Re: Re: Are there too many Indoor events?

From: William D. gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 14:03:20 -0500

I only use one on my F1M.

On 2/1/2016 1:43 PM, Rey Mazzocco aprivpilot_at_aol.com
[Indoor_Construction] wrote:
>
> Since I am just about to maiden my VP F1D, how do "you only need one
> model and one prop regardless of ceiling height"? I understand (I
> think) that the high pitch controls the climb height, but wouldn't the
> low pitch and spring rate need to be adjusted for different ceiling
> heights, too (and if not, I've got some head scratching to do)? And,
> if so, how do you return the settings accurately for each ceiling
> height? I thought I would need a VP for each category (I, II, III,
> not IV).
>
>
> Rey
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: joshuawfinn_at_gmail.com [Indoor_Construction]
> <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 1, 2016 12:30 pm
> Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Are there too many Indoor events?
>
> Don,
>
> I've found that the rubber weight restriction does help in some ways.
> You never have long motors getting bunched up or planes folding up
> because they've got too much rubber loaded on them. Yes, the weighing
> is a pain, but it comes with practice.
>
> I've built a couple OPP monoplanes and it seems like they could be
> competitive. There are tricks to be performed and such. It's probably
> more a thing of just getting the prop tuned correctly though. They can
> definitely absorb a lot of power, that's for sure.
>
> I also have come to tremendously prefer VP over non-vp. Flaring props
> are a pain in the neck, constantly changing with humidity and if you
> break a spar, then the blades don't act the same, so forth and so on.
> And you have to have a different prop for ever ceiling category. VP
> lets you get exact adjustments to stay out of the ceiling and *you
> only need one model and one prop regardless of ceiling height*unless
> you're flying F1D where fixed pitch rules the day in Cat IV. And VP
> hubs don't react to humidity. Well, carbon ones don't.
>
Received on Mon Feb 01 2016 - 11:11:36 CET