On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:41:17 -0600, "Steve R." <srhodes13@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
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>"Kevin" <dontemailme@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>news:T0uhj.7145$O01.2644@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> I would have thought the same as the hobby shop and revo mix goes back
to
>> the days before gyros
>
>Actually, when I learned to fly in 1982, I didn't have a gyro because I
>didn't know they existed. I also hadn't heard of any helicopter specific
>transmitters on the market at that time either and looking back at it,
>there weren't very many of them anyway and what was there was "really"
>basic. Besides, the model helicopter I was learning to fly on had a
>"mechanical" tail compensation built into the base mechanics anyway so it
>wasn't too much of a problem.
>
>Having said that, even the best mechanical gyros back then weren't
anywhere
>near as good as today's electronic gyros and you still wanted that tail
>compensation if it was available on your radio. A gyro like the Futaba
401
>will adequately hold the tail in rate mode without the revo mix turned
on,
>much better than the old mechanical versions ever would, but the tail
will
>still swing without the revo mix activated and properly setup. If you
>insist in running the 401 in rate mode all the time, it's worth
programming
>up the revo mix but I agree with "the other Kevin," there's no real
reason
>not just leave it in HH mode and leave the revo mix inhibited.
>
>The Futaba 6EX is a fine little transmitter but it is rather limited in
it's
>programming capabilities. I'm certain there's no way to enable and
disable
>the revo mix at the same time you change gyro modes. The best you might
do
>is forget about the revo mix and simply use a program mix assigned to the
>same switch the gyro is using, assuming the system will let you (I've not
>tried this so I don't know for sure), to achieve the same results.
FWIW: Looking at the DX7 manual, it appears you can set differing
revo mix percentages for normal and stunt (idle up) mode. However, it
does not appear to have different mixes for EACH idle up mode. Stands
to reason it would be possible in a 9303 as well since both Tx are
basically JR.
I don't see in the 6EX manual where you can set different mixes for
each flight mode. It seems to be either on or off. Even the page in
the back of the manual where you can record your settings only has a
place for the Up and Down percentages. The brief paragraph in the
manual is VERY lacking in how or why to set up this mix.. Typical
Futaba do***entation.
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