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Title: Pitch Marks?
Post by: KEPSTANG on January 10, 2013, 10:20:36 AM

New to Helicopters but wondered something.  I was setting the pitch yesterday and wondered why it would not be a good idea to have pitch marks located on the blade grip portion of the head possibly etched by a laser with a reference mark on the head.  Would this be cost prohibitive, not accurate enough for a seasoned pilot?

Title: Re: Pitch Marks?
Post by: curmudgeon on January 10, 2013, 11:08:31 AM

Thinking outside the box?  Blasphemy.

Title: Re: Pitch Marks?
Post by: KEPSTANG on January 10, 2013, 11:19:39 AM

I hate boxes.  With boundries we get nowhere.........

Title: Re: Pitch Marks?
Post by: Rodney Kirstine on January 10, 2013, 02:22:53 PM

SAB Goblins and Blade 130X both have marks at zero degrees.  I don't know about on the Goblins, but on the 130X, it's not very accurate.

Title: Pitch Marks?
Post by: flyalan on January 10, 2013, 04:12:08 PM

The MA heads for the Furion 6 and Fury 55 have this feature. The marks are ok but not really that accurate.  Even when I thought they were dead on they were a half degree or so off center. Doesn't take much rotation of the arm to give you a degree or so in pitch change.  Close enough maybe but I still found myself reaching for the digital level when I owned a Furion.

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Alan


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Title: Re: Pitch Marks?
Post by: KEPSTANG on January 10, 2013, 04:49:08 PM

OK.  Sounds like it would be a quality control issue to guarantee repeatable accuracy and when you associate your name with a product, you would want it to be reliable. I could see it being an additional cost as well by adding this to the process.  A couple of additional steps and the equipment costs may be hard to justify the ROI when most are going to dial it in precisely.  ;)

Title: Re: Pitch Marks?
Post by: JustinProud on January 10, 2013, 05:45:18 PM

I think just about everyone would still use a pitch gauge of some sort to ensure accuracy.  I know I would.  Pitch marks would get you close but not perfect like a pitch gauge.


Justin

Title: Re: Pitch Marks?
Post by: Chris McClard on January 10, 2013, 09:31:16 PM

Raptor 50 and 30 has a pitch gauge built into it, but no one I know uses it. Just can trust em to be on all the time. I could see having a mark eched in the grips and head as a reference. But I would never set it without a pitch gauge.

Title: Re: Pitch Marks?
Post by: Chuck Bole on January 11, 2013, 01:20:37 PM

 I'm telling my age but, the Jr. Ergos had  hash marks on the grip and head block back in the day. Nope they weren't accurate at all.. Much rather use a pitch guage.

chuck

Title: Pitch Marks?
Post by: Barry Tilson on January 11, 2013, 01:49:39 PM

I ordered a Soko heli tool pitch gage. Anyone try a smart phone level app? Just curious if its accurate?


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Title: Re: Pitch Marks?
Post by: Chris Sexton on January 11, 2013, 02:02:09 PM

Quote from: PerspectiveVisuals on January 11, 2013, 01:49:39 PM

I ordered a Soko heli tool pitch gage. Anyone try a smart phone level app? Just curious if its accurate?


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Actually yeah they aren't bad. I have used a zero pitch tool from Rick Lhor and then been able to program pitch and cyclic with my phone. I don't know that I trust it to be accurate enough to find level for me.

Title: Pitch Marks?
Post by: flyalan on January 11, 2013, 05:07:53 PM

Ergos!  I remember those :-)

Alan


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Title: Pitch Marks?
Post by: Barry Tilson on January 11, 2013, 08:02:36 PM

JR?


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Title: Re: Pitch Marks?
Post by: Kevin Feil on January 11, 2013, 09:01:17 PM

I'm with Justin, Even if it had the marks, I still use my RC Logger Pitch Guage kit. However for a quick "REF" I have put those very marks on one of my old N5's.

Kevin

Title: Pitch Marks?
Post by: flyalan on January 11, 2013, 09:04:31 PM

Quote from: PerspectiveVisuals on January 11, 2013, 08:02:36 PM

JR?


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Yep.  JR...

Alan


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Title: Pitch Marks?
Post by: Barry Tilson on January 16, 2013, 07:39:05 PM

Got my new Soko Heli Tools pitch gage today. Looks great. Resolution to 01. Has a spirit level built. Kind of nice in a smaller space with the blades off.


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Title: Re: Pitch Marks?
Post by: curmudgeon on January 16, 2013, 09:03:25 PM

Soko has been very helpful in the HeliFreak Skookum forum.