Have only flown RTF planes( 60 flights). Sold them and now have one where I have to install the receiver, receiver battery pack, and on/off power switch. Bought a Futaba 9 CAP and I don't know the sequence of where to plug in the various connectors to the receiver other than I know the first 8 slots are for servos. The 9th channel slot indicates "9 batt" ( I think....because it is so small I can't read it). The last slot on the receiver indicates "DSC" and I don't know what that means. Would appreciate an explanation of what connector goes where and how the battery and on/off/charge switch are connected. I can't find a web site or thread here that clearly explains the reveiver/servo/batt and switch set-up. BTW the plane is a GP Super Sportster with .46AX. Thanks in advance for your patience. [&o]

Depends on your radio and whether its set for acro or glid or acro/glid. I have a futaba 9C transmitter. I am flying a Hangar 9 Arrow using a hitec 6 channel rx.
Here is what is hooked up on the rx...

chan 1 aileron servo (only 1 servo for the ailerons for this plane)
chan 2 elevator
chan 3 throttle
chan 4 rudder (I also have the other side of the servo arm connected to the front wheel for taxi'ing)
chan 5 not used (although if you have 2 aileron servos, the 2nd one plugs in here)
chan 6 rx battery

Like I said, it depends for ailerons whether your running two servos and whether the tx is setup for acro or glid.
Just make sure you test your controls first before actually flying it.

Dave...

Dave is pretty much right, and certainly good enough for a super sportster.

If you have 2 aileron servos, many radios "prefer" the 2nd aileron servo go in channel 6, which is usually flaps, giveing you flaperons. (with the mix setup on your radio). But that doesn't really matter here. Other radios can or do use channel 5 for that.

You plug the switch in to any slot on the RX. Obviously the battery plugs in to the switch and the switch in to the RX.

The reason the RX says 9/batt is that if you want to use the 9th channel, then you use a Y harness to plug both the battery(switch) and a servo in to the 9th plug. You can also do this on other channels, it doesn't matter where the battery plugs in.

DSC stands for direct servo control. It allows you to hook your TX to the RX using a wire, so you an wiggle your servos with out transmitting. It's useful at the field when things are busy and you want to adjust something with out shotting someone down. Though honestly, you don't see it used much.

Obviously, a plug on the RX isn't very useful by itself, so typically, you'd route an extension from the RX's DSC port to the side of the airplane to allow the TX to plug in.

You can also route the charge lead from the switch to the side of the plane so you can check your battery state or even charge the plane with out taking the wing off.

Yah, 9c prefers second alieron servo on channel 6, ch 5 is retracts. You CAN switch it to channel 5 if you want, sometimes it makes things a bit more tidy if you don't have an open slot in your receiver.

Andy

OK.....thanks guys......my hangup was not knowing you could plug the battery or on/off switch into any of the channels. Got it going and installed last night. All checks out well. Will break in engine tonight and fly her!! Next I have to learn all the features of the 9 CAP. Whew !! [8D]