LeRoy,
I think the simple test would be to switch the props and see if the other
model behaves the same way. I have found that MiniSticks are much more
dependent on characteristics of the prop than on the characteristics of the
model.
Nick
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 6:43 PM, leroy c cordes <lcordes_at_juno.com> wrote:
>
>
> I am currently flying a couple of MiniSticks designed by Alan Cohen
> called the MiniSlick. They fly reasonably well in spite of being
> overweight - the first at about 620 mg and the second at 500 mg. I am
> making a new prop to try and was somewhat in a quandry about how to pitch
> it. I am using the Paul Bradley Pitch Gauge as my pitch gauge and the
> first one is at 10.5 and the second one (the lighter one) at 9.5 on the
> gauge.
>
> The second, the lighter one with 9.5 pitch, climbs like a homesick angel
> and is at the ceiling in no time flat (40') and flies for around 6+
> minutes at this time. The heavier one doesn't have near the duration, or
> the climb, and I was wondering if repitching the prop would make much of
> a difference and how that would help me determine the pitch for the new
> prop. I know I could switch the 2 props but that is such an enormous
> pain I would rather not - but perhaps that is the most logical solution
> to try.
>
> I am currently running 15" motors af 30 or 32 thousandths.
>
> LeRoy Cordes
> AMA 16974
> Chicago, IL
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