ez2bgman
Elite Veteran
Location: N'awlins, LA
| I received my DS760 and USB cable this passed Thursday and immediately yanked the Logictech 6100 out. Installation was very easy and straight forward. Normally I do not use the factory mounting pads, but I decided to give it a try with the DS760. I also chose to keep the Logictech 6100G servo installed to use with the DS760.
Set up was very easy. Prior to pluggin in the 6100G servo, I set the DS760's frame rate for it. Once that was done, you pug the servo in and set the gyro direction and then the individual left/right endpoints. After the initial set up, I went ahead and plugged the DS760 into my laptop via the USB cable to check the settings. Everything was set correctly. I didn't make any changes to the advanced setting because I wanted to see how well it performed out of the box.
I proceeded to test the DS760 on Friday, the first day of our fun fly. At first the gyro was very quick doing right piro's and stops. But it was very slow doing left piro's and stops. To be safe I brought the X50 in. At the bench, we discovered that the 6100G servo had a deadspot while moving the stick left. It would go to full travel sometimes, and other times it would appear to get stuck. I yanked the 6100G out and reset the gyro to use a 9254. Once I went through the set up again, I plugged it into my laptop to verify everything was properly set.
Back on the flightline, I got her light on the skids to check everything. Then I brought her into a hover (still in normal flight mode) to check out the tail further. Once everything was working properly, I flipped the switch to Idle 2 (2150 rpm) and proceeded to do some fast left and right piros. With the Rudder ATV's set at 130% on my X9303, the piro rate was very fast (much faster than the Logictech 6100). The stops were very crisp with no bounce back at all.
Unlike the Logictech 6100, the DS760 is not hypersensitive around center stick. Because I sometimes bump the rudder during tic tocs and fast pitch pumps, I added 20% expo to the rudder. With 20% expo, I still had a very good feel around center but did not bump the rudder during pitch pumping maneuvers.
The DS760 holds the tail better than any other gyro I have flown (including the 401, 601, CSM 720, Logictech 6100...). Left and right piro's felt the same. And as I stated earlier, the stops are amazing. Tail slides are nothing for this gyro. Backwards hurricanes were also very easy. This was all accomplished with just the basic set up and a Futaba 9254 as the servo. I did not change any of the advanced parameters with the USB cable.
After the 4th flight, I noticed that the carbon tail rod was missing a chunk and had split. Upon further inspection, I noticed the tail rod guide had turned on the boom, allowing the carbon rod to rub on the bolt head of the horizontal fin mount (I installed the horizontal fin mount upside down for a cleaner look, since I don't use the horizontal fin). The piro rate and stops are so quick and crisp, that the force turned guide. This had never happended on my Xtreme 50 with the Logictech 6100. I was vrey fortunate that the carbon rod did not break completely on me.
Another great feature of this gyro is the ability to be upgraded. As new firmware is developed, you can easily update the DS760 with the USB cable. No other stand alone gyro has this feature, that I am aware of.
If anyone is looking for a new gyro, I would not hesitate to try to get a DS760. While quantities are limited right now, I would get on a waiting list. It is well worth the wait.
Gary
RJX of USA
Magnum Fuels
SwitchGlo
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Still, it's not much of a bounce at all.
