View Full Version : Question Robbe Navy F-14 Control of Schottel Drives?
Huntsman
Mar 22, 2007, 05:26 PM
I am setting up my Tito Neri.
I have the Navy Twin Stick to control the ESCs for both drives fwd & astern.
The right hand module is a "normal" two channel "joystick"
Question
Will I be able to use this "joystick" to both servos to control the schottel drives seperate thrust direction?
I know I could connect them up and try but was hoping to mine some info here to save myself some grief...
Thank you all in anticipation
alan
To achieve this:-
Umi_Ryuzuki
Mar 22, 2007, 05:41 PM
I steer the two schottle drives on my SDM on a single joystick.
I am still a little confused how it runs.
Left and right are fine for one drive, but the second drive is up and down.
Now,... is up left, or was up right...
This is where it becomes a little confusing.
Setting the crabbing thrust to the diagonal bottom left to top right that's ok...but
was down and left crab left or crab right.... :confused:
I did ok with dual joysticks on the Tito Neri. Each stick controlled throttle and rudder for a single drive.
I am slowly getting the hang of my SDM tug model. As an old friend used to say,
"The way you start out or learn, is how you will run the boat best."
Of course there is another option,.. dual sticks mounted sideways instead of
a joy stick.
Huntsman
Mar 22, 2007, 05:45 PM
Ok
With the stick in the middle "neutral" did you get both going ahead?
HHmm
Got to fit the bow thruster in here somewhere as well!!
Umi_Ryuzuki
Mar 22, 2007, 07:57 PM
On the F-14 you should have plenty of options.
Any three position switch would be fine for the bow thruster.
For Billy's Tito, each stick was center and center rudder, and no throttle.
Push the sticks forward, from center(neutral) was forward, and reverse throttle was used instead of 360° steering.
Steering forward was both stick either left or right.
Pull the stick backward from neutral for Reverse, steering was similar.
I got the Tito Neri crabbing sideways, but it was difficult to remember what I wanted
the boat to do, verses visualizing the thrust pattern underneath the boat.
I am sure with a little practice it would become second nature.
:)
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