All the auto's were done with the same gear. Every bad landing would take out a few teeth every time. By the end of it all half of the teeth were missing.....So when half were gone I called it quites! I wanted to see how much abuse the raven could take Oh..and yes the tail has the metal gears. Makes the main gear the fuse.
MSH Protos 500, SWIFT 550 Carbon, Swift 620SE, DX-7, JR servos
04-23-2008 05:17 AM
Cambo Senior Heliman Location: Phoenix, Arizona
i haven't done autos off grass before. it looks like you have to pull foward alot to the point were the heli isn't moving back on touch down or the gear catches the grass.
04-23-2008 05:28 AM
Ravenhyper50 Senior Heliman Location: Ottawa
Here is one of my better tail in landings Wish the view was not blocked at the end
MSH Protos 500, SWIFT 550 Carbon, Swift 620SE, DX-7, JR servos
04-23-2008 05:40 AM
oldfart Elite Veteran Location: Vancouver, Canada
The CTD (Constant Drive Tail) system for autos is more for doing backwards flight and other 3D maneuvers during and auto. As one will require the tail rotor to be powered during these maneuvers. But powering the tail rotor does rob power from the rotor during the auto and also results in damage to the crown gear if one touches the tail during a harder then desired landing.
For practicing autos, you may wish to install the standard auto system from the Hawk into the center of the main gear.
Great Autos, looks just like mine, Mine bounce much more at the end, but im gaining on it.
If it doesn't fly sell it!
04-24-2008 02:33 AM
Cambo Senior Heliman Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Ravenhyper50, after watching your vid again i noticed few things that will help alot. I have a 1.5 gallons through my new raven and have done a couple autos. When I auto I come in at angle backwards like you are doing but ALWAYS pull foward enough that the heli has ZERO backwards motion. You will find that you will get alot of blade speedup from this. Enough to easily touch down for a soft landing. So the only adjustments you need to make are pulling foward enough to completely stop the heli. When i discovered this autos became so much easier.
.....So when half were gone I called it quites! I wanted to see how much abuse the raven could take
