Self Level - what to expect

[enterpryse]

I've been flying my v2 brain for about a week and have SL configured on bank 3. It seems to work but what should I expect from it. I'm sort of comparing it against a HC3SX although I appreciate it's a completely different animal.

Thanks
Stuart

[Jamin_00]

Have you flown the HC3-SX or are you just after what happens on that unit also when you hit self level?

OR do you mean rescue mode?

[enterpryse]

Yes I fly the SX on my 700n but I really need to know what the Brain can do in a bail out situation.

Sorry if this is still vague.

[Jamin_00]

OK, cant help there sorry. Tony (Sesame) has one though

[Raving Jim]

As long as you have trimmed it in the advanced menu to hover level without any major drift , it will self right from any orientation very sharply an you are in control of the pitch still but now unable to tilt the Heli more than 45 degrees, also this can be adjusted in advanced menu to give you more cyclic throw whilst in self level bank , it works brilliantly as long as you hit it in time

[Sesame]

Hi Guys

Yeah Ive got one of these units, had a load of problems getting the tail right but now I have I love the way it flys and think its a super unit.

Ive played with the self leveling and bailout and my honest opinion is if this is what your looking for in a unit there are better options such as the Helicommand/Bavarian Demon as from what ive seen with Bens, it can even save a heli from his ham fisted attempts at flying

The bad side of the bailout as far as im concerned if that you need to be able to fly the unit fairly well to set it up in the first place. one point to make ignore what you see the model doing on the table if you enter bailout mode they do all sorts of things with the swash.

It took me a fair number of flights to level the heli out and the trims are way over to the right on mine. Where you need the experience is if the trims are out as they probably will be the first time you flick the switch the heli can go ANYWHERE mine dove to the right almost flipping over completely. which if your just starting to fly is not ideal. Once the trims are set, its quite fun putting the heli in odd angles flicking the switch and watching it spin back upright.

The Brain/Ikon unit doesnt pump in pitch like the helicomand/BD but from inverted to upright is very quick so to then push in some pitch is not too hard.

Hope this helps.

[enterpryse]

Many thanks guys.

Switching to SL does level the heli, reasonably level too. My concern was what it did inverted, sounds like it rights itself and how quickly it does it.

Once again thanks.

Stuart

[enterpryse]

Thanks Sesame . got it now

[Storrm]

It works perfectly fine as long as its setup correctly and your Heli is vibe free. In SL mode the hardware vibration filters are disabled which is why some people complain it behaves weird for them. Simply test it on your bench with the blades off and check it doesn't do anything strange. When you are ready to try it, get your Heli in a normal upright hover at a reasonable altitude and hit SL. If it behaves then you are good to try it upside down. You'll find that it rights itself very quickly and you can control the collective to give you the amount of height you want. If you want it to automatically gain altitude on SL, you can setup a mix on your transmitter (google it) but I prefer to control it myself

[panosg]

The only thing I dint like from the brain is, if there is a vibration in midflight it will disable the self level with out warning!!
Not good really!!!

[enterpryse]

Once again thanks all.

Had a little mishap while testing (my fault) So will resume this next week.

Stuart

[Storrm]

The only thing I dint like from the brain is, if there is a vibration in midflight it will disable the self level with out warning!!
Not good really!!!

I've never heard of that happening. If its true, it's not good. Have you reported this on the helifreaks forum where the MSH guys hang out?