Lessons from recent flight data analysis

But i’ve been diving into the flight performance data from our latest series of tests, and I’ve noticed some interesting trends regarding stability in hover mode… The rotor design seems to play a significant role in how effectively we can manage torque during vertical ascent. I’m curious if anyone else has encountered similar patterns and how they approached adjustments for better safety margins.

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It’s interesting you mention torque during vertical ascent. In our tests, we found that adjusting the pitch angle of the rotors made a noticeable difference in stability, especially around hover mode. Have you experimented with that at all?

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I’ve also noticed torque management is crucial during ascent. In my experience, fine-tuning the rotor speed helped maintain stability significantly. It’s amazing how small adjustments can yield noticeable differences — have you tried altering the speed in your tests?

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