Flybarless Unit with bailout for beginner

[chrisleematt21]

Which flybarless units have bailouts or other aids for beginners?

Which ones are easy to setup?

Recommendations?

[Paulice]

Bavarian Demon 3SX is the best but not the cheapest, Easy to set-up with the wizard.

[umox]

Hi mate Bavarian demon 3sx and spirit systems have bailout and stability horizon modes to help stabilise while in flight.
They not the cheapest units but are worth it I'm my opinion (I've got both units) as they have saved me a few times so have already made their money back from what would of been expensive crash damage.

Other units which have bailout modes are ikon and skookum 720 never used either so can't comment as to how good they work and wether it's just pure bailout or stability mode.

May be other units these are the ones that come to mind.

[chrisleematt21]

Cool, I'll have a look into these, what do the horizon modes do? do they try to keep it upright all the time or just if you let go of the sticks? or am i well off?

[umox]

Cool, I'll have a look into these, what do the horizon modes do? do they try to keep it upright all the time or just if you let go of the sticks? or am i well off?

Depends how strong you have the settings as to how much angle you get on the cyclics but essentially when you let go of the sticks the model self levels altho you will still get forward momentum depending how fast your travelling at the time.

I have mine set very very slightly so it won't restrict my flying and if I get into trouble I ease off on cyclic input and heli levels or if in big trouble hit the bailout switch which then levels and give positive pitch and shoots upwards.

Im just starting to learn inverted so it's a god send when I loose orientation !

[chrisleematt21]

Depends how strong you have the settings as to how much angle you get on the cyclics but essentially when you let go of the sticks the model self levels altho you will still get forward momentum depending how fast your travelling at the time.

I have mine set very very slightly so it won't restrict my flying and if I get into trouble I ease off on cyclic input and heli levels or if in big trouble hit the bailout switch which then levels and give positive pitch and shoots upwards.

Im just starting to learn inverted so it's a god send when I loose orientation !

Im learning inverted without a bailout and its gone horribly wrong more than once!!!!!

[umox]

Haha same here got a bit too confident and dug in a few big models then purely started working on Pheonix rc and my Mcpx that thing bounces nicely in long grass, but since installing those units they have helped heaps I don't really get on too well with the sim prefer being out at the field.

[chrisleematt21]

Haha same here got a bit too confident and dug in a few big models then purely started working on Pheonix rc and my Mcpx that thing bounces nicely in long grass, but since installing those units they have helped heaps I don't really get on too well with the sim prefer being out at the field.

Might have to look into one for myself and in the long run it would be cheaper than getting lessons to learn to fly inverted!

[SGD]

I can only comment on the Spirit unit and only on the bailout. I've recently fitted one and have it setup on Acro bail out so it goes to the nearest level and gains altitude. I've only managed to get a handful of flights with it so far and demo/test it a couple of times each flight and so far it works very well. I went with the Spirit as I wanted to try a bailout function at a reasonable cost not because I felt I needed it but I thought it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it! A bonus was that the unit is easy to setup and suits my flying style right out of the box.

[chrisleematt21]

Its a shame that the VX1n doesn't have a bailout as I have of the buggers already!!!!!

I might invest in something with a bailout as it will make learning a little less costly.

[SGD]

Its a shame that the VX1n doesn't have a bailout as I have of the buggers already!!!!!

I might invest in something with a bailout as it will make learning a little less costly.

Angelos is working on it.

Bail out - HeliFreak

But exactly which of the current unit will be able to accommodate it not known. The question has been asked a few times but has yet to be answered

[umox]

They give you a lot of confidence. Many times I've flown as the sun is going down and I've lost which direction I've been facing just flick into stability mode and it's all under control. Even when I will no longer need those functions here's hoping anyway it's good to know it's there.

[chrisleematt21]

Angelos is working on it.

Bail out - HeliFreak

But exactly which of the current unit will be able to accommodate it not known. The question has been asked a few times but has yet to be answered

It would be awesome if they got it to work with the current units and just as a software update.

[chrisleematt21]

They give you a lot of confidence. Many times I've flown as the sun is going down and I've lost which direction I've been facing just flick into stability mode and it's all under control. Even when I will no longer need those functions here's hoping anyway it's good to know it's there.

If you are inverted do the put you right way up? or just keep you in an inverted hover? Does it keep the same altitude?

[SGD]

If you are inverted do the put you right way up? or just keep you in an inverted hover? Does it keep the same altitude?

With the Spirit you can choose to have it set up in one of two rescue modes. One it will right itself to upright and then start to climb or two it will go to the nearest level flight be it upright or inverted then start to climb. It will continue to climb as long as you have bailout engaged but the rates at which it rights itself and climbs are adjustable.