Originally Posted by Melnic

Russ,
where is your Aileron gyro Gain wire connected to?
Wher is your elevator gyro gain wire connected to?

Gain wire is plugged into channel 5 plug. Elevator gain is plugged into channel 6.

Also how do I hook both gyros up to the control switch?

Russ

DJ I'm sorely tempted to do just that. I've actually thought about just buying a 3 axis gyro for it and be done with it. No guess work.

What I'm trying to do is make a wind proof airplane. It's almost impossible to land if the wind is blowing 5 mph or above. It's very touchy.

I've got a micro beast. Looks exactly like the Peaks only tiny. I came with AS3X system. I was able to fly it in 7 mph wind conditions and land it smoothly as if there were no wind.

Russ

Originally Posted by Russ The Flyer

Gain wire is plugged into channel 5 plug. Elevator gain is plugged into channel 6.

Also how do I hook both gyros up to the control switch?

Russ

So Ailerons is on ch 5 the Gear Switch
and Elevator is on ch6, but is ch6 a dial or a switch?

If you can't figure out the vids, your likely better off with an A3 Pro
A3 or A3Pro are the easiest to set up

Originally Posted by Melnic

So Ailerons is on ch 5 the Gear Switch
and Elevator is on ch6, but is ch6 a dial or a switch?

If you can't figure out the vids, your likely better off with an A3 Pro
A3 or A3Pro are the easiest to set up

Not sure. I think it's either or. Now the main plugs are plugged into channels 1 and 2. But I don't have channel 2 under the switch.

Russ

I just bought a 3 axis gyro. It'll be here within 7 days. Will let you know how it turns out.

Russ

I bought a Skyfun jet last year:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=14517

Flew twice and crashed as many times. Put it up for later.

Put a 3 axis gyro on it........I'm flying!

Originally Posted by Russ The Flyer

I just bought a 3 axis gyro. It'll be here within 7 days. Will let you know how it turns out.

Russ

Remember to test it on a cheap airplane first, to make sure it works. It would suck to put a cruch on an expensive plane, only to have it fail and crash your expensive plane any ways.

Mick

Originally Posted by Bugbitten

I bought a Skyfun jet last year:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=14517

Flew twice and crashed as many times. Put it up for later.

Put a 3 axis gyro on it........I'm flying!

Yeh I've got a Funjet Ultra that I haven't had much luck with. Last time I crashed I had the ailerons backward. So I've got it fixed and ready to go again. This time I left nothing to chance.

BTW I'd still like to kinow why I"m having so much wobble problems with my setup. I've got the exact same thing that Melnic uses. But the ailerons shake like it can't make up its mind which way it wants to go.

Russ

Originally Posted by Russ The Flyer

Yeh I've got a Funjet Ultra that I haven't had much luck with. Last time I crashed I had the ailerons backward. So I've got it fixed and ready to go again. This time I left nothing to chance.

BTW I'd still like to kinow why I"m having so much wobble problems with my setup. I've got the exact same thing that Melnic uses. But the ailerons shake like it can't make up its mind which way it wants to go.

Russ

Too much gain maybe. If I do a high speed run, the ails. shake.

Russ. If you cant tell me the ch that the elevator gain wire is connected to then thats a problem in itself. At least with a dedicated 3 axis gyro it should be easier to set up. Consider removing the elevator gyro until then

Originally Posted by Bugbitten

Too much gain maybe. If I do a high speed run, the ails. shake.

Melnics question was how I had my gain hooked up. That's one detail he didn't go into much detail on. For instance he didn't show how he hooked up his wiring. Just explained it, assuming we understood the language. So here's how I set my rig up.

• Unplugged the aileron from channel one and plugged the gyro into it.
  
  Plugged that servo wire into the gyro.
  
  Plugged the gain wire into channel 5

Channel five, as it shows on my TX, is the gear/gyro switch.

I 0'd all my trims and set all the control surfaces to centered. So I'm mechanically set to 0.

Now on my elevator I did the same as above only with the elevator wiriing. I plugged the gain into channel 6. But I don't know how to control channel 6 ... yet. From what I'm reading in the Futaba manual I have to choose a control switch in order to operate channel 6 so I'm still learning.

Russ

Originally Posted by Melnic

Russ. If you cant tell me the ch that the elevator gain wire is connected to then thats a problem in itself. At least with a dedicated 3 axis gyro it should be easier to set up. Consider removing the elevator gyro until then

Hi Melnic. The gyro gain wire is plugged into channel 6. As I was explaining above I've got to assign channel 6 to a switch. I have an A-B switches. In fact, here's a picture of my Futaba layout so we can be on the same page.

From what I'm understanding the knob in the center of the TX is for controlling channel 6.

Russ

Knowing what dial/switch is controlling the gain on your gyro is very important.

Russ, that's why earlier I suggested you hook up a servo to the channel (6) where the gyro gain wire was, so you could visualize what the gain setting is.

Do this: Hook up a spare servo to ch6, verify that turning the knob on that center dial actually moves the servo.
Once you are able to do that, plug the elevator gyro back up to the Rx, power everything up.
Move the dial so that the GY48V light is ON. (lit)
Now SLOWLY move it so that the GY48V light goes OFF (not lit).
Now that you found the transition, turn the dial an additional 30 degrees of rotation in the same direction that brought it OFF.
GYRO LED should still be off.
Lift tail of airplane and as you are lifting tail, the elevator must be going up.
LEAVE DIAL ALONE FOR NOW

DO NOT TAKE PLANE OFF IF EITHER GYRO LED IS ON. This will assue it's in rate mode.

If the airplane tail wags up/downwhen you fly faster, slow down, rotate dial closer to the center point.

BTW, If your ailerons shake in flight, it's cause the gain is too high.

Thanks Mel. I really appreciate the time you're putting into me.

BTW I've come to realize there is one huge descrepancy here. I can 't see my gyros as they're inside the fuselage on top of the wing center. I can't put 'em in the battery compartment cause there's no room for 'em. I've thought about putting them in the cockpit but the canopy is glued in place. Only other alternative is to mount them under the wings and just punch holes in the side of the fuse. Probably should put 'em on a different plane until the 3 axis comes in. Probably better suited for a profile foamy anyway.

Russ

I'm using an Eagle A3 for basic gyro turbulence dampening on 3 axis, for FPV. It really helps, and the plane handles the bumps wonderfully.
However, I notice that it has taken out some of my Twinstar's inherent positive stability, and made it more neutrally stable. For example, it resists turbulence trying to lift a wing, but once it does manage to find itself in a bank, it also resists the dihedral effect of trying to level the wings. So the net effect is that instead of having the wings rocking back and forth in turbulence, it smoothly rolls off one way or the other if I stop working the ailerons to keep wings level. Has anyone else noticed this?
I guess I need the Guardian.