Official Freewing Twin 70mm AL37 Airliner Thread

[xviper]

PLEASE NOTE MY RETRACTION IN THE ABOVE POST. SORRY! (Must be Alzheimer's.) (Also having over 50 active planes doesn't help.)

[MikeT]

PLEASE NOTE MY RETRACTION IN THE ABOVE POST. SORRY! (Must be Alzheimer's.) (Also having over 50 active planes doesn't help.)

LOL we all have our moments.

Mike

[themudduck]

I shot a video earlier this evening with a camera mounted under the fuselage, its a pretty neat view because you can see the gear and flaps. At the end of the video when I landed the camera bailed out! First time that I landed on grass with this model, it worked fine.

https://youtu.be/zq8zVxWawOQ

[Swarick]

Excellent video. What camera did you use?

[Aros]

Dig the cam placement!

[themudduck]

Excellent video. What camera did you use?

Thanks guys! This was with a run-cam 2 (available from Motion RC) - mounted to the bottom rear of the fuselage with a freewing weapons mount (the camera is sitting inside one of these)

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Sent a info request to Motion just to clear this up.

Mike

Any response from Motion?

[MikeT]

Any response from Motion?

Yep and as I posted the blue box does not disable the steering servo when retacted. Xviper's set his up on a separate channel that's why his ssrvo is disabled when retracted.

Mike

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Yep and as I posted the blue box does not disable the steering servo when retacted. Xviper's set his up on a separate channel that's why his ssrvo is disabled when retracted.

Mike

Thanks, I'll need to get another rx.

[xviper]

Thanks, I'll need to get another rx.

Is yours binding up when retracted? Or are you like me and want to be able to adjust steering trim separate from the flying rudder? I'm using a Lemon DSMX 10-ch. with satellite. A 7-ch stabilizer PLUS would also work and give a little stabilization for those cross wind wing waggles.

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Is yours binding up when retracted? Or are you like me and want to be able to adjust steering trim separate from the flying rudder? I'm using a Lemon DSMX 10-ch. with satellite. A 7-ch stabilizer PLUS would also work and give a little stabilization for those cross wind wing waggles.

I'm using an RX600SP rx. I'd like to be able to have the steering off when the gear retracts but I'm pulling my hair out trying to get it set up on my 8 ch tx.
I have the first 4 channels as usual T,A,E,R. 5 is my gear, then Aux1 is flaps. I have the steering servo on Aux 2.
Almost to tears here trying to get it to work.

Tom

[MikeT]

I'm using an RX600SP rx. I'd like to be able to have the steering off when the gear retracts but I'm pulling my hair out trying to get it set up on my 8 ch tx.
I have the first 4 channels as usual T,A,E,R. 5 is my gear, then Aux1 is flaps. I have the steering servo on Aux 2.
Almost to tears here trying to get it to work.

Tom

I'm a believer in if it ain't broke don't fix it. Since it's not binding and working as designed I'm leaving it be.

Mike

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

I'm a believer in if it ain't broke don't fix it. Since it's not binding and working as designed I'm leaving it be.

Mike

I installed a double landing light on the nose strut and it binds when it's retracted so I'd like to keep it from turning when retracted.

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Heres my landing light

[MikeT]

I installed a double landing light on the nose strut and it binds when it's retracted so I'd like to keep it from turning when retracted.

That explains it.

Mike

[Spinny Testaverde]

Thanks guys! This was with a run-cam 2 (available from Motion RC) - mounted to the bottom rear of the fuselage with a freewing weapons mount (the camera is sitting inside one of these)

Love the angle and is that a 3d printed pod made for the runcam? Would love to try that out with the stabilization of a gopro7, but I wonder if the height/foward facing square shape would cause too much drag.

[xviper]

I'm using an RX600SP rx. I'd like to be able to have the steering off when the gear retracts but I'm pulling my hair out trying to get it set up on my 8 ch tx.
I have the first 4 channels as usual T,A,E,R. 5 is my gear, then Aux1 is flaps. I have the steering servo on Aux 2.
Almost to tears here trying to get it to work.

Tom

You can't use AUX2 (ch.8) for a servo* when you don't have a channel 8 on the receiver. Your RX only has 6 channels. You say you have the steering servo on AUX2 BUT what's it plugged into on the 600SP? *If it's anything like the Lemon equivalent, Ch. 8 can be used to control the "master gain" of the gyro even without a 8th port but that's a different scenario. To work a servo, it must be plugged into a port.

[Beeg]

He only needs 7 channels. AUX2 (ch.7) on a RX600SP can be used if not using gyro.

[xviper]

He only needs 7 channels. AUX2 (ch.7) on a RX600SP can be used if not using gyro.

Got it. I didn't know that the 600SP had a 7th channel. I see now that the "bind" port is also the AUX2 port. He's good to go. He just needs to know how the do the mix. Here's one of my mixes to get the steering working via the gear switch:



Note that the switch is whatever you use for the gear. Mine is "A". Yours may be different.

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Ok, so after pulling out my last hair this is how my DX8G2 tx is set up. Keep in mind I'm using the Admiral rx600sp which is a 7 channel rx using the bind/aux2 port.

Servos in ports.
1.T
2.A
3.E
4.R
5.Gear
6.Flaps
7.Steering

Rx port assignments:
1..T
2..A
3..E
4..R
5..Gear
6..Aux1..flap
7..Aux2..Aux2

Channel input config:
1..T
2..A
3..E
4..R
5..Gear.A
6..Aux1
7...Aux2..Rknob

Mixing:
P-mix 1: -G-> Ger
Rate....0.....5%
Offset.....0
Switch.....On

P-mix 2 : Rud> Ax2
Rate....100%.....100%
Offset.......0
Trim.....Inh
Switch...Switch A

Mix 1 is to allow me to turn the stabilizer on/off via a switch. Switch G.

This is the only way my steering servo will not steer when the gear is up. Note: even though my Rud to Aux2 is assigned to Switch A (Gear) The Rknob turns off the steering.

One benefit to this is now my Rknob will trim the nose steering without affecting the Rudder trim.

Tom