dx6i settings for the blade 400

[heliTV]

Hi Jim and welcome to the forum.

One point about the settings (as I'm sure Boggy would point out!) is that they rely on a good mechanical setup to work properly. If your heli is not BNIB it may have been repaired so it would be worth checking the mechanical setup before flying.

I've found the Blade 400 bible http://www.slyster.com/heli/b400bible.html very useful.

Any more questions, just post as the B400 is well known here!!

[Boggy]

morning jim! welcome to the forum. as graham says the heli has to be set up mechanically correct for these settings. if you require any more info just ask.

[gramey]

Boggy, I'll try and make this the last dumb question I ask, although I can't promise, but could you please tell me what the settings should be in the sub trim menu please? Or anyone else that happens to know, I'm double checking every setting on my TX and these are shown as 0% for throttle, elevation, rudder and gyro. It's set at +100% for aileron & +40% for pitch.
I tried searching this thread but I've obviously missed the bit on sub trim's somewhere.
Thanks guy's and I really appreciate your help and most of all your patience, thanks.

Despite posting this and Boggy posting the solution to it for some stupid reason I completely overlooked this when I actually got the parts to repair my Blade after that particular crash and it's been like it ever since. Since stacking it once more I've now rectified this so that I have 0 sub trim on both of these but one other thing I did notice was that under the Travel Adjust menu the Aileron was showing as 100% -> but only <- 75%.
I've now adjusted this to 100% in both directions which won't help my unco-ordinated thumbs but will presumably give me equal movement in both directions?

[Boggy]

gramey if your still struggling pm me

[bjd]

Just been reading this thread right through BUT because I only have CX2 and MCX and basic CX2 Tx I cannot relate to the settings.

I have Phoenix and I wonder if someone (Boggy? reluctant to ask because you seem to be a full time consultant on the Blade 400) could tell me which boxes/lists to alter on Phoenix to get the benefit of the suggested settings.

I really just want to fly nice and sedately - nothing exciting-and if I can start to handle 400 on Phoenix then I might try a Blade in my reasonable sized garden.

Look forward to some advice.

Thanks

Bernard

[Boggy]

hi bernard
if your using the stock cx2 tx there are no boxes you can tick that will effect every heli
but if you go into the edit menu for each model you fly,
you can add expo in the fine tuning menu.
100% hover stability in the rotor head menu.
heading hold gyro in the tail rotor menu.

other than that messing with the heli peramiters it all gets a bit techy and mind boggling

[bjd]

Hi Boggy
Thanks for reply. I picked up the heading hold from a previous post on the forum and it was already set on 100% hover. I have played about with expo but will now set on 10% and leave alone instead of frequent (probably too frequent)changes to that setting. Sounds as if I have agood reason for buying DX6i!! Presumably I would then get the benefit that others have commented on very favourably.

Will have to think up a good reason to buy new TX!!!

Thanks again

Bernard

[Boggy]

a better tx will help. the cx2 tx is adequate but not the best. i found regular calibration helped

[Sqwidge]

are the settings on the first page for normal fixed pitch flight or for idle up flight?

[Boggy]

are the settings on the first page for normal fixed pitch flight or for idle up flight?

???? not sure what you mean there swidge. they are settings for all modes.

[Sqwidge]

just me being thick i re read it, i also read to set throttle to V shape ie 100 75 50 75 100 why would you do this for idle up?

[Boggy]

some prefer a lower head speed at 0 pitch! its mainly for nitro's. the example you have there would be of no useon a blade really. i would say 100/90/85/90/100 if you want a v curve. however a straight line is easier on the esc.

[Sqwidge]

i still dont understand what this would achieve though, why would you want to create a V shape and what would it do for your flying?

As i understand it you set it at say 0 25 50 75 100 so you push up on throttle higher you go faster it gets, why would you want it at 100 then to drop to 85 then back to 100, i thought in idle up the head speed was fixed so why would you make the V? in idle up and are you not using the throttle to control pitch?
Does the speed change with the pitch to counter the drag on the blades so it doesnt bog down?

[Boggy]

i dont do 3d so i cant realy say what advantages it has. like i said on a nitro it stops the engine revving its tits off at 0 pitch. with small electrics a straight line is best. however some people prefer the v!! why? i dont know

[Sqwidge]

ok thanks Boggy, also i have just put your set up into my dx6i ready for the blade im not quite sure what to expect but from what others say it sounds ideal

UPDATE: whilst playing with my phone it hit me, the low setting ie number 3 on a 5 point throttle curve set at 85 and rest at 100 is down to 0 pitch and no wind resistance so revs faster, than at number 5 where speed is needed to counter the drag of the blade pitch.
So the lower speed would stop your motor over revving and killing itself.
Omg if you had typed it like i was 5 i would of got it straight away lol