stickers on paddles

[Mophasa]

What are the stickers on the paddles on my trex 600 there for, and if i removed them what effect would it have?
cheers
Ben

[David Drew]

I think!!...if they are the same as my Swift - it is to cover the slots under them to maintain airflow -assuming that there are slots there. Slots are to reduce weight.

Others may give you the REAL answer if this is wrong

[jamiem]

david is correct. its a crude way of reducing weight - cut lumps out and cover with stickers if you remove them i imagine you will have a much slower roll rate and possibly a slightly unstable heli.

[Mophasa]

yer under them i can feel 7 rectangler slots that go the whole way through.
ah so they are quite important then, id better get some spare
ta for the fast info!!

[David Drew]

Personally, I thought my Swift ones were so naff looking that I fitted lightweight Raptor ones instead. Much better. Sh*t idea those slots. Think about changing them

David

[Mophasa]

haha yer it is a bit naff that they just cover them with a lil lable type sticker! yer i was thinking about changing to the lightweight ones at some point, the Seriouse green ones arnt they? i think i read a review on "trex tuneing" , dont quote me on that! and they seemed to really like em but said it did make the heli really sensative!, and me being abit of a beginer im not recommending them to mysef just yet ....

[steelie600]

sling em in the bin and get some v paddles or stubz, nhp do some good ones too

[moyesboy]

The weight of the paddles effects the stability.
Heavy paddles = more stability, slower roll and flip rate.
Lighter= less stablity, fast roll and flip rate.

the std trex paddles are pretty light, probably lighter than the green raptor ones (which also now come in red and blue). I doubt light raptor paddles would make thwe 600n unstable. yuo could fit the std black heavier raptor paddles instead. If yougo to a shop for raptor paddles thake a 600n one and compare weights.
you can also fitflybar weightsif the thing is too unstable for you, but to get a liveely response trecfliers are running these hollow paddles, hard dampers, 2200+ head speed and all the cyclic they can get because naturally the 600n is quite stable.

If the sticker comes off then use some wide adhesive tape and wrap it round the leading edge to cover top and bottom, so it has no edge into wind to lift. This is how they should have done it as the stickers have an edge into wind.
Another way is to put some narrow adhesive tape strip on the leading edge that overlaps the sticker edge, so there is no lifting edge.

So far my paddle stickers are std and have stayed on withut a problem with no extra precautions.

If you are a learner then don't bother spending lots of cash on V paddles of stubz as they will get damaged in a crash and you don't need the performance (ofcourse you may want the bling ).

[Janek]

Forget the "V" paddles, Align themselves do a very good carbon paddle, almost identical to "V" paddles, but with a much more robust and better machined mounting system. And they are cheaper

I wrote off 3-4 sets of "V" paddles because of their crappy aluminium "buttons" and internal plastic tubing.

[BobJ]

Hi

The holes are there not only to lighten the paddles but to move the CG forward which will improve their stability so you get the best of both worlds, lighter more responsive paddles but the best possible stability of their weight.

I agree that the stickers are not ideal but the paddles do actually work really well, I flew my 600 with these for months before switching to the carbon jobs.

Cheers
Bob J

[Mophasa]

wow there is alot more to a paddle than i first thought, interesting stuff too! thanks for al the info guys!