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AILERON / LEFT-RIGHT (CH1)
For multi-rotors:
Sideways movement of the right-hand stick controls right / left movement. Right movement
of the stick moves the model to the right. Left movement of the stick moves the model to the left.
For airplanes:
Controls the moveable surfaces at the end of both main wings to rotate the airplane about
the “roll” axis (an imaginary line which extends from the airplane’s nose to the tail). The aileron reversing
switch must be set so moving the aileron stick to the right will cause the airplane’s right aileron to defl ect
up, thus causing the right wing to drop and the airplane will bank to the right. Moving the aileron stick to
the left will cause the airplane’s left wing to drop and the airplane will bank to the left. This is one important
method for turning the aircraft.
ELEVATOR / FORE-AFT (CH2)
For multi-rotors:
Up / down movement of the right-hand stick controls forward / aft movement. Pushing
the stick up (towards the Tx handle) moves the nose of the model forward. Pulling the stick down (away from
the handle) moves the nose of the model backwards.
For airplanes:
Controls the moveable horizontal surfaces on the airplane’s tail to rotate the airplane
about the “pitch” axis (an imaginary line extending through the center of both main wings, from one wing
tip to the other wing tip). The elevator reversing switch must be set so that pulling the elevator stick back
(towards you) will cause the elevators to defl ect up, thus causing the nose of the airplane to rise. Pushing
the elevator stick forwards (away from you) will cause the nose of the airplane to drop. When using the
ailerons to bank the airplane’s wings, pulling the elevator stick back will help the aircraft maintain altitude
and turn the aircraft more quickly.
THROTTLE / UP-DOWN (CH3)
For multi-rotors:
Up / down movement of the the left-hand stick increases motor speed (RPM) and controls
the up / down movement. Pushing the stick up (towards the Tx handle) moves the model up vertically. Pulling
the stick down (away from the handle) moves the model downward.
For airplanes:
Controls the speed (RPM) at which the engine or electric motor operates. With the throttle
reversing switch in the normal position, pulling the throttle stick back will cause the engine’s speed to decrease.
Pushing the throttle stick forward will cause the engine’s speed to increase.
RUDDER / ROTATION (CH4)
For multi-rotors:
Sideways movement of the left-hand stick controls clockwise / counter-clockwise rotation.
Right movement of the stick rotates the model clockwise (nose-right). Left movement of the stick rotates the
model counter-clockwise (nose-left).
For airplanes:
Controls the sideways movement of the airplane’s tail and will rotate the airplane about the
“yaw axis” (an imaginary line from the top of the airplane’s fuselage to the bottom of the fuselage, located
near the center-point of the fuselage). The rudder reversing switch must be set so that moving the rudder
stick to the right causes the rudder to defl ect to the right, thus causing the nose of the airplane to point to
the right. Moving the rudder stick to the left will cause the nose of the airplane to turn left. When using the
rudder in conjunction with the ailerons, the airplane’s nose can point into a turn (instead of pointing up and
“skidding” through the turn), allowing the airplane to perform tighter, more coordinated turns.
CHANNELS 5, 6, and 8
Three-position non-proportional switch controls exist for each channel, and can serve multiple purposes.
Servo output arm movement is limited to full clockwise movement, channel center, and full counter-clockwise
movement for each.
