Specifications

the tape after tracking the blades. You need this tape to determine which blade is higher
or lower when checking the tracking.
2. Get a 6 foot length of 1" x 4" board.
3. Take the heli outside where the blades won't hit anything, and slide the board through the
landing gear on top of the landing skids then either stake down the board or put cinderb-
locks on it. The board will hold down the heli in case Something Really Bad Happens.
4. Perform a preflight inspection and check everything.
5. Turn on the transmitter.
6. Connect the heli battery.
7. Arm the helicopter and slowly increase the throttle to about 1/4.
8. Walk a safe distance away, then get on your stomach, and apply throttle and look at the
rotor blades from exactly the side. If both rotor blades are spinning exactly in the same
plane and look like this: -o- then no adjustments are needed.
If both rotor blades are not tracking in the same plane and look like this: >o< then the
blades are not tracking properly and require adjustment.
An alternative way to check the tracking is to place a mirror on your feet, then tilt the mir-
ror so you can see the blades while standing up. This is considerably safer since your face
will not be hit if the heli decides to throw a blade.
9. Shut off the throttle and wait for the rotor blades to spin down.
10. Disconnect the heli battery.
11. If the blades did not track evenly, then increase the pitch of the low blade and/or decrease
the pitch of the high blade.
12. Go back to step 4 if necessary.
13.6.2. Blade tracking - FP helicopters
The Corona does not need blade tracking adjustments if you used two 4 degree blade grips.
The head mechanics are very stiff and fairly precise which simplifies setup considerably. If you
used one 4 degree and one 6 degree blade grip, you should follow the manual directions to set
blade tracking.
The Piccolo FP has a soft rotor head and therefore the tracking is frequently off. This is espe-
cially bad because bad tracking steals a lot of power in micro helicopters. To check the blade
tracking on a Piccolo, temporarily put a piece of bright colored tape on the leading edge of one
of the rotor blades. This will cause the blades to be unbalanced but don't worry about this for
now. Just remember to remove the tape after tracking the blades. You need this tape to de-
termine which blade is higher or lower when checking the tracking.
Apply throttle and look at the rotor blades from exactly the side. If both rotor blades are spin-
ning exactly in the same plane and look like this: -o- then no adjustments are needed.
If both rotor blades are not tracking in the same plane and look like this: >< then the blades are
not tracking properly and require adjustment.
Helicopter and Transmitter Setup
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