heli's going to get a workout today

[fergie]

70 degrees, no wind. whats a guy to do? i'm thinkin i'll head to the ballfield for some flight time today, and see if i can really open up this blue ray ;D
maybe i'll grab a pair, and flick the ol idle UP!

[19000rpm]

We'll be waiting for the full report. Good luck!

Happy landings

[fergie]

holy moly, took the blue ray to the ballfield, man that was awesome. the wind started kicking up though. but i got some nice 50' hovers though, and some FFF, and i did some circles around myself keeping it tail in.
the wind is not so bad when you can get enough alltitude. didn't flick the IDLE UP though.
i know, i know i need to ;D
just when you think your hooked on this hobby, it's an experience like this that gets you hooked even more.
man i was shakin like a dog sh@tin peach seeds.
WWWHHOOOOOOO!!!!

[McKrackin]

Awesome.It's actually been too windy to do much here today but I got 4 packs in.

Congrats on a crash free fiddy footer.lol...

[fergie]

thanx mckrackin, 4 packs in NICE ;D
as soon as my lipo's are done charging i'm going over for another round ;D

[McKrackin]

Just finished 5 and 6 ;D ;D ;D

Something has "UN-clicked" in my head.Every back flip I try looks sooooooo sloppy and takes up the sky in the whole property.
I was lucky to save it a few times.

Oh well,back to the sim

Good luck with your next couple packs ;D

[fergie]

better to be safe than sorry. but i have a dumb ? how do i enable my idle up switch? in my DX6i.
i went through the whole radio menu IDK

[McKrackin]

On my DX7 the idle up isn't a programable switch.It just works.
Have you tried it?

[fergie]

May 10, 2009 17:45:44 GMT -6 McKrackin said:

On my DX7 the idle up isn't a programable switch.It just works.
Have you tried it?

ok i gotcha, i tried it just messin around w/the motor dis connected it didn't seem to do anything that way.
it's the F-mode switch, right? just above the trainer switch?

[McKrackin]

Right.Flight Mode.Put a meter on the motor wires and then hit idle up.

[fergie]

ok ,cool. i grabed a pair and hit idle up. the RPM's went up but it didn't do what it was suposed to do, as far as when i put the throttle @ 0 it cut the motor instead of going - pitch?

[McKrackin]

What's your throttle curve?
I bet it starts at zero.In stunt mode the throttle curve should start the same as it finishes.
Mine for instance is 95% INH 90% INH 95%

INH is inhibited.That just means it's a straight line from point L to point 2.

[fergie]

i gottcha mckrackin, i'll give that a shot when my lipo's are done charging.
thanx buddy ;D

PS. i think i know what to do now. i'll keep you posted.

[fergie]

i got er now mc, HOLY SH*T that was frigin awesome WWWWOOOOOOOOOHHHHH ;D ;D ;D
thanx again mc ;D ;D ;D

[McKrackin]

Great ;D ;D ;D ;D
That's all I use now.I even land in idle up and just hit the throttle hold when I'm down.
My batteries don't last nearly as long but the heli is always more responsive.

Have fun dude