WHOA! That is so "right-on-the-money"! I was about halfway there, but the special
mixes were killing me.
Tell me where to send it ... you've got one ice cold beer coming your way!
-Ben
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>
> This is interesting so I'll jump in with another alternate method (this will
> work on a 783/388 as well):
>
> 1. Use glider mode and ENABLE dual flap mode. Select SW + T for flap mode.
>
> 2. Plug a Y-harness into channel 1; connect it to the flap servos.
>
> 3. Plug outboard ailerons into channels 2 & 5
>
> 4. Plug inboard ailerons into channels 6 & 7.
>
> 5. Center all surfaces, adjust aileron throws, etc. Set your flaps so they
> go 90 degrees down with full deflection of the throttle (flap) stick, with
> your crow/butterfly switch in landing mode ( I use position 0).
>
> 6. Put crow switch into camber position . Use MIX B to mix CH1 to CH 1 at a
> negative value (say -80%), switched on at BTF0 or BTF1. Done correctly, when
> you pull the flap stick down in landing mode, you get full flaps; in camber
> mode, you only get partial (camber) deflection.
>
> 7. Set your launch and reflex settings on the inboard ailerons using travel
> adjust for the three-position switch. Enable Flap-aileron mixing with
> FUP+FDN switch selection, and the appropriate percentage to get the outboard
> ailerons to droop with the inboard ailerons. Then use MIX A to mix CH 6
> (master) to CH 1 (slave) to on FDN to get the flaps to droop to match the
> inboard ailerons in launch mode.
>
> 8. Enable aileron-flap mixing, using the mixing switch. When the mixing
> switch is engaged, both inboad & outboard ailerons move together as ailerons,
> when not engaged, only the outboard ailerons move (NOTE: an alternate way to
> accomplish this is to use MIX F to mix CH 2 (master) to CH 6 (slave). Mix F
> is a trim & include mixer so it will affect channels 5 and 7 as well. Turn
> on with the BTF 0 or BTF1 -- with the crow switch in "land" mode you'll get
> both ailerons moving together, in camber mode only the outboard ones move.
> This way you only flip one switch, instead of two, in the thermal -- but you
> can't switch the ailerons out separately)
>
> 9. Turn on Flap-Elev mix, selecting FUP+FDN, if you want elevator
> compensation at launch.
>
> 10. With the crow switch in landing mode, pull the flap sitck to your
> landing position. Use MIX SP to adjust first the F setting (inboard
> ailerons) and the A setting (outboard ailerons) for full crow. Add elevator
> compensation as required (or use an 8103 P-mix to have a non-linear mix).
>
> 11. With the crow switch in camber mode, and the flap stick all they way
> down, use MIX SP to adjust the inboard & outboard ailerons down to match the
> inner flap thermal camber.
>
> 12. Use the elev-flap mix if you want snap-flap, MIX D if you want
> rudder-elevator mix.
>
> You should now have: launch mode on the three-position switch (flaps & both
> ailerons down, with elevator preset). Reflex on the three-position switch.
> Landing mode, flaps down, outboard ailerons up, inboard ailerons up or down
> (your choice), on the flap stick. Camber mode: flaps & both ailerons down,
> adjustable with the flap stick. Normal camber mode uses outboard ailerons
> only -- inboard ailerons mixed in by hitting the mixing switch (or use
> landing mode with the alternate setup).
>
> Is this what we're looking for? comments?
>
> Glenn
> Harker Heights, TX
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