A Pitch Gauge with a little spirit......

[Hangar-7]

Well, I epoxyed a little spirit level in my Align pitch gauge and it has really made my life easy. Now I don't have to align it with the flybar but just so long as heli is level, I can read the pitch very accurately.

I think I got small spirit level from this forum around £1.50 for 4!

[MartinH]

I got that gauge, very nice to.
Thinking of getting a fly bar lock, ooo how much would life be easier with one of them.

[lee mister]

how can you be sure the heli is level?
do yo have to put a level on the main shaft?

[MartinH]

how can you be sure the heli is level?
do yo have to put a level on the main shaft?

Personally I place a level on the tail boom and then the flybar.

[Hangar-7]

how can you be sure the heli is level?
do yo have to put a level on the main shaft?

Just put a spirit level anywhere in horizontal part in the heli e.g. landing skid, over Gyro, frame etc. I got the idea after watching Ray Hostetler's DVD (again brought it off Adieuk - 3DVDs for £15).

[Hangar-7]

Personally I place a level on the tail boom and then the flybar.

So long you're sure tail boom is not banana shape.....lol
Yep, I love my Align pitch gauge too so I was a bit hesitant in epoxying a spirit level but I'm glad I did it.

[lee mister]

i see now lol, might give it a try nice one

[Red3]

try the robart's heli pitch meter. comes with fly bar lock & magnetic flybar bubble level.

[waveydavey]

DO you really need to be so accurate. Taking into account the mixing on the flybar you would have to be a fair bit ****ed not to get within half a degree. Would you really know if you were hovering at 5 degrees in a bit of a wind or 6 degrees in no wind

[Kozmyk]

comes with fly bar lock & magnetic flybar bubble level.

I like the idea of hanging a bubble level off the flybar with magnets. I think I'll have a go a making up one of those.

[Hangar-7]

DO you really need to be so accurate. Taking into account the mixing on the flybar you would have to be a fair bit ****ed not to get within half a degree. Would you really know if you were hovering at 5 degrees in a bit of a wind or 6 degrees in no wind

I think after a while, you'd know by instinct if your heli is behaving well or not.... until you reach that stage, making a reasonably accurate set up helps to eliminate a major source of error.

I know a few heli pilots who does not bother taking such measurements but seems to fly then adjust by changing one turn here and another turn there. I'm afraid I'm not there yet ....

Cheers ....

[Tim Procter]

Great idea and best of all it works with FBL setups.

[tonystevens]

Now I don't have to align it with the flybar but just so long as heli is level, I can read the pitch very accurately.

Your not getting an acurate reading if your flybar isn't level.the pitch will read different every time if your flybar is swinging up and down.

[Red3]

the reson i went for robart guage was i lernt setups from my mate who flys F3C and is verey much get it right 1st time and it will save you time in the long run.
i will say i like what hanger-7 has done to his guage its a good fix

[Kozmyk]

Here's my piccy of a spirit level on a pitch gauge.
http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/beginn...nightmare.html
Oh! And a bit of a discussion about how much we do or don't need them.


I'm now looking to get another bubble level to stick a couple of magnets to.