Aileron and elevator mix glitch?
Hi,
I see there are a lot of people who have posted on this topic so I will just add my $0.02 worth and ask a question that I hope someone can help with. I bought a T6XA about 4 years ago as my first computer radio, (getting back into the sport / hobby after an absence of far too long. The radio is fantastic, reliable and glitch free and works a dream, I have 5 planes now, um sorry 7 (4 gliders) 11, plus 5 wings 2 fuses, um.... I have an assortment of aircraft in various stages of construction and reconstruction (part of the fun I suppose) Anyway, I bought the radio because I like Futaba, have had 3 in the past 2, 2 channel and on of the first 4 channel FM sets in the country in 1980, a great radio I still use occasionally. I bought the computer set because I wanted something more than just 4 channels (functions).
So I'm now trying to programme a 40 sized ARF 330L Extra with all the best features of the radio and I've hit a snag, I have had to reverse the aileron and throttle sticks to take the unit from Mode 1 (which I learned to fly on 20 years ago) and change it to Mode 2 because that's all that anyone at the club I joined could teach, so I'm now a Mode 2 convert but the radio was supplied mode 1, I thought it would be easy just move the ratchet from right to left and plug the correct servo into the correct output on the reciever, this worked fine for 4 functions but now I want to mix ailerons with elevator and have the flaps work (I'm putting an OS61 into the plane to give it some real verticle performance, plus beefed up the airframe and wings to take the extra power). the problem is the ailerons run fully down through their range of travel then recover to the point where I have the stick set, (i.e. if I apply 1/2 left aileron the left aileron goes up1/2 way, but the right goes fully down then recovers to the 1/2 way point) the mixing for the elevator and ailerons for (crow function - up aileron -paired with down elevator and airbrake - down ailerons with up elevator, mixed with elevator works well). I really don't want to use a 'Y' lead and loose the functionality of the drooping ailerons to slow the landing speed of the plane as the 61 has added a bit of weight to the nose and I'd like to be able to slow the plane down a bit to land- If I need to.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
I will keep experimenting with the expo and throws and mixing to see if I can cure this 'glitch'.