Autorotation Pitch
Autorotation pitch.
For our scale helicopters how much is needed? -2,-3,-6, more??
All my scale helis use similar pitch curves: -3, hover pitch, and +10.
I practice Autos on all types on a sim but only with my 700 pod and boom in real life. The exception being on a couple of occasions due to real life failures: once with my 40lb BK117 which was mostly successful with just bent rear struts and...
Autorotation pitch.
For our scale helicopters how much is needed? -2,-3,-6, more??
All my scale helis use similar pitch curves: -3, hover pitch, and +10.
I practice Autos on all types on a sim but only with my 700 pod and boom in real life. The exception being on a couple of occasions due to real life failures: once with my 40lb BK117 which was mostly successful with just bent rear struts and some cracked fiberglass. And a second time with my 700 size 14lb MD500 somewhat less successful due to a delay in actuating the Auto.
It has been suggested that -3 degrees isn't enough...at least initially, and the Auto curve should have something more than that as a starting point.
Thoughts?
