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Pitch Marks?

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KEPSTANG:
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?

curmudgeon:
Thinking outside the box?  Blasphemy.

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

Rodney Kirstine:
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.

flyalan:
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.

Cheers
Alan


Alan Butler
Team Synergy

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