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Gyro Mounting Which Way

Well this is a simple video to explain how a gyro reacts, you have probably seen gyros mounted on the side of a heli and some underneath well it all comes down to which way the gyro reacts. Look at the video and then you will understand what I mean. Then once you work out which way it reacts you mount that reaction angle parrallel to your rotor blades, it doesnt matter if it’s at the front of the heli, the back of the heli top or bottom of the boom mounts that is, but so long as you mount it the correct angle, if it is wrong then the moment you tilt your swashplate you tail will spin into a piro and flip the heli around and you WILL CRASH, so make sure it is correct, and ask ask ask, most gyro have the writing and adjustment pots face the ground / or the sky depending if you mount under or over, but there is no upside down for a gyro just horixontal or vertical, work out which way it reacts and imagine your heli turning in that direction then you want the servo reacting in the opposite direction well your tail really…

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Elias Gourvelos (EatAtJoes)