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Heiwashin wrote::lol: How much are we talking to start out with a nice controller and something to learn with.*heli
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
Heiwashin wrote:No ones said what kind of simulators to get though
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
Heiwashin wrote:Thanks alot, is it reasonable to use a normal gaming controller with good analog sticks?
Heiwashin wrote:Thanks alot, is it reasonable to use a normal gaming controller with good analog sticks?
Hance wrote:Are you turning the gain on the gyro down on the gyro itself or in the DX6i menu ? The reason I ask is the controls on the gyro are disabled the only way to adjust the gyro is with the DX6. I have burned quite a few batteries through my Blade 400 but I am completely new to a collective picth heli so I am taking it slow hoping to keep the repair bills to a minimum
SpotTheCat wrote:About the "chicken dance"
Why doesn't anybody use one of the channels as a kill switch? Throttles getting stuck open are not fun, and you could save a lot of parts just by being able to kill it easily.
SecretSquirrel wrote:SpotTheCat wrote:About the "chicken dance"
Why doesn't anybody use one of the channels as a kill switch? Throttles getting stuck open are not fun, and you could save a lot of parts just by being able to kill it easily.
The transmitter Hance and I are using has a throttle cut switch that will force the throttle to a set position (0% as it comes from the factory), however that only works for electric heli's and they don't suffer the stuck throttle like the video Hance posted. Unfortunately, most non-electric heli's are nitro based which use glow plugs and are very similar in basic functionality to diesel engines. The only way to stop one is to cut off the fuel supply. There is no ignition to kill.
--SS
SpotTheCat wrote:SecretSquirrel wrote:SpotTheCat wrote:About the "chicken dance"
Why doesn't anybody use one of the channels as a kill switch? Throttles getting stuck open are not fun, and you could save a lot of parts just by being able to kill it easily.
The transmitter Hance and I are using has a throttle cut switch that will force the throttle to a set position (0% as it comes from the factory), however that only works for electric heli's and they don't suffer the stuck throttle like the video Hance posted. Unfortunately, most non-electric heli's are nitro based which use glow plugs and are very similar in basic functionality to diesel engines. The only way to stop one is to cut off the fuel supply. There is no ignition to kill.
--SS
So why no throttle kill switch that throws a fuel valve shut? It would add about 30 grams or so and seems like it could possibly save hundreds, especially after looking at that stuck throttle video previously posted.
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
SecretSquirrel wrote:The transmitter Hance and I are using has a throttle cut switch that will force the throttle to a set position (0% as it comes from the factory), however that only works for electric heli's and they don't suffer the stuck throttle like the video Hance posted. Unfortunately, most non-electric heli's are nitro based which use glow plugs and are very similar in basic functionality to diesel engines. The only way to stop one is to cut off the fuel supply. There is no ignition to kill.
--SS
SpotTheCat wrote:what about "our product can do something the competition's can't!"
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
SnowboardingTobi wrote:SecretSquirrel wrote:The transmitter Hance and I are using has a throttle cut switch that will force the throttle to a set position (0% as it comes from the factory), however that only works for electric heli's and they don't suffer the stuck throttle like the video Hance posted. Unfortunately, most non-electric heli's are nitro based which use glow plugs and are very similar in basic functionality to diesel engines. The only way to stop one is to cut off the fuel supply. There is no ignition to kill.
--SS
Huh? I use a switch on my 9C to kill the engine on my Sceadu. All it does is moves the throttle servo back a few degrees from 0% thottle (idle) which chokes off the air through the carb.
SpotTheCat wrote:That's why I was promoting a second device to kill the power
Hance wrote:SpotTheCat wrote:That's why I was promoting a second device to kill the power
Killing the power gains you nothing on a nitro powered heli you would have to shut the fuel off
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
Heiwashin wrote:On the starting off topic, luckily i have a friend that's already mastered the basic movements and has what he called a teaching controller, so he could take over if i was **** up. I'll take a trip to the store he picked his up at and keep these in mind this week.
Angie1313 wrote:in all honestly, how much would it cost to get involved with something like this? My nephew is talking about getting into RC airplanes but I think the helicopters are much neater.