I Have a Spectra G 700 size Gas Helicopter , all works fine on the bench , as soon as the motor is running any input I put in , the swashplate won't return to level it stays wherever I put it , same as heading hold on the tail , thought it may be a vibration issue so I put a piece of zeal silicone gyro pad on the unit , this made no difference , I'm not confident lifting this bird in the air in case of roll over and crash...
Thank You
Gary...
Gasser problem with spirit when engine running...
I have already responded to your email.
The message was following:
Hi Mike,
once the motor is running and you will move with the sticks at the same time, the unit will switch to a flight mode.
From this moment it will keep swashplate in the position you set by sticks - so from this time it is not recommended to move with the cyclic sticks at all until you will get a proper headspeed to lift off to avoid tip overs or similar problems.
The swashplate should be always in the horizontal position during lift off. It should not tilt by itself if everything is OK.
As soon as the motor will be turned off, the unit will go back to a mode where the swashplate is returning automatically to the horizontal position.
If it is behaving in this way, then it is fortunately OK.
Supplied double sided tape should be good. It is better if unit is not wobbling and is mounted rather hard.
If you will need any further help, please let me know.
The message was following:
Hi Mike,
once the motor is running and you will move with the sticks at the same time, the unit will switch to a flight mode.
From this moment it will keep swashplate in the position you set by sticks - so from this time it is not recommended to move with the cyclic sticks at all until you will get a proper headspeed to lift off to avoid tip overs or similar problems.
The swashplate should be always in the horizontal position during lift off. It should not tilt by itself if everything is OK.
As soon as the motor will be turned off, the unit will go back to a mode where the swashplate is returning automatically to the horizontal position.
If it is behaving in this way, then it is fortunately OK.
Supplied double sided tape should be good. It is better if unit is not wobbling and is mounted rather hard.
If you will need any further help, please let me know.
Spirit System developer