FS8 Co-Pilot™ user guide
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3. Set servo failsafe positions (see guidelines at right). For each
channel that will have a servo failsafe position:
a. On the transmitter, move the stick/control for that channel
to the desired failsafe position (watch the control surface or
throttle).
Note:
If mixing is programmed in your transmitter
for the stick or control, this procedure sets failsafe
positions for all channels in that mix.
b. The LED blinks the number of the channel you moved.
c. While holding the transmitter stick in the desired failsafe
position, press the REC Button 1 time to save the failsafe
position.
Note:
If you don’t press the button, the channel(s)
will revert to Last Good Frame Hold Mode.
c. Return the transmitter stick/control to neutral (or idle for
throttle) before the LED turns on.
Tip:
To change a failsafe position, repeat step 3.
4. Turn off FS8 Co-Pilot™. (Turning off FS8 Co-Pilot™ termi-
nates Receiver Setup Mode and maintains all settings.)
Note:
FS8 Co-Pilot™ remembers Failsafe Mode
settings even when it is turned off. You only need to
repeat this section if you reconfigure the aircraft, re-
program your transmitter or move FS8 Co-Pilot™ to
another aircraft.
Go to “Set up flight stabilization.”
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Suggested initial failsafe positions
Optimum failsafe positions will depend on your particular
aircraft and how it behaves in the air. Start with the settings
below, then test and adjust them as needed.
For an airplane, your goal is to have the plane circle and
gently descend, without stalling, during a failsafe condition.
Good starting failsafe positions are:
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Ailerons: neutral.
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Elevator: neutral or slight up.
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Rudder: moderate right turn.
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Throttle: 1/4 to 1/3.
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Flight stabilization: on
For a helicopter, your goal is a stable hover. Good starting
failsafe positions are:
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Roll: neutral.
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Pitch: neutral.
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Collective: hover.
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Yaw: neutral.
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Throttle: 1/4.
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Flight stabilization: on
Other things you can do in Receiver Setup Mode
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To erase the failsafe position for one channel:
1. On the transmitter, move the stick/control for the
channel you want to erase.
2. LED blinks channel number.
3. Return the stick/control to neutral (or idle for throttle).
4. Do not press the REC Button.
5. When the LED turns on, the channel will now enter
Last Good Frame Hold when the receiver is in
Failsafe Mode. The servo will start to move.
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To erase failsafe positions for all channels:
Press and
hold the REC Button for 10 seconds until channel 2
shakes 1 time. All channels will now enter Last Good
Frame Hold when the receiver is in Failsafe Mode.
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To determine a channel’s mode:
Watch servos, control
surfaces and throttle:
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Servos set for Last Good Frame Hold move slowly
back and forth a small amount.
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Servos set for Failsafe move to their preset positions
(and don’t move back and forth).
