copperclad
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| hi Nate
i believe you are not crazy , just misinformed , your RX is a 6 or 7 channel heli radio , i run JR so please bear with me , but the usual setup , and bear in mind that different manufacturers number the channels differently so on my jr it is
throttle 1
aileron 2
elevator 3
rudder 4
gear 5
pitch 6
aux 7
so the esc goes to #1 throttle
since we are working with a ECCPM 120 degree swash
you will have three servos going to the swash
they are
aileron #2
elevator #3
pitch #6
and the TX needs to be set for 120 degree swash
then the gyro plugs into #4
and the gyros remote gain into #5
and the rudder servo plugs into the gyro ( the rudder signal passes through the gyro on the way to the servo )
you may have different channel numbers for your spectrum but the names will be the same
throttle
aileron
elevator
rudder
pitch
hope this helps , if i am messed up i know someone with a spectrum will jump in and correct me  , dana
PS: and not to confuse you but to warn you not to worry , there are reversing switches and a swash page in the TX where you can control the 120 degree setup , so when you first plug the servos in , they might not seem to work right until you get the right combinations of reverse switch and servo setting , this is a common problem when you first setup a heli and can be really confussing the first time through , just remember it will all work  , just be patient and ask questions
and one more thing , you are probably figuring this out but collective pitch model hellicoptors are really very complicated , i am a total gear head and learned to fly on fixed pitch machines that are much more simple , but the first CP heli i had i had to ask a million questions and have things explained by about a half dozen different people , before it started to make any sense to me , just hang in there , and keep asking questions and be patient , remember there are no stupid questions , just stupid answers , and believe me you will be getting to sort through them , good luck and keep us posted |
