helicopter34
Veteran
Location: New Jersey, exit 82
| I finally got the tail pretty smooth and the 240 set up properly (will hold hover with servo arm at perpendicular), but I notice when climbing out a little of dropping, the tail will spin a little like on a rate gyro and then come back in. I know that this if from a slow servo + slop but, how good should I be able to get a hornet tail. When should I just say, its as good as its gonna get, enjoy it. I guess im just used to 401 + dig servo. Also anyone who is a familiar with a 240, when you adjust the ATV on the rudder chan, what does it do, I need to go reread the manual, but it seems to slow user initiated rudder, but it also seems to speed up the servo for its own heading hold corrections. I noticed that by uping from 50% to 100 the tail held allot better.
P.s., I still have training gear on and the heli weighs a ton. The only reason it is able to fly is because Im running from a power supply. |
). I balanced the flat bottoms and the tail as much as I could and low and behold... It was rock solid at 50% gain. What a pleasure... Only problem was I did all that inside my living room. I got carried away and climbed too high and then one of the tail gears slipped and since I was close to the wall, I crashed into it. The heli fell down about 7 feet. Only the undercariage came loose (phew) so in a matter of minutes I was back in action. But now the heli was drifting IN HH mode!!. I tweaked the tail some to get more positive pitch from the T/R. It stopped drifting and the gain is 45-50%. Some vibs still haunt me (I will try to address them over the weekend) but looks OK. Sudden pitch changes throw the tail about 1/16 of a turn left and right but the GY240 overcomes them quickly.
