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Assignments and flight modes 

2.1

 

Control assignments 

Flight controls are assigned according to 

MODEL SETUP

Stick Mode.  

Secondary controls are assigned as follows: 
 

Control 

Function 

Flight mode 

Rudder trim  

Aileron diff adjust (per flight mode) 

all 

Throttle trim 

Spoiler compensation adjust 
Snapflap volume 

LANDING 
T3(speed) 

Left slider LS  

Thermal camber adjust 

T1(thermal) 

Left pot S1 (X9D) or F1 (X9E) 

Zoom reflex adjust 

ZOOM  

Right pot S2 (X9D) or F2 (X9E)   

Launch camber adjust 

LAUNCH 

 

2.2

 

Channel assignments 

 

Channel # 

Vtail 

Xtail 

Right aileron 

Left aileron 

Right flap 

Left flap 

Right Vtail 

Elevator 

Left Vtail 

Rudder 

[free] 

[free] 

[free] 

2.3

 

Flight modes and mixers 

Seven flight modes are provided. 
 
Two are for the launch phase: 

LAUNCH

ZOOM

 

Three are for normal flight: 

T

1-

THERMAL

T

2-

CRUISE

T

3-

SPEED

  

Two for landing: 

LANDING

KAPOW

.   

LAUNCH

 and 

ZOOM

 modes take precedence, then 

LANDING

/

KAPOW

, and finally 

T

1

T

2

 & 

T

3

 

Flight Mode  

OpenTx ID 

Activation 

Priority 

Mixers active 

LAUNCH  

FM2 

SE↓

 

V. High  Camber 

ZOOM 

FM3 

SE ─ 

V. High   

KAPOW

1

 

FM4 

SE↑ + 

throttle back + elev fully forward

 

High 

Camber 

LANDING 

FM5 

SE↑ +  

throttle back  

Mid 

Crow 

T1-Thermal 

FM6 

SA↓ 

SE↑ + 

throttle fully forward

 

Low 

Camber 

T2-Cruise 

FM0 

SA - 

Low 

 

T3-Speed 

FM7 

SA↑ 

Low 

Camber, Snapflap 

 

KAPOW

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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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