Tail Stick

[diyman]

Hi,Im going to ask this question and i know it may seem stupid.

The tail rotar stick is the left stick on the transmitter,but when i move it left should my tail on the heli move left.

Im asking this as i have been reading forums where they say they turn the front of the heli moving the tail stick.
Im sure i have read they move the stick left to move the front of the heli left.In other words the tail move's right.
Im just making sure mine is correct before i learn any more.
I dont want to learn to find out ive been using my tail stick with the servo set back to front.

Just to confirm when i move my stick to the left the tail of my heli moves left.This is hovering tail in.
I hope this is the case because i would have to start again if i have to reverse my tail servo.
Regards,Brian.

[Daz(DJLFlapper)]

Hi,

The most common mistake a Learner will and does make is to concentrate on the tail rotor of the heli instead of the nose.
If you are in the process of learning to fly these heli's be it electric or gas/Nitro then you must use the nose of the heli for your yaw corrections.
if you are hovering and your heli's nose is turning to the left, You will want to Keep it facing away from you. therefor the input would be to turn the heli to the right useing the yaw/Tail input.
The problems come when you watch the tail, As the nose of the heli turns left, Your tail moves right So you think to stop this you turn the tail left!!!! In actual fact you are compounding the problem because you should be turning to the right at the nose to stop the heli turning left.

Concentrate on useing the nose of the heli for your rotational inputs and it will save you lots of learning difficulties. if you were inside the heli and you wanted to turn left you would give left input but the tail would go right.

get used to ignoring the tail and watch the nose... Trust me it will save you a lot of headache......I know this from my own learning experience

Anyway hope that this helps explain why you should watch the direction at the nose of the heli

[diyman]

Hi,So you use the ailoron(spelling)rather than the tail to correct the nose.

But do i have my TX set right.When i stick left my tail moves left and when i move the stick right the tail moves right.
Thanks,Brian.

[Daz(DJLFlapper)]

Aileron
No the aileron is like the wing flaps on the plane this will tip the heli left or right. depending on the input given.
You use the rudder input on the left stick to correct the nose direction. If you move your left stick left, The nose of the heli should go left. If you stick right the nose should go right.
The Left stick controls throttle/Pitch and Tail rudder. The right stick controls the aileron and the elevator.

Left stick, Moves left the nose should move LEFT the tail right. If the Nose moves right and the tail Left, this is wrong you need to reverse the servo direction. then You will need to make sure that the gyro is still working correctly.
Turn the heli left with the heli turned on but engine not running and your radio on. The gyro should sence the movement and try to stop the tail turning, It should move the control rod towards the front of the heli. If it does not then you need to correct it. To do this reverse the gyro also. or the heli will just spin round and round.