Max Pitch. What are you running

[Tim Procter]

Interesting to know what maximum pitch range people are using on their helis.

I have had tips to use as much as possible from some pilots.

Others have said as little as 10 degrees is plenty.

I have tried both maxing out the pitch up to 14/15 degrees but found my heavy handed stick input was bogging the heli.

I am now using 11 degrees in both my 600nsp and my 700n and found it much easier to control and certainly cuts out the bogging and loading up the head.

Smoother all round flying now for myself.

Stuck a poll in here to see who uses what.

[Pipistrelli]

Well I'm a bit limited because its only a Raptor 30, but I set up the head to give me the same + & -, about 9.5-10 deg. However, even with full pitch the little 36 does bog a little, but it gives a nice gradual response, good enough for mild 3d, or inverted.

[Smoothound]

I've not voted as I rarely measure mine. Just max it out, make sure I have zero at midships and just move fingers accordingly.

Bear in mind I'm lazy and can't be arsed with the fiddling

[marktigere1]

I use +/-9 on my Rappy 50.

Flies really well on 100, 52,42,52,100 with no head bog.

[moyesboy]

The max pitch is very much affected by the blades. I have some 450 night blades that are very draggy at big angles and they just overload the tail with more than about 11 degrees, though radix run well up to 12 on the same heli.
You are right, too much pitch can get you into a lot of truble - I almost stalled the motor on my knight running 14 deg! Had enough height to recover from an almost blade stop though

[trvo]

I run whatever the model feels good at...My 600e is at 12.5 and 700n/e is at 14.5

Trev

[Balders]

+11 here following advice from Finless Bob

[Tim Procter]

I run whatever the model feels good at...My 600e is at 12.5 and 700n/e is at 14.5

Trev

That's interesting Trevor, I honestly thought you would be maxing out the pitch with the stick banging you do.

Obviously lower pitch is used by top end jockeys.

[moyesboy]

trevs the piro maester and his sticks wobble round in circles rather than banging.

[trvo]

hehe, the 600e head behaves strange with too much pitch, the 700n handles it well so I use it all (actually modded to give me more than stock)...I think it's to do with the bearing layout in the blade grips, only guessing though...

Trev

[moonmanflyer]

i run about 13 on the 700 and about 12 on the superpro, want to get some stiffer blades for the superpro as i am now finding the stock 600d's a bit soft for my liking, yet the 690d's on the 700 are superb, go figure

[JeromeF]

+/-12 On both my 250 and 450.

I ran +/-13 on my 500 and will do again once I get another.

[Leebert]

Everything seems to be between 10 and 12 here. So I voted for 11

[Ade_Law]

the only time i measure is if somebody asks me. I run a fraction more than the motor will pull.

those bogging the hell out of it need to learn some collective/cyclic management :-)

Ade

[barney]

As Ade says.

a fraction more than the motor will pull

If its windy I might Run a little more to try and maintain 'Pop' against the breeze.

What the motor can pull depends on not just pure engine power. Blades make a huge difference..try Radix 600's then a set of BBT Maniacs back to back to see what each will pull.