Micro gyro on a 0.30 sized helicopter?

[Doug McLaren]

I've got (among other things) an old 0.30 sized glow helicopter that
I've never flown with an old mechanical gyro.

Is there any reason why a new micro piezo gyro wouldn't work just as
well? I just picked up one cheap
(http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/444509.asp) and while I'm not
really planning on putting it in the larger helicopter, I can't think
of any reason why it wouldn't work just fine.

(I'll try and fly the glow helicopter eventually, once I'm more
familiar with my small electric helicopter (which has it's own mini
piezo gyro.) Is there even any signifigant benefit to replacing the
old mechanical gyro? It weighs more, uses more current, but anything
else?)

--
Doug McLaren, dougmc@frenzy.com
God does not play dice with the universe. --Albert Einstein
Stop telling God what to do. --Niels Bohr

[Beav]

"Doug McLaren" <dougmc@frenzy.com> wrote in message
news:0h9ef.19597$th3.5346@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> I've got (among other things) an old 0.30 sized glow helicopter that
> I've never flown with an old mechanical gyro.
>
> Is there any reason why a new micro piezo gyro wouldn't work just as
> well?

Quite the opposite. A piezo gyro will outperform any mechanical/electro
gyro.

I just picked up one cheap
> (http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/444509.asp) and while I'm not
> really planning on putting it in the larger helicopter, I can't think
> of any reason why it wouldn't work just fine.

That's because there isn't one. (A reason that is)
>
> (I'll try and fly the glow helicopter eventually, once I'm more
> familiar with my small electric helicopter (which has it's own mini
> piezo gyro.) Is there even any signifigant benefit to replacing the
> old mechanical gyro? It weighs more, uses more current, but anything
> else?)

It's nowhere near as efficient as a piezo.

Get it nailed in, dialled in and get the heli flown. It ain't no use sitting
in a room at home.


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Beav

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