FS8 Co-Pilot™ user guide
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Examples of on/off control:
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An instructor can take off and trim an airplane with FS8
Co-Pilot™ off, then turn it on when giving control to a stu-
dent.
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You might use stabilization for most flying, then turn it off
for aerobatics or inverted flight, and turn it back on again
for landing.
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Manual control.
If your radio system doesn’t have any un-
used channels, FS8 Co-Pilot™ is always on during a flight.
Its flight stabilization characteristics are fixed by the Pitch
and Roll Throw controls on the receiver. To change sensitiv-
ity, you must land the aircraft and manually adjust the Pitch
and Roll Throw controls.
Regardless of the option you select, your experience and skill
will determine how to best use FS8 Co-Pilot™. It is recom-
mended that you turn off FS8 Co-Pilot™ before attempting un-
usual attitudes (for example, inverted flight).
FS8 Co-Pilot™ specifications
Operating voltage
+3.5 to +9 volts DC
Operating current
<10 milliamps (servos may draw
more current from rapid movement
and stabilization)
Weight
With Button/LED Module, supplied
cables and optional Vertical Sen-
sor: 1.9 oz.
With Button/LED Module and sup-
plied cables: 1.8 oz.
Leveling response time 1/60th second
Drift from level
<2° (infrared calibration must be
performed)
Flying conditions
Day and night; all weather condi-
tions (rain, fog, sleet and snow
may degrade performance)
Humidity
Sensor is sealed; keep windows
clean
Remote activation
On/off control or proportional throw
adjustment, depending on channel
availability of radio system
Aircraft types
Works with all aircraft configura-
tions, including dual aileron ser-
vos, quad flaps, elevons, V-tail,
complex transmitter mixes, digital
servos and CCPM
