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Unread 04-04-10, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Roger View Post
The only problem I have with my plane is my piece of crap stec 60-2. It is like riding a porpoise at cruise, plus I can't get my altitude pre-select to capture any input data. I typically don't use altitude hold. It works great on the Bug, needle and GPS tracking (GPSS Roll Stearing) and if trimmed corrrectly the plane itself holds altitude, bit the minuite I click on Altitude Hold it start to porpoise. Any help would be appreciated.
Is the bridle cable tension on the pitch servo tight enough? Sometimes low cable tension will create the porpose effect.
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