Yes for the dedicated gyro then a seperate channel is needed . Otherwise the steering is subject to the same settings as your rudder for flight. That may be okay but you wont get the benefit of it. May I ask why you have your after burners on a seperate channel? I always "y" them with my throttle. And you see how many afterburners I use.
@FatGuyFliesRC I was told it was a possible failure point, something I have never substantiated, and I like testing the afterburner without running the motor.
In my RUD>NWS (Nose Wheel Steering) mix, I enabled the Origin option. This separates the nose wheel channel from the trim, sub trim, and dual rate settings of the rudder channel. I keep the rudder trim centered on my planes and I don't want to use the rudder trim to make my planes roll straight. I'll either adjust the linkage or tweak the NWS channel sub trim to center the nose wheel. I also won't be using the AS3X gain channel to control the NWS gain. I'll use fixed gains for NWS and once they're adjusted I'll leave them alone. The wiki says to adjust the heading gain so that as you pivot the plane to either side of a heading, the nose wheel turns to be parallel to the original heading. This has nothing to do with wind or the condition of the runway. It says to then set the rate gain to the same value as the heading gain. And, if the gains are less than 10%, lower the sensitivity so that you can set the gains higher than 10%. I know Jon didn't like heading gain, but knowing how he does things, he didn't take a conservative approach. Like you, I haven't had an opportunity to test my settings. I plan on posting a how-to video when I do.
Thank you for this. You explained this great. If you do not select a gain channel with the nose gear and set a gain amount will it still work? May the Force be with you😉.
This is intended to be the main guide for AS3X+ nose wheel gyro application for ANY plane with a nose wheel.
Awesome!!!
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Thanks Big Guy!!! Finally a complete breakdown on how the Nose Wheel Gyro operate's
Glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for posting this Greg!
You are very welcome!
Great Video !,,, thanks FGFRC
Glad you liked it!
Excellent video. I look forward to trying it out on another plane. As I added an Assan wheel to my F-22 80mm. Thanks. 😎👍
Thanks I wanted a better guide so I made one. lol Have a great one.
very informative
I really appreciate it!
Did i hear you right? Separate steering channel? My 8 channel receivers are maxed out, as I have afterburners on a separate channel.
Yes for the dedicated gyro then a seperate channel is needed . Otherwise the steering is subject to the same settings as your rudder for flight. That may be okay but you wont get the benefit of it. May I ask why you have your after burners on a seperate channel? I always "y" them with my throttle. And you see how many afterburners I use.
@FatGuyFliesRC I was told it was a possible failure point, something I have never substantiated, and I like testing the afterburner without running the motor.
In my RUD>NWS (Nose Wheel Steering) mix, I enabled the Origin option. This separates the nose wheel channel from the trim, sub trim, and dual rate settings of the rudder channel. I keep the rudder trim centered on my planes and I don't want to use the rudder trim to make my planes roll straight. I'll either adjust the linkage or tweak the NWS channel sub trim to center the nose wheel. I also won't be using the AS3X gain channel to control the NWS gain. I'll use fixed gains for NWS and once they're adjusted I'll leave them alone. The wiki says to adjust the heading gain so that as you pivot the plane to either side of a heading, the nose wheel turns to be parallel to the original heading. This has nothing to do with wind or the condition of the runway. It says to then set the rate gain to the same value as the heading gain. And, if the gains are less than 10%, lower the sensitivity so that you can set the gains higher than 10%. I know Jon didn't like heading gain, but knowing how he does things, he didn't take a conservative approach. Like you, I haven't had an opportunity to test my settings. I plan on posting a how-to video when I do.
That's a great explanation of your approach. I appreciate the details!
Thank you for this. You explained this great. If you do not select a gain channel with the nose gear and set a gain amount will it still work? May the Force be with you😉.
Yes but will not be adjustable for a windy or wet runway day.