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From: "David Register" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've used landing flaps on the left slider because I have a hard time not
mixing in a little rudder-flap interaction when they're both on the left
stick.
If you use the butterfly function to deploy flaps you can set it up so that
no flap movement happens until the stick moves down beyond a certain point.
I set the flaps to start coming down at the 85% point (15% below top stick
position). That prevents the flaps from being inadvertantly deployed during
normal flying.
As you noted, using 'butterfly' requires an extra switch (A) for landing
and I've missed that a few times which leads to an awkward situation when
you're trying to catch.
My "A" switch is always on so the butterfly function is always active.
That's why I never use my 9C (non super) transmitter. With the 9C you need
to leave the butterfly mix off during normal flying or the elevator and
aileron trims will change the mix instead of trimming the elevator and
ailerons The 9C super has an option to turn that feature off. My 20+ year
habit of leaving the butterfly mix on causes my 9C transmitter to stay at
home.
- Aux-Ch Menu: Ch5 = VrD; Ch6 = VrD (not sure if both need to be assigned
in Glid1F but I'm pretty sure both need to be for Glid2F)
- In the Advanced menu
Thank you for this!! I did learn something new:-) I had not discovered this
function since I don't look at my 9C transmitter much and the 8U transmitter
does not have this function or even sliders.
Dave I will study your setup late tonight when I have more time. On first
glance it looks like if you just drive the flaps and elevator compensation
with PMIXs then you will have your exact setup except that the mixes will be
switchable. You may have issues with running out of PMIXs but probably you
can bump some of your mixes to PMIX6 & PMIX7 so that all 7 PMIXs will be
available.
Flap-Trim is inhibited
Normally, when you want to inhibit the flap trim function, you should
activate it but set the mix percentage to 0%. When flap trim is deactivated,
you are telling the transmitter program to respond 100% to the flap trim
knob. When flap trim is activated, you are telling the transmitter program
to respond by the set percentage to the flap trim knob. This may be
different with your setup due to the flaperon mode you use or maybe your
choice of VrD as flap control. Its possible that one of those choices
automatically inhibits the flap trim function but I'll have to look into
that later.
Mix 2 and Mix 3 are assigned Offset as Master with Flap1 and Flap 2
respectively as slave. This allows offset from center on the slider (~
50%)
Which slider are you using for this? VrD or VrE? I'd like to be able to
match your programming completely.
Mix 4 assigns Flap1 as master and elevator as slave. This allows a
2-slope elevator compensation curve with a settable breakpoint.
I thought that only PMIX6 & PMIX7 had multipoint curves. Is your transmitter
different?
I also don't understand why you want the flap function to be switchable with
your launch preset switch. Do you always leave the launch preset on until
the top of the launch? Most launch presets come off at some point during the
launch phase of flight, often very early after release. Having flaps deploy
then or even sudden deployment at the top of a launch could be a bad thing
so I don't see how having landing flaps switchable with the launch preset
switch solves anything. You need a habit pattern that retracts the flaps at
the correct time. My habit pattern is to have my left thumb push the left
stick full forward when beginning the launch. This happens at the same time
that I am pulling the three position switch full back for the launch preset.
Both of these things happen with the left hand, I also have the SPEED/START
switch used for launch presets and it is directly above the left stick.
Phil
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