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I’m flying an F550 with stock everything except prop nuts (switched to 6mm nylon lock nuts). I have mounted an AeroXcraft landing gear and a GoPro. I may add the AeroXcraft GoPro gimbal later. This is just for hobby use and the hard mount results seem fine for now.
I started without the gear and camera additions, and with the stock prop nuts. I quickly lost two DJI 10 inch props. Hind sight suggests that I had over tightened the prop nuts. I switched to the 8 inch DJIs and the 6mm nylon lock nuts and the ship flew very stable for several flights. Nevertheless, the 8 inch DJI props always had me expecting the inevitable “snap” and crash. (Perhaps I read too much.) So, I purchased 10 inch Graupners and have been using those with 3S power.
The Graupners fly much more crisp than the DJIs. That also translates to their being more twitchy in breezy conditions. The flexibility of the 8 inch DJIs seems to help stabilize the ship in light breezes. I would like to find a prop/power combination that is reliable and still somewhat forgiving in the wind.
I have purchased one 3S and one 4S flight battery and will limit myself to those until I find the proper power and prop combination.
What would work best:
Graupner
10 inch on 4S or 3S (Can I run the 10 inch on 4S?)
9 inch on 4S or 3S
8 inch on 4S
DJI
8 inch on 4S (Some folks seem to really like the DJI 8 inch props)
Another Brand?
Your advice would be appreciated, as investing in all the options just to run tests is not feasible.
Thanks,
Jon
I started without the gear and camera additions, and with the stock prop nuts. I quickly lost two DJI 10 inch props. Hind sight suggests that I had over tightened the prop nuts. I switched to the 8 inch DJIs and the 6mm nylon lock nuts and the ship flew very stable for several flights. Nevertheless, the 8 inch DJI props always had me expecting the inevitable “snap” and crash. (Perhaps I read too much.) So, I purchased 10 inch Graupners and have been using those with 3S power.
The Graupners fly much more crisp than the DJIs. That also translates to their being more twitchy in breezy conditions. The flexibility of the 8 inch DJIs seems to help stabilize the ship in light breezes. I would like to find a prop/power combination that is reliable and still somewhat forgiving in the wind.
I have purchased one 3S and one 4S flight battery and will limit myself to those until I find the proper power and prop combination.
What would work best:
Graupner
10 inch on 4S or 3S (Can I run the 10 inch on 4S?)
9 inch on 4S or 3S
8 inch on 4S
DJI
8 inch on 4S (Some folks seem to really like the DJI 8 inch props)
Another Brand?
Your advice would be appreciated, as investing in all the options just to run tests is not feasible.
Thanks,
Jon
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