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Christopher Millham

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Hey! Does anyone have any advice to nail your static balance? I’ve got mini levels to magnet to my weight plate and I’ve been practicing but it seems like I can never find true static balance, the sled always has some sorta sway. Moving the balancing pin closer to the base of the C stand helps as there isn’t a bow but still no luck on complete and total static balance. Let me know if anyone’s got advice. 

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Hi Christopher,

For starters what sled are you flying? More than likely the culprit is still in the c stand. Any movement in the stand, no matter how small is going to transfer to the sled and cause it to sway while balancing. This is why combo stands are recommended since they are far less prone to bowing.

You can also try getting your sled roughed in on the c stand and then suit up and finish trimming it out. I know a few operators who do this. Myself included sometimes. 

If it's not the stand, it could be play in the top stage, bottom stage, batteries, an off center gimbal or cables shifting around.

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10 hours ago, Maxwel Fisher said:

Hi Christopher,

For starters what sled are you flying? More than likely the culprit is still in the c stand. Any movement in the stand, no matter how small is going to transfer to the sled and cause it to sway while balancing. This is why combo stands are recommended since they are far less prone to bowing.

You can also try getting your sled roughed in on the c stand and then suit up and finish trimming it out. I know a few operators who do this. Myself included sometimes. 

If it's not the stand, it could be play in the top stage, bottom stage, batteries, an off center gimbal or cables shifting around.

Hey! I’m flying the aero 30. Thanks for the advice, i’ll try that out and be on the lookout for any play in those areas when I practice tonight. 

I’m starting a feature, not as an operator, so I might send it in to be looked at during run of show but would also like to practice more. 

 

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