Autorotations with a nitro vs electric

[Crumpet]

I'm hoping this isn't the dumbest question in the world but...

As a nitro is so much lighter than an electric does it make autos easier, as I would guess it would float more?

Or could it be the opposite as it needs weight to 'drive' the blades.

Purely out of interest as I cant afford another 700 just for autos lol

Martyn

[Planehazza]

I'm not entirely sure, but I do find autos on my G4 much easier. It could, however, be a placebo effect as I trust the engine to kick back in smoothly more than I do the auto bailout function. It's also a lot easier (IMO) to set up than the ESC/FBL's auto bailout feature.

[electricsceadu]

i've auto'd electric, nitro and gassers
if you can auto one you can auto them all

don't be a wimp and think about bail out on an auto, just go for it first time

[rachel]

Weight vs rotor disc, so the nitro, with a lower disc loading will autorotate better.
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[Nick B]

All my electric helis auto better than my nitro

[Crumpet]

seems 50/50 then

[tomatwalden]

All my electric helis auto better than my nitro

All your electric helis are BIGGER than your nitro! You've got the smallest nitro it's possible to have! LOL

[Nick B]

Well done Tom....your prize is to use my update cable tomorrow

Miss my 700e for autos....hang time was insane as I was using 4000 mah packs.

[tomatwalden]

Well done Tom....your prize is to use my update cable tomorrow

Miss my 700e for autos....hang time was insane as I was using 4000 mah packs.

Hmm.. Might try the 4000mah packs from my 630 in my 700 .... see what it's like! (very light I should imagine!)

[tomatwalden]

... The last thing you want to do with a warm, almost empty battery is doing a massive climbout for the finale. Just kills the packs.

Don't fly at all - that'll save the packs even more Seriously, the packs are there to enable us to have fun with our grown up toys ... I enjoy autos

[Planehazza]

I learned autos on nitro and they were way more fun, that big climb, the moment when it goes quiet, the kick and spin when you bail out, the risk if the motor died, those were the days.

Yeah I agree. I always crap myself when I hit that bailout switch. I worry that either it's going to soft start and hit the deck or it will just instantly come on and strip all the gears ha.

[Rob Barnes]

I find autos easier with a nitro rather than my electric. Don't know why just do !

[tomatwalden]

Yeah I agree. I always crap myself when I hit that bailout switch. I worry that either it's going to soft start and hit the deck or it will just instantly come on and strip all the gears ha.

For that extra fun factor, try auto-ing a 450!

[muscleflex]

Like this!
I only have a 700 and one day, I just decided to auto from about 100ft up! I've not looked back since.. I still am learning to do it perfectly but so far... so good.
I don't even have auto bailout activated on my esc.

i've auto'd electric, nitro and gassers
if you can auto one you can auto them all

don't be a wimp and think about bail out on an auto, just go for it first time

[KevDavies]

For me the biggest difference in autos is the tail drive setup. Torque tube tails auto much better than belt tails. Goblins in particular are quite tricky to auto. Its very easy to lose the headspeed where my trex 700 will float for ever. Best Heli I've had for autos was my Vibe 90 first gen. Could make a brew while that came down lol