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Old 10-22-2003, 01:17 PM
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could anyone please tell me how to get spoilers working with the flash 5x?
i want it so that when i use teh THROTTLE stick for spoilers, the elevator compensates automatically. How do I program this?

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Old 10-22-2003, 02:11 PM
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I'd have to consult my manual, but there are a different modes for the transmitter. You are probably in "acro" mode which doesn't have a spoiler option. Try the glider mode.
Old 10-22-2003, 02:20 PM
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my problem is that i can get it to work on a 3 position switch, but i want it to work on the throttle stick. so im lost...
Old 10-22-2003, 03:31 PM
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You probably can't. You can plug the spoiler servo into the throttle slot on the receiver to get it on the throttle stick, but then you can't mix it w/ the elevator.
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Ahh, this stinks. I was hoping to build my new glider with top and bottom mounted spoilers, and activate the top spoilers only for RES contests. Now it looks like I'll have to fly outside of the RES class, which is ok since I don't fly in that many contests.
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Default RE: spoiler programming - hitec flash 5x

Sorry my ignorance, but what spoilers are exactely?

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ORIGINAL: nilo

Sorry my ignorance, but what spoilers are exactely?

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Spoilers are hinged surfaces on the top (and sometimes bottom) of the wing of a plane that "spoils" the lift and helps the plane come down a) quickly and b) in control. This is particularly important on a sailplane when you get stuck in a thermal and cannot get out (it happens!) because diving the plane often exceeds the airframe speed limit.

In contests we use spoilers to help land the plane precisely on the field, as a glider tends to float along at 5 feet for a long way - often a 100 feet to 100 yards!
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Would it looks like the dinamic air breaks we see over the wings on comercial planes?
Would it have any use in scale models?

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I don't know about spoilers on full size planes. Our scale models usually fly at wingloadings that mean without any thrust they descend pretty quickly. I'd say they aren't really necessary unless you want it for scale appearance. This is unlike, say, retracts where they are necessary for look both flying and on the ground but also for function (plane flies better with wheels up).

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