Thank you very much ,I was looking for exactly such video . I do want to set up my transmitter arming switch without using “ Ardupilot Mission Planner “ , I will practice this weekend ,cheers mate 👍👍
This is 1 way to do it with switches to safe at switch on. If you don't want to waste a mix (since this Tx only allows 3) you can do it as "pierauspitz" has commented on RC with Adam's video on the problem. "Given that the FS transmitters want all the switches in the "up position" to turn on, this is quite an unsafe method, as the engine will be armed when the transmitter is powered! (I know you are not supposed to turn on the transmitter after the model, but that's exactly why you set these types of safety mechanism: catch fuck ups) It is much safer to have an inactive throttle when the transmitter is turned on, and you to have to voluntarily arm your throttle when ready to fly. -Go to "Assign switches" and at "Idle mode", assign switch A (or whatever other switch you want). -The go to the "throttle curve". "Normal", change all values (L to H) to 0. Flick the A switch down and you get "Idle up" mode displayed. Here, you put 0,25,50,75,100, or whatever response curve you use to fly. There, your arming switch is set properly, and if you forget your transmitter in the armed position when turned off, it will ask you to put it in safe position when turning on next time. And there is also very little risk of triggering the engine accidentally when setting this up as well (but you do not need the model to be powered up to do it anyway). Then you set up your fail safe with a 0 throttle, so if you turn off your transmitter before your model, 0 risk of its engine to turn on (as long as you use fail-safe-able receiver)." Many thanks to you both.
Thank you very much ,I was looking for exactly such video . I do want to set up my transmitter arming switch without using “ Ardupilot Mission Planner “ , I will practice this weekend ,cheers mate 👍👍
This is 1 way to do it with switches to safe at switch on. If you don't want to waste a mix (since this Tx only allows 3) you can do it as "pierauspitz" has commented on RC with Adam's video on the problem.
"Given that the FS transmitters want all the switches in the "up position" to turn on, this is quite an unsafe method, as the engine will be armed when the transmitter is powered! (I know you are not supposed to turn on the transmitter after the model, but that's exactly why you set these types of safety mechanism: catch fuck ups)
It is much safer to have an inactive throttle when the transmitter is turned on, and you to have to voluntarily arm your throttle when ready to fly.
-Go to "Assign switches" and at "Idle mode", assign switch A (or whatever other switch you want).
-The go to the "throttle curve". "Normal", change all values (L to H) to 0. Flick the A switch down and you get "Idle up" mode displayed. Here, you put 0,25,50,75,100, or whatever response curve you use to fly.
There, your arming switch is set properly, and if you forget your transmitter in the armed position when turned off, it will ask you to put it in safe position when turning on next time.
And there is also very little risk of triggering the engine accidentally when setting this up as well (but you do not need the model to be powered up to do it anyway).
Then you set up your fail safe with a 0 throttle, so if you turn off your transmitter before your model, 0 risk of its engine to turn on (as long as you use fail-safe-able receiver)."
Many thanks to you both.