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Build Companion: Freewing Mig-21 80mm
Copyright 2016 by Brad Miser
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Program the Radio
I prefer to program the radio as the first step in the build process because I can then use the
actual radio setup during assembly, such as to center servo arms, center control surfaces, adjust
control surface range of motion, etc. If you use a servo tester instead, you may find differences in
the center position and range of motion when you switch over to the radio.
I used an 8-channel receiver with this plane with the following channels:
1.
Throttle
2.
Ailerons
3.
Elevator
4.
Rudder
5.
Landing gear and landing lights (lights are on any time gear is down)
6.
Flaps
7.
Nose gear steering and strobe lights (power only for strobe lights as they are always on)
8.
Brakes
I added telemetry for battery pack voltage, cell voltage, and current. The receiver and sensors I
used are:
•
FrSky X8R - 8/16 Channel Receiver
•
FrSky SP-FLVS - Smart Port Lipo Voltage Sensor
•
FrSky SP-150A - Smart Port 150 Amp Sensor
I purchased these items here:
https://alofthobbies.com/radio-gear/frsky-telemetry-
system.html