tail drag comp direction

[anthony1]

if my tail drops during pitch pumps in fff do I increase the negative number or decrease it

[ticedoff8]

Originally Posted by anthony1

if my tail drops during pitch pumps in fff do I increase the negative number or decrease it

That sounds like a personal problem...lol

But, if it's related to your heli, I'd say go with more negative. EG: If you are at -5 now, go to -6 and so on.

[anthony1]

[georgi UK]

=] Anthony, you must have a levelled swash before adjusting this one,

Adjust the Tail Drag Compensation on the Cyclic gain banks in the PC
setup software. There are fields for setting drag compensation in the
elevator and aileron axes (see Figure 17.2 below). On a day with light
wind, start from a hover and then apply maximum positive collective. If
the helicopter’s nose goes up, lower the Tail Drag Comp number for
Elevator by 1 or 2 steps. If the nose goes down, increase the Elevator
value by 1 or 2 steps. If the helicopter banked the right or left, you may
also have to adjust tail drag compensation for Aileron. If it banked right,
decrease the value.

[Groucho_]

Originally Posted by georgi UK

lower the Tail Drag Comp number for Elevator by 1 or 2 steps. If the nose goes down, increase the Elevator value by 1 or 2 steps.

Georgi, when you say to lower the number, do you mean go from say -5 to -8, or do you mean go from -5 to -2 ?

[georgi UK]

Originally Posted by Groucho_

Georgi, when you say to lower the number, do you mean go from say -5 to -8, or do you mean go from -5 to -2 ?

=] it's one of those descriptions! positive pitch needs a negative value increase if the tail is low. ie, -6 to -8