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6

 

Before you fly 

6.1

 

Battery and fail safe 

Before flying: 

 

Set the battery alarm threshold to suit your battery chemistry, for both the tx and rx. 

 

Set the failsafe 

6.2

 

Field guide printout 

Print a copy for field use: 

Flight modes 

Adjustment 

Adjuster control 

Notes 

Launch 

Launch camber 

S2 (9XD), or F2 (X9E) 

Pr/- 50% fine tuning of  Launch preset 

Zoom 

Zoom camber 

S1 (9XD), or F1 (X9E) 

Adjusts reflex 0 – 100% 

T1-thermal 

Thermal camber  

LS 

Pr/- 50% fine tuning of T1-thermal preset 

T3-speed 

Snapflap volume  

Throttle trim 

Trim forward=zero snap, trim back = max snapflap 

Landing 

Spoiler comp 

Throttle trim 

Trim back=zero comp, trim forward =max comp  

[all] 

Aileron Diff 

Rudder trim 

Diff saved individually for each flight mode. 
Range is 0 - 80% 

[all] 

Aileron  trim 

Aileron trim 

Shared by all flight modes 

[all] 

Elevator trim 

Elevator trim 

Saved individually per flight mode 

 

7

 

Simple modifications 

7.1

 

Launch/zoom switch 

By default, 

LAUNCH

 and 

ZOOM

 modes are selected via switch SE. You can use a different switch by altering the settings 

in the table below. 

A single 3-position switch must be used.

 In the third (unassigned) position, the main flight mode 

switch will be active (§7.2). 
 

Menu point 

Setting 

Default 

FLIGHTMODES

LAUNCH

 (FM2) 

Sw3pos

 (↑↓ or -) 

SE↓ 

FLIGHTMODES

SPEED

 (FM3) 

Sw3pos 

 (↑↓ or -) 

SE- 

 

7.2

 

Main flight mode switch 

By default, 

THERMAL

,

 SPEED 

and

 CRUISE

 modes are selected via switch SA. You can use a different switch by altering the 

switch settings for 

THERMAL 

and 

SPEED

 modes. A 

single 3-position switch

 must be used. The third (unassigned) switch 

position selects 

CRUISE

 mode. 

 

Menu point 

Setting 

Default 

FLIGHTMODES

THERMAL

 (FM6) 

Sw3pos

 (↑↓ or -) 

SA↓ 

FLIGHTMODES

SPEED

 (FM7) 

Sw3pos

(↑↓ or -) 

SA↑ 

7.3

 

Changing cal sub-mode switch 

By default, the CAL sub-modes are selected via switch SA. You can use a different switch by altering three logical 
switches as shown below. A 

single 3-position switch

 should be used for all sub modes. 

 

Menu point 

Setting 

Default 

LOGICAL SWITCH

L7

2

nd

 param 

Sw3pos

 ↑ 

SA↑ 

LOGICAL SWITCH

L8

2

nd

 param 

Sw3pos 

 - 

SA- 

LOGICAL SWITCH

L9

2

nd

 param 

Sw3pos 

 ↓ 

SA↓ 

 

 

Summary of Contents for F3J

Page 1: ...Copyright 2016 Mike Shellim F3J Setup for FrSky Taranis Version 3 0 Setup Guide Mike Shellim 8 Oct 2016...

Page 2: ...ate servo centres and end points 8 5 Configuration part 2 setting up travel and mixing 10 6 Before you fly 12 6 1 Battery and fail safe 12 6 2 Field guide printout 12 7 Simple modifications 12 7 1 Lau...

Page 3: ...T3 speed Spoiler compensation with multi point curve Combi aileron to rudder mix Automatic mix activation per flight mode Other Calibration mode for precise adjustment of servo centres and limits 5 pt...

Page 4: ...during configuration o Reflex for KAPOW is preset during configuration Spoiler compensation spoiler to elevator mix Spoiler compensation is used to counteract pitch changes when deploying full spoile...

Page 5: ...l 1 Right aileron 2 Left aileron 3 Right flap 4 Left flap 5 Right Vtail Elevator 6 Left Vtail Rudder 7 free 8 free 9 free 2 3 Flight modes and mixers Seven flight modes are provided Two are for the la...

Page 6: ...enTx Companion Open the F3J eepe file Versions for X T and V tails are displayed in a window From the File menu choose Read Models and Settings from Radio Your active EEPROM appears in a second window...

Page 7: ...Open the OUTPUTS menu Power up the receiver The table below shows the direction of each control surface in CAL mode Use it to set the correct direction for channels 1 6 Pay particular attention to th...

Page 8: ...ion 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 for both crow and aileron inputs...

Page 9: ...equal travel left right CH 1 Rt Ail CH 2 Lt Ail Finally calibrate ailerons Enter CAL mode Set switch SA to down position The flaps will go to their calibrated neutrals In the OUTPUT menu highlight CH1...

Page 10: ...lines diff here affects stick diff not servo diff Elevator rate INPUTS Ele As above Rudder rate INPUTS Rud As above Aileron flap GLOBALVARS GV1 Ail2FL Aileron to flap mixing is set per flight mode 1...

Page 11: ...GVAR until lower aileron is at the desired position NOTE this measure for improving roll response is in addition to aileron diff suppression which is automatically applied Spoiler Ele compensation GL...

Page 12: ...y default LAUNCH and ZOOM modes are selected via switch SE You can use a different switch by altering the settings in the table below A single 3 position switch must be used In the third unassigned po...

Page 13: ...fault To adjust the elevator setting in KAPOW mode 1 Create an elevator Input line for KAPOW according to the instructions in section 5 2 Activate KAPOW and adjust the weight in the new Input line for...

Page 14: ...lications The recommended workflow is 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 11 Safety d...

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