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rev 4.0.02

 

 

Channel 

Calibration procedure 

CH 4 – Lt Flap 

Start by calibrating left flap (CH4). You’ll set end points only (ignore flap neutral). 

 

Enter CAL mode 

 

Set switch SA to 

middle

 position 

 

In the 

OUTPUT

 menu, highlight 

CH4

 

 

Skip to curve field ‘

CV14’

, and press 

[long ENTER]

 to open curve editor 

o

 

Throttle stick back (↓), adjust 

point 1

 for lower end point. Allow 

enough movement for both crow and aileron inputs. 

o

 

Throttle stick forward (↑), adjust 

point 3

 for upper end point. Allow 

enough for (optional) aileron-to-flap mixing. 

o

 

Adjust 

point 2

 so it lies on the straight line thru points 1 and 3. 

 

Move throttle stick from one end to the other, observing step intervals. If 
necessary fine tune point 2 to equalise intervals (i.e. optimise linearity). 

CH 3 – Rt Flap 

Next, calibrate the right flap (CH3). You’ll adjust a 5-point curve to precisely match 
the left flap. 

 

Enter CAL mode 

 

Set switch SA to 

middle

 position  

 

In the 

OUTPUT

 menu, highlight 

CH3

 

 

Skip to curve field ‘

CV13’

, press 

[long ENTER]

 to open curve editor 

 

Adjust points 1 – 5 to exactly match the left flap:  

o

 

stick 

fully back

, adjust 

point

 

1

  

o

 

stick  

½

-back

, adjust 

point

 

2

 

o

 

stick to 

centre

, adjust 

point

 

3

 

o

 

stick to 

½

-forward

, adjust 

point

 

4

 

o

 

stick 

fully forward

, adjust 

point

 

5

 

To match the end points on left and right sides, it may be necessary to reduce one 
or other end points for the left flap. 

Flap neutral 

Next, set the flap neutral: 

 

Enter CAL mode 

 

Set switch SA to 

down

 position. An adjustable offset is applied to each flap. 

 

Open the 

GLOBAL V.

 menu. 

 

Highlight 

GV5(‘FlNeut’)

 and skip to the 

FM0

 column.  

 

Adjust GV5 for correct neutral. If the flaps are not perfectly in line with each 
other, then redo calibration for 

RtFlap

 above, paying particular attention 

around the neutral position.  

V-Tail  

CH 5 – RtVee 
CH6 – LtVee 

Calibrate V-tail (applies to V-tail version) 

 

Enter CAL mode 

 

In the 

OUTPUT

 menu, highlight 

CH5

 

 

Skip to curve field ‘

CV15’

, press 

[long ENTER]

 to open curve editor  

o

 

Ele stick to 

centre

, adjust 

point 2

 for correct neutral 

o

 

Ele stick forward (↑), set 

point 3

 to upper limit 

o

 

Ele stick back (↓), set 

point 1

 to lower limit. Allow for spoiler comp. 

 

Repeat for 

CH6

 and 

CV16

 

 

Check equal travel up/down; left and right surfaces match

 

X-Tail 

CH 5 – Ele 

Calibrate elevator (applies to X-or T-tail only) 

 

Enter CAL mode 

 

In the 

OUTPUT

 menu, highlight 

CH5

 

 

Skip to curve field ‘

CV15’

, press 

[long ENTER]

 to open curve editor  

o

 

Ele stick to 

centre

, adjust 

point 2

 for correct neutral 

o

 

Ele stick forward (↑), adjust 

point 3

 to upper limit 

o

 

Ele stick back (↓), adjust 

point 1

 for to lower limit 

 

Check travel is equal up & down 

Summary of Contents for Taranis

Page 1: ...Copyright 2016 Mike Shellim F3F Setup for FrSky Taranis Version 4 0 Setup Guide Mike Shellim 28 Sept 2016...

Page 2: ...calibrating the servos 6 6 1 Set servo rotation 7 6 2 Calibrate centres and limits 7 6 3 Backup your EEPROM 9 7 Configuration part 2 setting up travel and mixing 10 8 Dynamic mix adjusters 12 9 Custom...

Page 3: ...differential suppression Reverse Diff Spoiler elev compensation with multi point curve Optional instant spoiler mode Adjustable spoiler deadband Control surface calibration CAL mode for adjusting ser...

Page 4: ...gative camber may be configured for Reflex mode Aileron to flap mix Aileron to flap mixing is configurable per flight mode Spoiler crow compensation Spoiler compensation cancels pitch effects due to s...

Page 5: ...Main flight modes There are four flight modes Climb Normal Reflex and Landing Switch SA selects between Climb Normal Reflex or Landing Switch SB selects Normal or Reflex when SA is in middle position...

Page 6: ...s and Settings to Radio Close OpenTx Companion IMPORTANT on your transmitter make sure your sticks are calibrated before going further from the main screen press long Menu Page Remember to cal all kno...

Page 7: ...g output curves The end points you set act like mechanical end stops except they don t stall the servos When setting the end points consider all combinations of inputs For example when setting the upp...

Page 8: ...just point 4 o stick fully forward adjust point 5 To match the end points on left and right sides it may be necessary to reduce one or other end points for the left flap Flap neutral Next set the flap...

Page 9: ...int 3 to desired upper limit allowing for both crow and aileron movement o Move aileron stick left Attempt to adjust point 1 so that down travel up travel If down travel is insufficient to complete th...

Page 10: ...le travel expo INPUTS IEle As above Aileron flap mix GLOBAL V GV1 Ail2Flp Aileron to flap mixing is configured per flight mode 1 Open GLOBAL V menu highlight GV1 Ail2FL 2 Adjust mix for each flight mo...

Page 11: ...atically applied Snapflap MIXERS CH11 FlapCm Snap MIXERS CH10 AilCm Snap Snapflap elevator to flap mixing is active in Normal and Reflex modes The amount can be adjusted in flight using the throttle t...

Page 12: ...kwise more camber 9 Customisations optional This section describes some optional customisations you can make To avoid confusion apply these after the basic setup is complete Previous settings will not...

Page 13: ...9 2 Adjusting spoiler stick deadband The spoiler stick response incorporates some deadband at the idle end to prevent accidental deployment A small amount of deadband is also desirable to allow for po...

Page 14: ...1 Setup your model first as described in this guide 2 Backup your work 3 Apply your modifications incrementally testing and backing up as you go along 12 Pre flight checks Before flying with this set...

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