Rescue mode

[Bungy15]

An always at the ready rescue switch wired into a JR DSX9 TX and using Brain FBL units. The large paddle (spring loaded) is always easy to hit. Must have saved me a small fortune since making and fitting.

[kenny d]

I've got 2 spirit pro's , one fitted & one still to be fitted , it's never worked for me because I'm hopeless & haven't managed to set it up properly yet lol
i think I haven't assigned a switch to the rescue Chanel , I'm hoping someone will read this & offer there help �� , if some kind person was to pm me there phone number so I can talk it through , I know it's a big ask but I would be hugely greatfull , & I'll take this opportunity to thank grumpy who has helped in the past ,
kind regards Kenny d

[cycled]

kenny, it's easy. If you use a six-channel radio, make a switch reverse the gyro channel (or set the value to something similar, but negative; check in the "diagnostics" tab of the settings that this works). Also, in the "Acro" tab, set the "function" to "rescue (normal)" (or acro if you like flying inverted).

[Grumpy]

As Kenny says. you need to go into the software and set one of the rescue modes under the 'stabi' tab. To set a switch to activate rescue you need to make a mix in the Tx that reverses gyro gain.

On Spektrum transmitters you need to set up two mixes, both identical that look like the attached screen shot:


After setting it up check on the transmitters 'monitor' screen that gain goes negative when you hit the switch (top left switch as i have the mix set).

Now test the rescue activation on the spirit static, make sure that you get positive pitch and not negative.

[SaneAdam]

On the Neo, if you pirouette the the model whilst inverted, hold the pirouette and hit rescue it does a perfect piroflip back to right way up. Its a great party trick when done a metre of the deck

Or you could just learn to do an actual piroflip and not have a switch that does it for you That's just f ing cheating. I'm sure it's funny to do once or twice.... But I do hope to god people are not putting rescue mode piroflips into their routines (flights). That is just plain wrong. Just learn how to do em properly Then it's an actual party trick rather than nothing to do with your abilities what so ever.

i have seen lots of models fitted with rescue go in. Actually...I watched a bloke at my previous club come down 3 weekends on the bounce just to test the rescue. He crashed every bloody day...trying to test the rescue mode lol.

[bill rob]

Having rescue gives more confidence to try new things like piro flips,I wouldn't be without it now.

[atomiccomp]

Or you could just learn to do an actual piroflip and not have a switch that does it for you That's just f ing cheating. I'm sure it's funny to do once or twice.... But I do hope to god people are not putting rescue mode piroflips into their routines (flights). That is just plain wrong. Just learn how to do em properly Then it's an actual party trick rather than nothing to do with your abilities what so ever.

i have seen lots of models fitted with rescue go in. Actually...I watched a bloke at my previous club come down 3 weekends on the bounce just to test the rescue. He crashed every bloody day...trying to test the rescue mode lol.

Haha, indeed that's true. No matter what your skill level I doubt anyone could do a one handed piro flip and that's what makes it such a great party trick

I might even learn how to hover upside down now or learn to hover nose in such is the confidence the neo has given me I just need to buy one now.

[kenny d]

grumpy your a star ,all working now , thanks for taking the time to post pictures , it made all the difference

kind regaurds kenny d

[Grumpy]

Great that you got it working!

[bill rob]

[QUOTE=Grumpy;1201851]The Spirit rescue has some really good features. It's got three modes:

1. Normal rescue: This works the same as the Neo, flips the heli upright and climbs away (downside it you need some altitude to do the flip)
2. Rescue delay: Levels to the nearest orientation (upright or inverted), climbs away then (if inverted) flips to upright after reaching safe altitude.
3. Acro rescue: levels the heli to nearest orientation and climbs, and stays in the same orientation (no flip to upright if rescue was inverted)

I've used all modes and they all work perfectly 'as advertised'. I now use option 2 as it's 'the best of both worlds' in that you need less altitude in hand to perform a rescue, but the heli still ends up upright after completion. The only thing you need to watch with the Spirit is not to set cyclic ring too high otherwise the rescue flip is so violent that it risks boom strike.[/QU

In option 2 are you setting the time the heli climbs before it rights itself?

[jchbarnes]

Just out of interest why do you need 2 mixes with Spektrum? On my DX9 I have just one mix - GER>GYR, -100% 100%, Offset -60%. This seems to work fine but would like to make sure I'm not missing something here, thanks

[bill rob]

[QUOTE=bill rob;1202168]

The Spirit rescue has some really good features. It's got three modes:

1. Normal rescue: This works the same as the Neo, flips the heli upright and climbs away (downside it you need some altitude to do the flip)
2. Rescue delay: Levels to the nearest orientation (upright or inverted), climbs away then (if inverted) flips to upright after reaching safe altitude.
3. Acro rescue: levels the heli to nearest orientation and climbs, and stays in the same orientation (no flip to upright if rescue was inverted)

I've used all modes and they all work perfectly 'as advertised'. I now use option 2 as it's 'the best of both worlds' in that you need less altitude in hand to perform a rescue, but the heli still ends up upright after completion. The only thing you need to watch with the Spirit is not to set cyclic ring too high otherwise the rescue flip is so violent that it risks boom strike.[/QU

In option 2 are you setting the time the heli climbs before it rights itself?

I found the answer,,,many thanks to you guys on here for helping me get my spirit up and running.

[Grumpy]

In option 2 are you setting the time the heli climbs before it rights itself?

Yes. From memory it defaults to 1 second but I reduced that to 0.7 second.

[bill rob]

Anyone else needing help,I have a thread on Hfreak called "DX9 no governor,where a kind chap has put screen shots of the whole process,,a great help I found.

[kenny d]

The Spirit rescue has some really good features. It's got three modes:

1. Normal rescue: This works the same as the Neo, flips the heli upright and climbs away (downside it you need some altitude to do the flip)
2. Rescue delay: Levels to the nearest orientation (upright or inverted), climbs away then (if inverted) flips to upright after reaching safe altitude.
3. Acro rescue: levels the heli to nearest orientation and climbs, and stays in the same orientation (no flip to upright if rescue was inverted)

I've used all modes and they all work perfectly 'as advertised'. I now use option 2 as it's 'the best of both worlds' in that you need less altitude in hand to perform a rescue, but the heli still ends up upright after completion. The only thing you need to watch with the Spirit is not to set cyclic ring too high otherwise the rescue flip is so violent that it risks boom strike.

Hi grumpy , I didn't have rescue delay on mine ( V. 1.3.1) so updated it to V 2 , Still can't find rescue delay , any ideas , kind regards Kenny d