> Not 100% sure if this info applies to modern gyros (had a RC helicopter
> 20 years ago) but I don't think the design has changed.

Now you have a piezo gyro with no moving parts that outputs a voltage when
it is rotated around one of its axes. The gyro uses the Coriolis effect on
a vibrating piezo bar to obtain the voltages. There is no limit to the
angle you can turn it through but there is a limit on the rate. Also these
devices drift with temperature, voltage, and for no particular reason.
Less than a small mechanical gyro but 'enough'. Unfortunately the
characteristics of the drift can change tottally after a small shock or
vibration is applied (small = a few g's drop or engine vibration).

Peter

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