Beastx plus rescue feature

[Pj1969]

Does anyone on here fly the Beastx plus unit? I've got on on my 550L and it does fly really nice, but I've herd that there is a rescue (bailout) feature on it that will self level if you get in the sh#t? I'm used to flicking a switch with my brain to get me out to poo, so is it the same kinda thing? I've looked in the manual, but it's all in German lol. Any help me out setting it up or let me know if it does have the feature?

[waveydavey]

English Manual


Page 44 For Bail Out

[tomatwalden]

Yes, it's part of "attitude control". You need one of the pro units with 6-axis MEMs gyros I believe, or the Spektrum AR7210bx (replacement for AR7200bx) also has it as an optional software add on. Spektrum re-brand it as "SAFE mode" to align with the bail-out function on their smaller AS3X micros.

[tomatwalden]

PS, you need a cable, and download the Pro software to use it (costed extra) : -= BEASTX - BE ABSOLUTE STABLE =-

[Grumpy]

Yes, it's part of "attitude control". You need one of the pro units with 6-axis MEMs gyros I believe,

Your Microbeast Plus has all the hardware to do it but you need to upgrade it to the 'V4 Pro' firmware in a similar way that the Vbar Neo needs 'pro rescue' upgrade to access rescue feature. The cost is about 100 Euro I think, plus you need the cable as Tom mentioned (yet more money!)... FWIW I hate the way the likes of Mikado and BeastX sneak in these big extra charges when other manufacturers give you all these features included in the basic price.

-= BEASTX - BE ABSOLUTE STABLE =-

You need to get the cable and 'StudioX' PC software to access the firmware upgrade.

[Peteski]

Yes you can upgrade your standard Microbeast Plus to the "Pro V4" firmware for 99 EU. You also need the usb interface which is another £20 or so, but it's also useful for initial setup and any future firmware updates with the Studio-X software (the software is free at least!)

I've been using Microbeast Plus with rescue for a year now and it works really well and takes very little setup. You can configure it with simple upright self-levelling or as a fully featured 3D rescue with collective pitch control. It's a well thought out bit of kit, not some afterthought. If you do really want rescue it's well worth the upgrade. Note that you will have to go through the whole BeastX setup again after the upgrade because some of the menu points work a bit differently and there are more options to configure. For example at setup menu point 'A' it now needs to know the exact orientation of the unit in the heli, not just vertical or horizontal. So don't simply update the firmware and then try to fly it, you will crash! You need to carefully go through all the settings again and configure the new options as required. A read of the Pro-Edition V4 add-on manual is a good starting point. It shows all the changes in the setup points and describes how the rescue/self-levelling modes work.

[Pj1969]

PS, you need a cable, and download the Pro software to use it (costed extra) : -= BEASTX - BE ABSOLUTE STABLE =-

Cheers Tom, I have downloaded that, but not plugged in yet. Any idea on cost? I've got a spare brain I can put on, but it flys so nice wanted to give it a go before I swap it for the new brain 2

[GIXERMAN]

Cheers Tom, I have downloaded that, but not plugged in yet. Any idea on cost? I've got a spare brain I can put on, but it flys so nice wanted to give it a go before I swap it for the new brain 2

price in post 6 !

[Pj1969]

price in post 6 !

Sorry sir, don't whip me, my bad

[Pj1969]

Yes you can upgrade your standard Microbeast Plus to the "Pro V4" firmware for 99 EU. You also need the usb interface which is another £20 or so, but it's also useful for initial setup and any future firmware updates with the Studio-X software (the software is free at least!)

I've been using Microbeast Plus with rescue for a year now and it works really well and takes very little setup. You can configure it with simple upright self-levelling or as a fully featured 3D rescue with collective pitch control. It's a well thought out bit of kit, not some afterthought. If you do really want rescue it's well worth the upgrade. Note that you will have to go through the whole BeastX setup again after the upgrade because some of the menu points work a bit differently and there are more options to configure. For example at setup menu point 'A' it now needs to know the exact orientation of the unit in the heli, not just vertical or horizontal. So don't simply update the firmware and then try to fly it, you will crash! You need to carefully go through all the settings again and configure the new options as required. A read of the Pro-Edition V4 add-on manual is a good starting point. It shows all the changes in the setup points and describes how the rescue/self-levelling modes work.

Cheers Pete, I don't know my way round this unit, my pal set it up for me, cost's are a little bit much like Vbar, may just take it off and put a brain 2 on it when it arrives. Anybody wana buy a beasts plus lol