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How To Setup RC Helicopter Tail

Monday, December 28, 2009

Welcome to rc this rc helicopter article. In this article we still talk about rc helicopter. Have you try to setup your rc helicopter tail yet? . One of frustating case by many beginner rc helicopter pilot is "How to setup rc helicopter tail?". So if you are beginner rc helicopter pilot, please read the entire article, this will increase you knowledge about rc helicopter model. Some people think that rc helicopter tail setup is difficult. Some other people even think that rc helicopter tail setup is frustating, so they rely this job to other. I think if you try to setup your rc Helicopter tail by your self will be more exciting even if you have 450 rc helicopter size.

Many how to setup rc helicopter tail tips over the internet, and i think this rc helicopter tail setup tips will be one of your consideration too. Before begin in step 1, make sure all rc helicopter parts are moving in the right direction. Here we go now :

* Step 1 : Looking form the tail when we move the nose of the rc helicopter to the right the tail slider should move toward the tail or to the left. If we are fly rc helicopter by the nose this is the way most pilots learn. If the rc helicopter tail slider moves the wrong way we need to reverse the gyro this is best done at the gyro itself not with the radio.

*Step 2 : Make sure the rc helicopter servo arm is centered when doing this we want the gyro in rate mode the stick center radio on and power supplied to the rc helicopter. Then just keep moving the arm or switching arms until you find one that is close to center.

*Step 3 : Because we use 450 rc helicopter size, we need to adjust the linkage on our 450 rc helicopters by slide the servo up and down the boom with the linkage attached but one thing to make sure of there is no binding and rod is not to long or to short. Make sure you rc helicopter tail slider has a little pitch pushing the nose right to allow for main motor torque in a hover. If just a little left of center works well.

*Step 4 : Setting your rc helicopter radio. Find the gyro menu and set first to setting to -50 and the 3rd switch setting to +50 for are gain this is a good place to start.

*Step 5 : Now you can spool up your rc helicopter and see if are tail holds If is spins counterclockwise we need to shorten the tail linkage rod. Or if is spins clockwise we need to lengthen the tail linkage rod.

*step 6 : Get off the ground and fly hover, check the gain whit the rc helicopter in a hover if the tail wags a little the gain is to high I found on my 450 I set at 32 %.

That's all how to setup rc helicopter tail. Don not stop here, you can keep tuning to get it holds rock solid. Hope the rc helicopter tips above will help.

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