DX6i & CCPM Full Setup Guide Part 5 Blade Pitch, Final Link Setup

[kmlkrk]

Dude, this is amazing series. I can't thank you enough for shooting and posting those videos! I just watched all 5 and I finally have my heli ready for maiden flight! You saved me hours of watcing scattered videos and reading unclear manuals!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[TheBlackKnob]

This is the most amazing guide ever. Ever. You saved me a lot of time, even after all the time I spent on trying to piece together information from the internet. If only I put in the correct keywords into google, I might have been able to find this tutorial sooner... (it was "dx6i hk450 swash plate"). All in all, awesome tutorial.

[RcHelpDotCom]

@TheBlackKnob Thanks BK, I'm starting to get higher and higher rankings in google and the others, but you can help out by posting the videos on different forums where you think they will help out. Also, come on over to our forum and join the crowd. We have a lot of great things happening right now and in the future. Rc-Help.com

[Cantdr55]

Thanks SO MUCH this makes set up so much easier. I do have one question on swashplate set up. I've crashed a few times( still learning ;-) ) I want to set the head back to zero so to speak. Basically when it comes to all the push rods for the swash plate is there a measurement to go by to put them all back to 'zero's when I start making adjustments I have enough push or pull on them? right now after making any resets I have little threads left on the ball joints on the swashplate side.

thanks!

[RcHelpDotCom]

@Cantdr55 If you would, sign up on our forum and post up in there. I have a LOT more room to tell you exactly how I do this. It can be a long read, but I can assure you it will help and stick with you for future "mishaps" as I call them lol. Come on over, I will be more than happy to help. Rc-Help.com

[wanaero]

So does this only apply for idle up mode only? How about normal mode? What is your blade pitch at normal mode? Thank you for the video.

[RcHelpDotCom]

@wanaero My pitch in normal is the same as idle up but only on positive pitch. Negative pitch is about 1.5*. Again, I can put this in a lot more detail on the forum where I have more room to type. Rc-Help.com.

[wanaero]

What is your blade pitch at normal mode? How do you set it to 11 to - 11 for 3d flying. I'm having a bad time trying to adjust mine. Thank you for your video, it does lessen the problem but i still can't get it to go - 11.

[RcHelpDotCom]

@wanaero Sorry for the late reply. The first thing I do is set the mid stick servo arms. Without any subtrim, they should be as close to 90* to the links as possible. Then, I will trim them out until they are. After that, I check for pitch up and down. If you have more + pitch, then your swash is too high, too much - pitch, and it's too low. If you would, come over to the forum and I can explain this in a LOT more detail. Rc-Help.com

[yantemos]

Tony, I flew my heli and I feel it fine for hovering...Check the blade pitch and it's -5 (down throttle) +2 (50%) and +10 (100%).

Do you think I have to correct it?

Thank you.

Ricardo.

[RcHelpDotCom]

@yantemos If you are in idle up (motor unplugged or hold on), at mid stick, I have 0 pitch. Then, you will want your positive and negative pitch to be the same at full and low stick. If you have more negative pitch, then your swash is too low. If you have more positive pitch, thne your swash is high. Also at mid stick, make sure your servo arms are at 90* to the links. Hope this helps.

[yantemos]

Once more....Thank you Tony for your videos, there has been a tremendous help for me. So far I have fixed three helis with your help.

One thing more, I love my DX6i now more than ever.

Ricardo.

[RcHelpDotCom]

@yantemos Thanks, I'm glad that I could help you out. And I as well love the DX6i. It has to be the best purchase I have made for this hobby.

[tonyastro]

Thanks a lot! I'm having trouble setting up my Copterx 250

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@tonyastro I will do what I can to help. If you click on the link in the description below the video, you can join our forum and we are more than happy to walk you through everything.

[209cynical]

i have the gt pro single frame and the links to the main blades are solid, so it was hard to adjust pitch, so i adjusted the longer links and it still kind of off a little, but it will do only a +-1 degree on visual. but I'm happy with it. I think if I get a bigger size heli it will be better, bigger parts you know. LOL

[RcHelpDotCom]

@209cynical Yeah, I can see good and bad coming out of solid links. You don't have as many things to adjust, but adjusting what you have can get harder. The good news is, with the longer links, you can make more accurate adjustments vs the shorter links, but it's still nice to do it with both for more options.

And Bigger is not alwyas better lol. The links on my 600 are a pain to get on and take off, even though they are still 4.7mm ball links.

[MrDazhim72]

Nice set of vids man.. very informative thank you

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@MrDazhim72 Thanks Mr.D

[JollySwagman2006]

Another Great Video Tutorial for the DX6i setup series Tony,

Another Tip - When checking Flybarless heads you can use a Flybar Rod and tape to Head Stopper, works great too

[RcHelpDotCom]

@JollySwagman2006 Very good tip, I like it. Some may not have it since it may be their first, but a great tip for those that do lol.