weskel

Hello,

I was wondering what would be a good starting point for setting the expo on my 9CAP?

I fly a very touchy Kyosho Sukhoi, and some warbirds. I do have dual rates set but it still is touchy on landings.

Thanks


Weskel

Dr1Driver

I'd start at full -100% (softest at center). If that's too soft, you can always turn it up.

weskel

Thanks for the info, excuse my ingnorance, but:

If it is set at -100% does that mean it is the softest it can be around center, so for example if I set it at -50% it would be more touchy?

I am just trying to get a handle on how expos work.

Also would it be a good idea to dial in expo on my trainer for teaching new pilots?

Thanks again.

Campgems

Weskel, the 9C has a very good graph to show you what is going on with the expo. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Dial in the expo so the center is softer, IEmore stick movement to get more throw. Set both sides of the stick movement. For a really touchy plane, I'll dial in as much as 60%.

Note though that you mentioned touchy on landings, Here, you would probably want less expo as you don't have time for slow response. The key is almost no stick movement .

I learned that really soft response on landing caused me to use way more stick than I needed and setup an over control situation.

Some guys will just tap the sticks on landing, IE it starts to droup to the right, a quick bump of left aileron, Let it return to center before the plane is fully responded. If it needs more, another quick bump. This lets you correct, but not overcorrect.

All of this is easier said than done sometimes. I've found that onmy best landings, I'm almost froze on the sticks.

Don

BarracudaHockey

My Feedback: (11)

Start at 25 percent and adjust from there.

Maybe more on 3D planes or high rates

weskel

Thanks for all the responses, an earlier post stated setting them in the negative range (-), is that correct?

Campgems

Look at the graph and see what is happening.

Positive expo on one brand TX is negitive on another. Negitive on a Futaba 9C is softer in the center.

Don

Texastbird

On similar planes on my 9C I usually wind up with somewhere between -25 and usually not more than -40 on the expo. Any more than that and the response is just too mushy for me. Its something that you just have to play with and get it set for your own taste and amount of surface deflection the plane has.

MinnFlyer

My Feedback: (4)

Futaba uses negative numbers.

I usually start at -35% and go from there

dirtybird

My Feedback: (5)

I don't like to use expo. You buy a tight deadband servo then screw it up with expo. It doesn't make sense to me.
The way expo works is it makes the center soft but then if you continue to put in more control suddenly you have more than you want. It can make a touchy airplane real touchy. Its better for beginners to just cut down the travel. Leave the expo to the experts that know how to use it