (my apologies if you know this subject already).
This is a normal occurence in any helicopter with a tail rotor. It is even more pronounced with a light heli like the blade. The purpose of the tail rotor is to counter the torque generated from the main rotor blades, right? Right!
A side effect of the tail rotor is it also pushes the heli to the left. The pilot has to apply some right cyclic to stop it, which results in the heli hovering right skid low.
With the heli sitting level on the ground, there is nothing to oppose this left translating tendency. Applying right cyclic results in lifting the left skid off first and will continue to roll into the ground. Most people apply far too much right cyclic prior to liftoff, or maintain right cyclic after liftoff, resulting in a rollover to the right.
As a suggestion, raise the left skid/lower the right skid (a couple of ty-wraps around the left skid usually does it). If the heli is "pre-positioned" in the proper attitude in the hover, it should lift straight off. Adjust the skid heights as necessary so there is little or no drift prior to liftoff. Ideally, the attitude it has in the air should match that on the ground. After getting used to it, people usually give a little right cyclic prior to liftoff and center the controls just as it's lifting off.
Remember the heli should be trimmed for flight, not for the ground. It'll be difficult to tell if it's in trim until it's settled in a hover and nearly impossible for a Blade in the wind.
Happy Hovering.
Mike
MA Fury Extreme, Logo 600 and T-Rex |
