Flybars - a newbie question

[AndyC]

A simple question; what is the reason for having a flybar?

Cheers,

Andy.

[DIJ]

I believe the flybar slows down/dampens the cyclic response, which would otherwise be to fast.

Here's a good article on it, read the section above part 10

http://www.w3mh.co.uk/articles/html/csm9-11.htm

[Steve]

Like he says ^^^

Model helicopters are inherently unstable due to their size and power-to-weight ratio and other stuff. The flybar and paddles smooth the whole shebang out. This is why if you want to make your heli more responsive then a good first step is to lighten the paddles.