Re: Re: Are there too many Indoor events?

From: Nick Ray <lasray_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 14:59:40 -0500

Rey,

Your question is the catalyst for a three screw VP. One for high pitch, one
for low pitch, and one for the spring. If you keep good notes on the number
of screw rotations, you can get most of the way back to where you started.

Regards,

Nick

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Rey Mazzocco aprivpilot_at_aol.com
[Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> 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 - 11:59:42 CET