You have summarized what I posted about 2 years ago regarding this radio. People keep posting that it is suitable for TD and DLG's but really its not at all. You may be able to find a way to attain a pre set camber position. IMHO this is not acceptable because camber is like a musical instrument you tune while you fly you don't just throw it on and hit C#. Some pilots may actually use camber like this but then again some people may possibly only hit one key on the piano and decide that is ok for them too :) I personally prefer the option of tuning my camber perfectly for the lift I am currently in.
Then you realize that camber at the expense of not being able to support a launch preset just blows this radio out of the water for anything in the soaring arena aside from maybe RES I have an RD8000 and two Stylus's (styli?) Anyways I would just love to keep flying Airtronics but it appears that the engineers are really not paying attention when they write the code for these radio's. This is my last season on an Airtronics TX RX which is sad to say because I really like this radio (stylus). I think the greater of the soaring community would still be flying Airtronics as well if they would just pay a little closer attention to these details. On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Mark Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oops - sent last email before it was cooked. It's time to change the > subject anyway. So once you've got the servos plugged into the correct > channels and the flap mix worked out, you can use the 3 pos switch to > set the camber and reflex. Note that camber is only going to work on > the ailerons, as we chose to use the throttle for actuating the flaps. > Set reflex by putting the 3pos switch in the normal position (not the > center position) - and adjusting the aileron and PF CNT (ch's 2&6) for > what you like for reflex. Move the 3pos switch to center and use the > FLAP EPA to center the ailerons - then use the other FLAP EPA to set > camber. I do not like the 3pos switch on the right so I moved it to > the left side and flipped it over so the away position is reflex just > like the stylus. This is the recommended switch arrangement for helis > (3pos on left). Unfortunately, you cannot get a launch preset for the > flaps. I tried using the gear switch and cmix2 G->THR but it only > moves one flap as the mixes are not pass-thru (they mix channel-> > channel not function -> function). You can get elevator comp mix for > the flaps using the throttle-> elevator mix. One item you might find > trouble with is the operation of the on-off slide switch on the left > side labeled CMIX1-2,AUX1. I was confused if this switch was used for: > > 1. Aileron-> Rudder Mix ON/OFF > 2. AUX1 HI-> LO > 3. CMIX1 or 2 ON/OFF > > It turns out if does all 3. It definitely turns on/off aileron to > rudder mix. It also turns on/off BOTH CMIX1 AND CMIX2. > I can't see that it actually activates AUX1 to either high or low but > it does select AUX1 high or low when setting the EPA for ch7. The > switch on the right does the same for AUX2. > Why is this important? If you're using either CMIX full time, you need > to leave the left side switch in the up positon at all times. If you > turn it off with this setup, the slave flap on aux2 goes down. > You can't turn AI-RU mix off without turning off cmixes either. Not > well thought out at all. Oh well. > So because of the camber and launch setup limitations, this is not > really a useable setup for TD, but is fine for a 2A2FER slope plane. I > plan on copying this setup to use on a full-house electric (using the > gear channel for the throttle). > > Mark > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note > that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format > with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and > AOL are generally NOT in text format >
