Jan 01, 2017, 05:29 AM
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icarus the 2nd | |
icarus the 2nd www.youtube.com/icarusthe2nd | just some holes in the cover where the vertical fins can pass through ImagesView all Images in thread
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Jan 01, 2017, 07:33 AM
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flightengr | |
flightengr Better SAFE than sorry! | Quote: Originally Posted by locoworks when I hear that a model has SAFE, I expect to be able to hit a momentary switch and for the aircraft to make its own way back into level flight. Not necessarily (SAFE Select models do not have the "panic button" feature, for example), but as mentioned above, if a receiver with self-level doesn't have that function then you can replicate it on your transmitter by forcing the aircraft into a stability mode at least momentarily. |
Jan 01, 2017, 09:58 AM
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menksters | |
menksters Registered User | Quote: Originally Posted by rikybob Welcome Donnie! If you bind and fly it apparently there are many different considerations as to whether Spekrum brand radios will work or not. If you do Plug and Play you can use anything you want! Further when binding or turning on a Spektrum radio you have to stand some distance away and put your tongue in the corner of your mouth. The Spectrum Fanboys will elaborate more! Thanks and me be so lucky I can be whatever Fanboi I want as I have S, F, and T. As I bought the BNF version will join the Spectrum fanboi club with this model. Of late I have been flying a DJI Phantom 4Pro a lot but also have many flying wings in my hanger so this will add an interesting twist.. Only reason I was able to find one at a LHS was because it was shipped DOA as it has a defective ESC. Waiting for them to get a replacement from HH then will pick her up. Be well, donnie |
Jan 01, 2017, 02:02 PM
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marktainium | |
marktainium Registered User | So before I read anything online about setting up the servos on the convergence, I just went through the supplied manual and did as it said. I test hovered it and found it required almost full "up elevator" to stop it from drifting forward. I measured the linkages and saw one side was shorter than the other and that in order to get the nacelles even and vertical I needed to move one servo arm one spline forward. I retested and found it was much better but still required trim. I trimmed until it hovered nicely, then shut it down, and adjusted the linkage to get my zero trim zero drift hover. |
Jan 01, 2017, 02:15 PM
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erkq | |
erkq Registered User | Quote: Originally Posted by marktainium ... Why are people expecting symmetry in a tri-copter? By definition it will be asymmetrical. |
Jan 01, 2017, 02:18 PM
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icarus the 2nd | |
icarus the 2nd www.youtube.com/icarusthe2nd | Quote: Originally Posted by marktainium So before I read anything online about setting up the servos on the convergence, I just went through the supplied manual and did as it said. I test hovered it and found it required almost full "up elevator" to stop it from drifting forward. I measured the linkages and saw one side was shorter than the other and that in order to get the nacelles even and vertical I needed to move one servo arm one spline forward. I retested and found it was much better but still required trim. I trimmed until it hovered nicely, then shut it down, and adjusted the linkage to get my zero trim zero drift hover. measure the distance from motor mount arm to servo arm (hole to hole) and that should be 50mm lenght of the linkages should be same, also 50mm |
Jan 01, 2017, 02:43 PM
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Yurinid.Yat | |
Yurinid.Yat Suspended Account | Quote: Originally Posted by marktainium My question to all of you, and before you tell me to do a search, I did, is what is the factory angle for the props in forward flight and in hover mode? I'm looking for a non messed with out of the box powered up and bound zero trim setup number so I can start over. From what I've read here the way to adjust the drift is with servo travel adjustments? Opinions? It's been posted here by a couple of owners. They messed with the nacelle tilt to try and get them even. BAD IDEA! Then they couldn't remember how to get them back the way it was. Just get them back as best you can. They don't have to be exact or even. The FC controller for MC mode will take care of it anyway. Final adjustment should be done AFTER a flight in AP mode and acro. Land, put into AP/acro on the bench with no throttle and see where the nacelles are for the plane to fly straight and level. Take out trim and adjust to get that geometry back. |
Jan 01, 2017, 02:58 PM
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marktainium | |
marktainium Registered User | Quote: Originally Posted by erkq Why are people expecting symmetry in a tri-copter? By definition it will be asymmetrical. The reason I did it was simply due to ignorance. In my defence, the manual does not have any information in it regarding factory setup. In hindsight I totally understand the reason for the difference hence my quest to get it back to stock settings. |
Jan 01, 2017, 03:14 PM
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RickSt | |
RickSt Registered User | Not knocking you Mark because I've seen a lot of others do it before you but why does everybody feel a need to adjust this thing before they even fly it ? Other than making sure everything was tight, I haven't done a thing to mine and it flies great . Yes, I have the forward creep in hover but so what . I know it's going to do it so I expect it. The same goes for the oscillation during transition . This is basically a one and only of it's kind so not all the rules of multirotors or all the rules of fixed wing planes apply and certainly not at the same time . Sent from my RCT6513W87 using Tapatalk |
Jan 01, 2017, 03:25 PM
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marktainium | |
marktainium Registered User | Quote: Originally Posted by RickSt Not knocking you Mark because I've seen a lot of others do it before you but why does everybody feel a need to adjust this thing before they even fly it ? Other than making sure everything was tight, I haven't done a thing to mine and it flies great . Yes, I have the forward creep in hover but so what . I know it's going to do it so I expect it. The same goes for the oscillation during transition . This is basically a one and only of it's kind so not all the rules of multirotors or all the rules of fixed wing planes apply and certainly not at the same time . Sent from my RCT6513W87 using Tapatalk Yup, I agree.... so what angles are your props at? 😁 |
Jan 01, 2017, 03:31 PM
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JPJI | |
JPJI Registered User | Quote: Originally Posted by erkq Why are people expecting symmetry in a tri-copter? By definition it will be asymmetrical. I'm no multirotor expert, so I'm gonna ask: Why do you say a tri-copter is 'by definition' asymmetrical? |
Jan 01, 2017, 03:42 PM
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erkq | |
erkq Registered User | Quote: Originally Posted by JPJI I'm no multirotor expert, so I'm gonna ask: Why do you say a tri-copter is 'by definition' asymmetrical? The torque put out by the motors is asymmetrical as there are an odd number of them. |
Jan 01, 2017, 03:45 PM
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stevea3342 | |
stevea3342 Registered User | Deleted. Someone else explained it better. |
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Jan 01, 2017, 04:05 PM
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JPJI | |
JPJI Registered User | Quote: Originally Posted by erkq The torque put out by the motors is asymmetrical as there are an odd number of them. Front to back yes, but not side to side, therefore is it not still symmetrical about the centerline? |
Jan 01, 2017, 04:09 PM
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erkq | |
erkq Registered User | Quote: Originally Posted by JPJI Front to back yes, but not side to side, therefore is it not still symmetrical about the centerline? It's the rotational torque that needs to be counteracted somehow. It has nothing to do with center lines. |
