ORIGINAL: Bidwin
Just bought an SD-10G that's going into my first electric plane. I want to use the radio's stopwatch as a flight timer by turning the stopwatch on when the throttle stick is advanced from no/low throttle then turning it off when the throttle is at or near 0 (or -100%?). I've assigned the stopwatch to the throttle stick but can't get it to stop when I move the stick to 0. If I set Start and Stop to the throttle stick the stopwatch starts then stops each time I advance the stick from 0. Not good for using the stopwatch as a flight timer! Is there any way to do what I want to do??
Thanks,
Bidwin
What I have done is to set the on function to start the switch on S1, and the off function on S2.
stick switch 1
stick > TH
Point> -95%
ON>H
Sound>ON>OFF
Stick Switch 2
STick>TH
Point> -98%
ON>L
Sound?OFF>ON
That way if you close the throttle in flight the timer stops (as batery is not being used that much)so you get a better feel for what is left.
One other thing I do for my electric models is to set a throttle off switch ie an arming switch. I use Switch 22/23/24 for this :
TH-CUT>22 or 23 so only when in position 24 is the throttle live.
Hope that helps.
Dave L