Al Austria
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Location: Gainesville, FL
My Posts This: Topic Forum | IMHO, pitch gauges are really only useful for reference purposes. When it comes down to it, the numeric pitch values you end up with are completely arbitrary.
I always set 0 degrees by eye(sans blades), which is pretty easy on a flybarless head as you usually only have to adjust one pitch rod per blade grip. Both pitch rods, ideally, end up having to be the same exact length. From there, I adjust my collective's range according to how my power system loads up at the extremes and how the machine responds in general. Cyclic pitch is maxed out mechanically and most flybarless systems will allow you to adjust the actual cyclic rate electronically.
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