Does this look ok?

[edison]

I think I have finished the head set up so was just wandering from others if all seems good at mid point on the stick.

Started it up but it once again started to drift left before take-off is this a swash interaction?

[robgt]

Head looks fine - arms straight at mid-stick (zero degrees).

Left drift is normal, you need to correct it with right aileron on take off.

Cheers,
Rob

[Smoothound]

Looks OK to me but your rods look to be on a lot more of a slant than mine are at centre stick. Mine are pretty much straight.

All helis drift left on take off due to the tail rotor pushing the heli in this direction counteracting the rotor torque

[Made2Fade]

Your helicopter will take off slightly to the left as it is has a right hand rotating blade. Pull it into a steady hover and if it still goes to the left then just trim it out. Its not necessarily an interaction.
Lee

[edison]

Cheers fellas,one more thing I know you can have a dead area on the stick but can you make it less sensitive so a smallish movement won't send the heli in a particular direction too quickly and with less speed so I can have smooth moves,basically just want to fly smooth and simple no 3D stuff? Even if it means I can only get half the full movement form the servos.

[Made2Fade]

add expo...
Lee

[Made2Fade]

or ya could lower the dual rates value below 100 but this lowers the total throw of the swash. Much better using expo. Start with around 20 and add more if you like it.
Lee

[Sao]

Just make sure you go the right way!
Futaba and JR differ here (well on my T9 and 9X) one is a + figure to add expo and one is a - figure to reduce movement. Can't remember which is which just make sure you have it right before trying to fly it!

[Oli]

Futaba is - JR is +

Oli

[rombonie]

I think I have finished the head set up so was just wandering from others if all seems good at mid point on the stick.

Started it up but it once again started to drift left before take-off is this a swash interaction?

Hi Gray, someone has said but you left front link looks wrong/not aligned.



The rods need to be straight up and down at mid stick and the all in the same holes with the servo arms all level at mid stick.

What head speed are you running as reducing this as well as using expo will calm it down abit.

[Smoothound]

Yep, that looks more like mine

[edison]

All the rods are in the 3rd hole out on the arm,I ended up having to do this as I could not get enough up/down travel in the pitch as for the head speed I'm using an 11 pinion gear! that sounds wrong just writting it!!! So no idea as to actual RPM.

[edison]

This is it from a little further away you have to ignore the angle as it makes the rod look straight again.

[Made2Fade]

Certainly looks fine to me. As a test to see whether your going the right way for the expo... flick into throttle hold as a precaution (i recommend you set this up if you havent already) then set the expo to 100% one way on elevator or aileron. Then just push either elevator/aileron stick in a direction and you will see the swash not really move. If that happens then you know your going in the right direction so just reduce it to around 20% to start and add more if you like it.
Lee

[moyesboy]

Seems to say copterX on that head rather than align
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