After fighting with the gyro for a day, I finally cleared the programming on the DX6i and re-did ALL of it. I learned a few more things along the way. This is the final, current configuration that actually let me fly! I won’t pretend to say this is an optimal or even suggested setup, but it’s the one I came up with. Maybe this helps some others get their stuff off the ground.
DX6i EXI-450 Programming Ver. 2 |
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| Dual Rate & Expo | ||||||
| Aileron | Elevator | Rudder | ||||
| AIL D/R 0 | 100% | INHibited | 100% | INHibited | 100% | INHibited |
| AIL D/R 1 | 100% | INHibited | 100% | INHibited | 100% | INHibited |
| Travel Adjust | ||||||
| Note: You need to move the sticks to access both travel directions, this was an important lesson! | ||||||
| Throttle | Elevator | Gyroscope | Aileron | Rudder | Pitch | |
| ↑100% ↓100% |
↑125% ↓125% |
↑100% ↓100% |
←125% →125% |
←100% →100% |
↑125% ↓125% |
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| Sub Trims | ||||||
| Throttle | Elevator | Gyroscope | Aileron | Rudder | Pitch | |
| 0 | ↑30 | 0 | ←17 | →42 | ↑63 | |
| Gyro | ||||||
| 0 (flap-0) | 1 (gyro-1> | |||||
| SW-GYRO | 60.0% | 70.0% | ||||
| Throttle Curve | ||||||
| Low | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Full | ||
| Normal | 0 % | 25% | 50% | 85% | 100% | |
| Stunt* | 0 % | 20% | 40% | 40% | 40% | |
| Hold | 0.0 % | |||||
| Pitch Curve | ||||||
| Low | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Full | ||
| Normal | 25% | 50% | 67% | 82% | 100% | |
| Stunt* | 15 % | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | |
| Hold | 0% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | |
| Swash Mixing | ||||||
| Swash | Aileron | Elevator | Pitch | |||
| – 60% | – 60% | + 60% | ||||
| Channel Mixing | ||||||
| Master | Slave | Rate D | U | Sitch | Trim | |
| Mix 1 | INHibited | |||||
| Mix 2 | INHibited | |||||
| Revo Mix | ||||||
| UP | DOWN | |||||
| Normal | 0 % | 0 % | ||||
| Stunt | 0 % | 0 % | ||||
DX6i EXI-450 Setup Ver. 2 |
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| Reverse | ||||||
| Throttle | Elevator | Gyroscope | Aileron | Rudder | Pitch | |
| Normal | Reverse | Normal | Reverse | Reverse | Normal | |
| Swash Type | ||||||
| CCPM 120° | ||||||
| Throttle Cut | ||||||
| Position | ACTIVE | |||||
| Dual Rate Combination Assignment | ||||||
| Dual Rate Switch | INHibited | |||||
| Power Setting | ||||||
| B-US 247 | ||||||
| * NOTE: I have set the Stunt settings for my own safety, not for actual stunt flying. If you use those settings you’ll end up with a bird in the ground, but at least it’s less likely to go full-throttle without you expecting if, if you do something really stupid (like me) and flip the mode from NORMAL to STUNT without thinking. | ||||||
Following the re-build of the tail setup, removed gyro.. server testing.. reprogramming.. it all led up to the first *real* flight of the 450. Even in some pretty good wind!
Despite the bluster, the heli flew, and the gyro seemed to hold to any heading I set! This was FUN!
Despite bouncing off the pavement, I had a big fat grin as I walked home. I’d built the helicopter, I’d flown it, crashed it and flew it again. Now it’s time to learn to *really* fly this thing! 🙂