How many ch radio needed?
12-16-2007, 01:42 PM
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How many ch radio needed?
How many channels would one need for a Titan 50? I am looking to get a new TX and plan to get a Titan 50 this spring. I fly both a CX/2 and a Falcon 3D. I may even get a mini Titan 1st or a T-Rex.... But would like to go nitro sometime this summer. I have been looking at the up coming DX6i and the DX7. I would really like to have one like them that can run all of my helis.. Also I plan to start working my why into planes at some point.. Thank you all for any and all help you provide me!
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12-16-2007, 02:17 PM
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
If you don't mind me asking why? What is use by each channel? I really know nothing about the nitros.. Thanks!!
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
7 Channels -
On a Raptor - The following channels are not in order according to channel.
1 for Throttle
1 for Collective Pitch
1 for Left/Right Cyclic (Aeileron)
1 for Fwd/Rev Cyclic (Elevator)
1 for Rudder/Tail Rotor
1 for Gyro Gain (Optional, some gyros have gain settings on the gyro)
1 for Governor (Optional, some choose not to use a gov.)
On a Raptor - The following channels are not in order according to channel.
1 for Throttle
1 for Collective Pitch
1 for Left/Right Cyclic (Aeileron)
1 for Fwd/Rev Cyclic (Elevator)
1 for Rudder/Tail Rotor
1 for Gyro Gain (Optional, some gyros have gain settings on the gyro)
1 for Governor (Optional, some choose not to use a gov.)
12-16-2007, 04:46 PM
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
I am currious why you would want to have the gyro gain operated remotely, for trimming or what???
Besides those erally good reasons - Why wouldn't you want to do it by remote? If nothing else, it saves you from having to land, whip out a screw driver, and adjust it manually.
12-16-2007, 05:28 PM
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
ORIGINAL: soop7667
For one thing it enables you to switch between Rate mode and Heading Hold mode, and another is that if you're using drastically different head speeds in different modes, you need the ability to adjust the gain on the fly. If you run, for example only, a head speed of 1700 RPM, and your gain being set to 85% has your tail functioning properly, when you switch into a different flight mode, with a head speed of 2100 RPM, your tail could quite possibly wag back and forth pretty hard - you'd need to reduce your gain. My radio adjusts gain depending on what flight mode it is in, so I run a lower gain value with a high head speed and this has my tail finctioning properly with high head speed, and low.
Besides those erally good reasons - Why wouldn't you want to do it by remote? If nothing else, it saves you from having to land, whip out a screw driver, and adjust it manually.
I am currious why you would want to have the gyro gain operated remotely, for trimming or what???
Besides those erally good reasons - Why wouldn't you want to do it by remote? If nothing else, it saves you from having to land, whip out a screw driver, and adjust it manually.
12-16-2007, 06:02 PM
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
soop7667: ...
If nothing else, it saves you from having to land, whip out a screw driver, and adjust it manually.
If nothing else, it saves you from having to land, whip out a screw driver, and adjust it manually.
12-16-2007, 06:14 PM
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
ORIGINAL: tippy
Don't forget ... land, shut the engine off, get the main rotor stopped, whip out a screw driver, and adjust it manually, then start the engine again, go fly.
soop7667: ...
If nothing else, it saves you from having to land, whip out a screw driver, and adjust it manually.
If nothing else, it saves you from having to land, whip out a screw driver, and adjust it manually.
12-17-2007, 12:59 AM
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
Dude - I run the DX7 and I love the hell out of it. It's more than adquate for a Nitro or Electric heli, not to mention any plane you'd want to fly. It supports every type of Heli that I know of. You would not be dissappointed!
12-17-2007, 01:59 AM
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
ORIGINAL: stitch1
Ah thank you very much!!! I think there just might have to be a DX7 under my tree!!!
Ah thank you very much!!! I think there just might have to be a DX7 under my tree!!!
], hey, sell them on ebay and use that money for some GOOD servos
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
just be mindful that I hear the servos aren't so great for heli's , hey, sell them on ebay and use that money for some GOOD servos
12-17-2007, 04:31 PM
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ORIGINAL: soop7667
It's more than adquate for a Nitro or Electric heli, not to mention any plane you'd want to fly. It supports every type of Heli that I know of.
It's more than adquate for a Nitro or Electric heli, not to mention any plane you'd want to fly. It supports every type of Heli that I know of.
Oh and if you want a good gyro they dont allow you not to connect the remote gain wire or the gyro won't boot correctly such as the case with the 401, 611 etc.
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
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WOW Thats a Great looking bird!!!! Cute kid too!
WOW Thats a Great looking bird!!!! Cute kid too!
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
Yah - Scale heli's for sure are going to take more channels if you have functioning lights, retracts, or other optional stuff running.
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
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Yah - Scale heli's for sure are going to take more channels if you have functioning lights, retracts, or other optional stuff running.
Yah - Scale heli's for sure are going to take more channels if you have functioning lights, retracts, or other optional stuff running.
12-18-2007, 04:57 PM
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Trust me I've thought about a 14 or 12fg
I mixed the lights to the retracts so that the strobes and nav lights are on all the time and the landing lights come on when the gear are extended, also throttle hold extends the gear so I dont have to think about switch flipping in an emergency auto.
Its 90 size, Vario Bell 230 fuselage, DNHP mechanics. I ended up selling it, it made my hands shake and mouth dry out every time I flew it and the mechanics would be a chore to get parts for as the one US distributer closed up shop.
Thats my step daughter Taylor, she appears in my reviews from time to time.
Here's a short vid of the test flight if you care about such things... http://www.bladebusters.com/video_viewer.php?id=53
I mixed the lights to the retracts so that the strobes and nav lights are on all the time and the landing lights come on when the gear are extended, also throttle hold extends the gear so I dont have to think about switch flipping in an emergency auto.
Its 90 size, Vario Bell 230 fuselage, DNHP mechanics. I ended up selling it, it made my hands shake and mouth dry out every time I flew it and the mechanics would be a chore to get parts for as the one US distributer closed up shop.
Thats my step daughter Taylor, she appears in my reviews from time to time.
Here's a short vid of the test flight if you care about such things... http://www.bladebusters.com/video_viewer.php?id=53
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RE: How many ch radio needed?
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Trust me I've thought about a 14 or 12fg
I mixed the lights to the retracts so that the strobes and nav lights are on all the time and the landing lights come on when the gear are extended, also throttle hold extends the gear so I dont have to think about switch flipping in an emergency auto.
Its 90 size, Vario Bell 230 fuselage, DNHP mechanics. I ended up selling it, it made my hands shake and mouth dry out every time I flew it and the mechanics would be a chore to get parts for as the one US distributer closed up shop.
Thats my step daughter Taylor, she appears in my reviews from time to time.
Here's a short vid of the test flight if you care about such things... http://www.bladebusters.com/video_viewer.php?id=53
Trust me I've thought about a 14 or 12fg
I mixed the lights to the retracts so that the strobes and nav lights are on all the time and the landing lights come on when the gear are extended, also throttle hold extends the gear so I dont have to think about switch flipping in an emergency auto.
Its 90 size, Vario Bell 230 fuselage, DNHP mechanics. I ended up selling it, it made my hands shake and mouth dry out every time I flew it and the mechanics would be a chore to get parts for as the one US distributer closed up shop.
Thats my step daughter Taylor, she appears in my reviews from time to time.
Here's a short vid of the test flight if you care about such things... http://www.bladebusters.com/video_viewer.php?id=53