flap & aileron settings DX6i

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Skywise - 03 Feb 2010 03:56 GMT

Hi all,

I'm putting together an e-Flite T-34 ARF and am not sure how I
should set up the aileron and flap servos. This bird has two
aileron servos and one flap servo.

Should I put the 2nd aileron on the aux channel and the flaps
on the gear? I got this to work using a mix to drive the 2nd
aileron, but I don't like the idea of getting in the habbit
of flipping the gear switch for flaps.

Or, should I put the 2nd aileron on the gear channel and the
flaps on aux? That way I can use the flap switch and flap
settings, but the gear settings muck up the 2nd aileron.

Another setup I tried is the 1st one above, but used the
radio's "dual aileron wing type" which drive the ailerons
correctly without a mix, but when I dropped the flaps, I
also got flaperons. That might not be a bad thing, but.....

Suggestions most welcome.

Brian

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Six_O'Clock_High - 03 Feb 2010 13:52 GMT

I have not had good luck trying to use flaperons and flaps. The single
attempt was a real dog never to be repeated. *I* would 'Y' the ailerons and
use the flap channel for the flaps. But then folks accuse me of being a
stick in the mud.

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Charley38 - 04 Feb 2010 02:19 GMT

I would put a Y cable on the aileron servos, connect the flaps to the
flap channel on the transmitter.

CR

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> Should I put the 2nd aileron on the aux channel and the flaps
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Skywise - 04 Feb 2010 04:41 GMT

> I would put a Y cable on the aileron servos, connect the flaps to the
> flap channel on the transmitter.

Interesting, as I've heard in person and read on forums it's better
to haev two servos so that differential can be used to help aileron
rolls not turn into barrel rolls.

I think I'll just stick with the flaps on the gear channel and 2nd
aileron on aux. I used the radio's dual aileron mode. I now have
flaps and/or flaperons. And on the flaperons, I can set the amount
of flap, so experimenting here can be brought in little by little
to determine any bad characteristics. But that's for later. First
flights will be flaps only. In fact, the very first flights will
be flaps always.

Now I'm just working on getting all the throws correct and even.
No rush there as weather is moving in just in time for my days off.
Still gotta put in expo.

Brian

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flap & aileron settings DX6i