Bruce2.5D
Heliman
Location: Vancouver, Canada
| Re the manual look on the website under "tech specs" and there is a link to it.
Re starting parameters the default tuning on the "Advanced" tab should be good for sport and light 3D. The rates may be a little quick for some people raw, but just add 30% or so expo in your radio and it should be comfortable. Another starting-point file is in the program's directory (c:\program files\DigitalFlybar) for harder 3D.
What you want to focus on for tuning is the bell and hiller dials (see section 12). The PC interface shows the % value each dial is at, and a good starting point here is 35% for the Bell dial and 50% for the Hiller dial (note elevator values lead, the aileron values just tags along).
Focus on Hiller first, it will wander if its too low, turn it up in small steps, down again a step if it oscillates. 50% is actually fairly low, but a safe starting point. Typical end values are 55-70%. Very much like tail gyro tuning (Hiller is the main stability gain).
Bell tuning is next to eliminate oscillation at the start and stop of harder maneuvers, getting it right is important for 3D but not so much for sport (Bell = fast acting, direct control from the sticks).
If you get the mechanical & swash setup right (cyclic pitch & phasing, section 5), the tuning should be easy. |
