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**Toro** · 01-17-2007, 01:01 AM

If your going to be learning 3D I reccomend hovering @ 3/4 stick for normal flight mode. The reason being is that this is where the heli will hover in idle up. on both positive and negative (upright, and inverted). normal mode should be pushing 1800 RPMS with about 6 degrees of positive and 4 or so of negative. You want to run as much as +10 at the high end of the stick in normal mode. +10 will probably bog your motor if you hang it @ 1800 on the high end, so it is important to put the throttle curve a little steeper as you approach top stick. +12/-12 is what I run in my idle up modes. 1 and 2 are almost identical. your idle up R's should be 2000 for 3D also run only carbons at this RPM, as woodies will explode under loads @ 2000 R's. As far as testing a motor in the heli without removing.... you guessed it.... NOPE... Just run it rich, and lean out as you go slowly for the first gallon. Eventually you'll be able to tell if your too rich or lean by the way it sounds, or the way the heli behaves when you punch the collective. If it bogs, your rich, if it goes like a bat out of hell with good smoke your just right, if it goes like a bat out of hell for a 100 feet than dies and has no smoke your too lean.

Nitro is good, burn lots of nitro !

01-17-2007, 01:01 AM	#99 (permalink)
Toro Sleepy's step and fetch Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chino Hills, California Age: 36 Posts: 2,272 Blog Entries: 1 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Thinking about getting into Heli's or have questions, Let me know! If your going to be learning 3D I reccomend hovering @ 3/4 stick for normal flight mode. The reason being is that this is where the heli will hover in idle up. on both positive and negative (upright, and inverted). normal mode should be pushing 1800 RPMS with about 6 degrees of positive and 4 or so of negative. You want to run as much as +10 at the high end of the stick in normal mode. +10 will probably bog your motor if you hang it @ 1800 on the high end, so it is important to put the throttle curve a little steeper as you approach top stick. +12/-12 is what I run in my idle up modes. 1 and 2 are almost identical. your idle up R's should be 2000 for 3D also run only carbons at this RPM, as woodies will explode under loads @ 2000 R's. As far as testing a motor in the heli without removing.... you guessed it.... NOPE... Just run it rich, and lean out as you go slowly for the first gallon. Eventually you'll be able to tell if your too rich or lean by the way it sounds, or the way the heli behaves when you punch the collective. If it bogs, your rich, if it goes like a bat out of hell with good smoke your just right, if it goes like a bat out of hell for a 100 feet than dies and has no smoke your too lean. Nitro is good, burn lots of nitro !