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Model Setup Menu Programming
Model Setup Menu Programming for Helicopter
Model Setup Menu Programming for Helicopter
To set up the Sky Tech TS6i
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to fly a particular model, you need to get into the radio's model setup menu. In this menu you can program
specific control functions and the value (the amount of servo travel) for the particular model helicopter you selected earlier in the initial setup
menu.
Go ahead and switch the transmitter on-you are now in the standard operating screen.
In the upper left-hand corner it will say "HELI" and to the right there will be a large number telling you the state of the battery voltage (such as
7.2 v) and a smaller single-digit number indicating the model slot the radio is currently opened to.
There will also be a little black box at the bottom of the screen with the symbol "NOR".
This indicates that the system is currently in the "normal" flight condition mode which in HELI is also known as the NORMAL curve.
Later, we will show you how to activate the flight condition modes, or "Idle-Up" stunt modes-and it is here on the screen where you will be told
which mode is currently active.
Now push down both EDIT buttons at the same time.
The following menu items-in the order in which they appear-will come on the transmitter's LCD screen as you scroll down the list by
pushingdown the Right EDIT button:
This section describes how to use the Sky Tech TS6i
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’s helicopter functions (model type HELI).
Descriptions of the other functions, such as endpoints, dual rates, expo, etc., are contained in the aircraft (ACRO) section.
There are some subtle, but important differences in the setup methods for glow- versus electric-powered heli's:
If your Heli is powered by a glow engine:
1. A servo plugged into the Ch. 3 slot of the receiver controls the carburetor throttle plate of the engine.
2. Glow heli's also have their own "on-board" battery to power the receiver, gyro and servos.
If your Heli is powered by an electric motor:
1. A proportional ESC (Electronic Speed Control) is plugged into the Ch. 3 receiver slot to control the RPM of the motor.
The Speed Control may have settings that need to be programmed so check the Speed Controller manual.
2. In smaller electric heli's a large motor battery provides the power for the servos, gyro and receiver through a BEC (battery eliminator circuit)
of the ESC (electronic speed control). Larger electric heli's will carry a separate receiver battery to power the servos, receiver and gyro.
The Two Common Types of Power: Electric and Glow
Helicopter Functions Map
EPA
End Point Adjust (Servo Travels)
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D/R
Dual Rates
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EXP
Exponential Settings
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STRM
Subtrim(Neutral Settings)
29
SREV
SERVO Reverse
29
P.MIX
Programmable Mixer
30
T.CV
Throttle Curve
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P.CV
Pitch Curve
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GYRO
Gyro Gain
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RVMX
Revolution Mix
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HOLD
Throttle Hold
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CUT
Throttle Cut
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SWAH
120 Swash
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FLT.C
Flight Condition(NOR, ST1, ST2, ST3)
Voltage/Timer Display
Normal Display Mode
End Point Adjust [EPA]
Press both Edit Buttons
Dual Rate Set [D/R]
Exponential [EXP]
Sub-Trims [TRM]
Servo Reversing [S.REV]
Prog.Mix
Throttle Curve [T.CV]
Pitch Curve [P.CV]
Gyro Setting [GYRO]
Revolution [RVMX]
Throttle Hold [HOLD]
Throttle Cut [CUT]
Swash Plate [SWAH]
Flight Conditions FLT.C
If you have previously set up a model in ACRO, you will notice that in the HELI programming baseline
five new functions appear that weren't in the ACRO mode.
Throttle Curve, Pitch Curve, Gyro Gain, Revolution Mix and Throttle Hold. All will be explained in the
descriptions of these features which appear exclusively in the HELI menu.
NOTE:
The Two Fundamental Types of Helicopter's: Fixed Pitch and Collective Pitch
There are two fundamental types of model heli's, fixed pitch and collective pitch.
The fixed pitch heli is simpler to operate and has fewer moving parts as the motor or engine RPM controls
the speed of the "fixed" pitch blades of the heli.
For this fixed pitch function you will use the Throttle curve function of the Sky Tech TS6i
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, but not the Pitch
curve function.
The other, more common, collective pitch setup uses a mix within the electronics of the radio transmitter to
combine the throttle RPM with the adjustable "pitch" or angle of the heli's blades.
Both Throttle curve and Pitch curve functions of the Sky Tech TS6i
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are used to fine-tune the performance of
a collective pitch heli.
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