Internal pitch gauge on Raptor 50V2

[Dr.Phil]

I am a little confused about the internal pitch gauge on the Raptor 50.

A friend of mine told me to centre the sticks, adjust the links so the
internal gauge is set to 0 degrees. Then put my pitch gauge on the blades
and check/adjust that the blades and flybar is paralell.

But if I haven't misunderstood, on raptortechnique.com it says that the
centre position on the internal pitchgauge is slightly above the 0-mark.
"It is the point at which there is equal travel up and down"

Can someone explain this to a newbie??


--
Philip
www.airheads.no

[david]

"Dr.Phil" <philip@duovision.no> wrote in message
news:4058d1a4$1@news.broadpark.no...
> I am a little confused about the internal pitch gauge on the Raptor 50.
>
> A friend of mine told me to centre the sticks, adjust the links so the
> internal gauge is set to 0 degrees. Then put my pitch gauge on the blades
> and check/adjust that the blades and flybar is paralell.
>
> But if I haven't misunderstood, on raptortechnique.com it says that the
> centre position on the internal pitchgauge is slightly above the 0-mark.
> "It is the point at which there is equal travel up and down"
>
> Can someone explain this to a newbie??
>
>

Philip, no I can't, but don't worry anyway. The only pitch guage you are
really interested in i the one you use on the blades. The moulded in one is
a guide.

Set you pitch guage on the blades and go from there. You don't want zero
pitch at mid stick though, as thats the hovering pitch. Set them, as a
newbie, so you have about -4 degrees bottom stick and +10 for full stick.
You might drop that upper one a bit if the engine bogs.

Then fine tune the throttle and pitch to give you a hover at half stick.

In IU1 and IU2 the pitches you will want to change, but as a newbie don't
worry yet.

More worldly group contributors might modify what I have said, but it seems
to work for me so I don't think I'm a zillion miles away.

David

[Dr Phil]

"david" <david_perry@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dr.Phil" <philip@duovision.no> wrote in message
> news:4058d1a4$1@news.broadpark.no...
> > I am a little confused about the internal pitch gauge on the Raptor 50.
> >
> > A friend of mine told me to centre the sticks, adjust the links so the
> > internal gauge is set to 0 degrees. Then put my pitch gauge on the
blades
> > and check/adjust that the blades and flybar is paralell.
> >
> > But if I haven't misunderstood, on raptortechnique.com it says that the
> > centre position on the internal pitchgauge is slightly above the 0-mark.
> > "It is the point at which there is equal travel up and down"
> >
> > Can someone explain this to a newbie??
> >
> >
>
> Philip, no I can't, but don't worry anyway. The only pitch guage you are
> really interested in i the one you use on the blades. The moulded in one
is
> a guide.
>
> Set you pitch guage on the blades and go from there. You don't want zero
> pitch at mid stick though, as thats the hovering pitch. Set them, as a
> newbie, so you have about -4 degrees bottom stick and +10 for full stick.
> You might drop that upper one a bit if the engine bogs.
>
> Then fine tune the throttle and pitch to give you a hover at half stick.
>
> In IU1 and IU2 the pitches you will want to change, but as a newbie don't
> worry yet.
>
> More worldly group contributors might modify what I have said, but it
seems
> to work for me so I don't think I'm a zillion miles away.
>
> David
>
>


Thanks David!!

Philip