stevenvfr

Time for another radio use/programming question:

A friend has an UltraStick he wants to put his HiTec Eclipe 7 into. The plane
has split flaps/ailerons. He wants to use the 'crow' function for strange
maneuvers and also use the flaps as ailerons. The manual for the radio says
it's easy to use such functions, simply set it up as a Glider. Works ok,
EXCEPT, it completely disables the left stick (No Throttle). He called HiTec,
and as i understand it, they agree it's an 'issue' (Don't ya love that nothing
is a #$@@-Up or a Problem anymore, just 'issues')

Anyone got any simple workarounds for this?

I'll send any replys on to him, as well as the address for this newsgroup.

Thanks,
Steve

john alt

In article <20030929201456.18771.00000033@mb-m15.aol.com>,
stevenvfr@aol.com says...


I stole this post off of RCU. Type "hitec eclipse crow" into the search
box and it's the first thread:
<begin>

Crow is just possible with the Hitec 7 Eclipse, but it takes two
switches to do it.

Don't bother trying to do it with the glider crow, as you can't use
throttle at the same time.

This is an extract from a previous message (it's on the Hitec website I
think):-

Channel Assignments
CH1 - Right aileron
CH2 - Elevator
CH3 - Throttle
CH4 - Rudder
CH5 - Right Flap
CH6 - Left aileron
CH7 - Left Flap

Mixing setup for Quad Flaps functionality
(Reverse throws and % as needed)
PMX1 Mix CH1-Master to CH5-Slave
PMX2 Mix CH1-Master to CH7-Slave
PMX3 Mix CH5-Master to CH7-Slave
PMX4 Mix CH7-Master To CH5-Slave (must be active full time)
PMX5 Mix CH2-Master to CH6-Slave
LAND Active CH6-Flaperon up CH2-elevator down max of .25in
FLPN - Active Flaperon Mixing

Quad Flap mix activation switches
1. Crow - Activated LAND mode switch and the CH5 Gear switch.

2. Elevator-to-Flaps - Activate Flight condition switch (Due to limited
number of programmable mix sets
this mix will need to combine the movement of the elevator to the
Flaperon instead of the Flaps.)

3. Aileron-to-Flaps - Activate CH7 switch

4. Short Take off Flaps - Activate Gear switch

<end post>

Hitec has a forum over on RCU, also.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/tt.asp?forumid=53

Might try asking there. This continues to be a problem with the hitec
computer radios. The website lists crow under features of all three
radios, and if you click on acro, heli, or glider it doesn't mention
crow. IOW, it implies that crow is available with Acro. They did the
same thing years ago with elevator-flap mixing on the Prism 7. Turned
out it was only an elevator trim when the flaps were dropped.
It may just be they have a problem translating the specs to the Korean
designers

mbraz

acro(sport planes) and glid-acro (combination) i believe the eclipse
has this combo mode also, it's standard setup for hitec. If you use
glid only mode as you stated,you just get on/off throttle control. If
you set up the plane in the glid acro mode you will have full throttle
control and be able to use the settings you are looking for. I use
this successfully for my 3d planes, although i do think it's kind of
hokey to have to do it this way.

james d jones

Why not offer advice on something that you really know about? The
Eclipse has no "glid-acro" combination setting. The only workaround
is to set up the free mixers in combination with the flight modes to
accomplish much the same thing. Better radios for this include the
Futaba 7UGF, 8U or 9C series.

Jim - AMA 501383

stevenvfr

Thanks Folks! I relayed the info to my friend. It's typical, he spent 4 hours
on it, still didn't work,...walked away, started in again, took about 1hour.
Most appears working now.

I REALLY wanna videotape the first flight, as flipping all those switches can
sure get him in trouble, and i want proof of the flight before the inevitable

Thanks again,
Steve