Proud owner of Spektrum DX7 + Phoenix...Advice for TX setup?

[Brewber]

Hi All,

I have invested in a DX7 in advance of getting a Trex 600n Sport and want to setup my Tx for Phoenix as I should for the real thing.

Can anyone advise on what settings I should/should not change from the defaults so that (a) Phoenix will give a realistic reaction to stick inputs and (b) the real heli will behave similarly (when I buy it, build it and have an experienced person check it over!)?

I'm thinking specifically of things like aileron/roll/rudder curves (expo?), normal, flt mode 1, flt mode 2. Bear in mind I am a complete novice so when I get the heli I'll be just hovering practice for a while, no 3D to start with

Thanks in advance,
Brewber

[Brewber]

Bump...any takers or is this one too complex in one go?

[trebor27]

Make sure you don't have any CCPM mixing turned on in your TX... As demixing the CCPM *CAN* be done with phoenix, but it's generally getter to keep the channels seperate to start with!

Start with liner throttle/pitch setup... Most heli's have the "rotor governor" enabled. So your throttle curves are pretty much ignored anyway...

I've ben playign with teh trex450 model to turnt eh governor off and get teh throttle curve setup to replicate what I *feel* my real heli does too. but until you fly your real heli you won't know...

By default I woudl say Phoenix is close enough for most practising anyway!

It's ALL I used to learn to fly my Protech Zoom450... I hardly became an expert. But I was good enough to hover, a little roughly granted, first time....

Rob