Hovering at an angle

[hydev]

Hi,

Just started learning to fly the Mini-Titan (much thanks to Lee for the setup or it wouldn't of left the ground). However I crashed it and bent the boom and flybar. I was, of course, overjoyed by this so duly purchased the bits and put it back together.

Problem is I think I must of either broken something else or made a mistake as when I hover in it the helicopter is leaning to the right. I.e. it is say 5 degress from vertical. The good bit is I can hover it with no input from the left stick so something must be right...

Any help greatly appreciated.

Mike

[Boggy]

that is normal mate! if you can hover it with no input you've got it set up great!!

[hydev]

Really? it's meant to be leaning over a bit?

[helijamesg]

yes, the tail rotor i wanting to make the heli move to the left, so you have to have some right cyclic to counter act this.

[Boggy]

its caused by the tail rotor pushing against the centrifugal force of the head. so the tail pushes one way the heli leans to conteract this

[funfreex]

My Mini t hovers almost level nose into wind but turn it tail in to wind and it has a 5 deg.or so tilt. Whats the theory behind that one!!

And would it make a difference to the hover angle if the tail rotor was not exactly 90 degrees to the boom?

Jamie

[Boggy]

just a guess but nose into wind the tail dosent work so hard because of the weather vane effect tail in it works hard hence two different angles.

i believe in real life heli's do have there tails angled to cancel this out . just look at pictures of a cobra

[hydev]

Thanks for all the replies! Everything okay then :-)