copperclad
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| hi motorheadwannab
the list looks great , it is a nice setup , i would disconnect the motor and set the pitch curve so you have a pitch range of -4 ~ +7 , and hook the motor back up and give it a try , play around with lifting off and landing and then adjusting the top of the pitch curve down maybe 10 points at a time ( you will have to adjust the middle point down to a little also to keep the line straight ) till it wont lift off , then run it back up a bit , this is one way to find your maximum headspeed without a tach , the higher the headspeed the more stable the machine will be
for instance , if you set the machine up and have 12 degrees at the top and try to fly , the machine can lift off at a very low headspeed and be tough to control , now say it is setup with the top maximum pitch at 5 degrees , the machine will only get airborn at a much higher headspeed , i would also say , if you were to set the machine up with 5 degrees maximum pitch and you were not able to lift off , i would say you needed a few more teeth on the pinion , these are ways you can mess around and get an idea of what is going on without a tach , don't be discouraged , setting up your first collective pitch machine is not easy
i am also hoping someone here might read this with a better idea of your motor pinion combo and be able to give us some info
let me know how you are making out , i have a 8301 so i can help with programming if you want , dana  |
, glad to hear you are in the air , if you can adjust your tracking you will see it hovers way better , the blades being out of track really rob the power , dana 
