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Aerobatic FAI F3C Contest > clockwise rotor tipping right of wind
 
 
KC
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Location: WA

this is very noticable with my logo 14 now that i turned it up to 2200, turning down is not an option, just curious what would cause the leading side of the disc to roll down?
03-21-2008 11:15 PM
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Chopper
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Location: Stow, Ohio, oops, I mean St Louis, MO

Are you asking why it rolls down instead of up, or are you asking why it rolls?

Paul Soha is a Futaba Team Pilot , Aurora Team Pilot, Wildcat Team Pilot, SAB blades
03-24-2008 04:46 AM
 
 
KC
Elite Veteran
Location: WA

the rolling down part.
03-24-2008 07:13 AM
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KC
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Location: WA

update

I did a little testing at lower rpms today, reaching the borderline of efficiency for the ESC on the gearing I run...no sweat to hover it in the winds at lower rpms.

Made a compromise to run one curve at 70% and another at 80% (I like to gear for 75-80% on this ESC because it maintains a more consistent rpm from beginning to end, but below that I notice other issues.

Doesnt that rolling direction seem counterintuitive though? a disc should roll with the advancing side if its not flapping correctly or if stalled (which would be impossible in this case) no? Its kinda fun to experiment with but annoying too.

My guess is that it is harmonic induced given two factors, age and dimension. 14s have very long flybars, long servo arms, high rpms and this machine has a lot of time on it, so I think it is safe to assume it is a misalignment/slop issue

I had a similar 'weird' bug early on with uneven blade spacers creating an oscillation on climbout and at flare in autos by advancing the blade CG (the grips on the L14 are @12.75mm, std shims do not work in it)...I ran the blades loose to get around it until I cut some shims that line the blades with the spindle axis correctly.
03-24-2008 10:47 PM
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Chopper
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Location: Stow, Ohio, oops, I mean St Louis, MO

Wayne is the absolute guru on this subject. Maybe he will chime in here...

Paul Soha is a Futaba Team Pilot , Aurora Team Pilot, Wildcat Team Pilot, SAB blades
03-24-2008 11:19 PM
 
 
KC
Elite Veteran
Location: WA

that would be great, wouldn't mind knowing if anyone else has had a rotor do this?
03-25-2008 03:44 AM
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