f) Checking the Tail Rotor Function
Before checking the tail rotor function, it is sensible to set the gyro sensitivity to the lowest value. this way, you can
recognise only the control movements of the transmitter at the tail rotor and not the control impulses generated by the
gyro. For this, turn the dial switch for the gyro sensitivity (see figure 1, item 18) to the middle position.
If you deflect the control stick for the pitch and tail functions at the transmitter (also see figure 1, item 14) all the way
to the left, the servo lever of the tail servo (see figure 13, item 5) must move back. The rotor blades at the rail rotor are
thus adjusted so that the tail rotor (viewed from above) will deflect to the right and that the fuselage tip of the helicopter
is turned to the left (see figure 16 A).
When steering to the right on the transmitter, the servo lever moves forward and the rotor blades at the tail rotor are
adjusted so that the trial rotor (viewed from above) is deflected to the left. The fuselage tip of the helicopter now turns
to the right (see figure 16 B).
Since the main rotor, viewed from above, turns clockwise to the right, the fuselage tends to turn counter-
clockwise (to the left). To avoid this, the basic settings of the tail rotor are chosen so that it will compensate
for the rotating inclination of the fuselage even without a control command from the transmitter.
When the servo lever of the tail servo is in the middle position (basic position for hover flight), the rotor
blades of the tail rotor are already slightly aligned to push the tail to the left (viewed from above) and thus
the fuselage tip to the right.
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