I use the Taranis plus for powered planes and thermal gliders where telemetry is useful,
and the Turnigy 9XR Pro for slope soarers at salty, sandy coastal sites.
I use spoken flight duration minutes on all models (not a global function)
Taranis Plus models (eepe files)
Global functions (apply to all models)
Volume adjust - RS (Right slider)
Save logs to SD card - SE switch not up
Fokker Dr1 triplane
A crowd favourite but very draggy and struggles in any wind. A slow flying spectacle.
Stig's head turns with the rudder and also full L or R with a switch.
Motor - Hextronic DT750
Prop - 11 x 5.5"
ESC - 40A
Battery - 4S 3000mAH
Sensor - 40A current
Receiver - X8R
1 - R aileron
2 - L aileron
3 - throttle
4 - elevator
5 - rudder
6 - Stig
Expo Ail Ele Rud - 30
Differential - 50
Rudder Aileron mix - 50
Throttle override - SE up
Stig on rudder and SA
Spoken CNSP and VFAS - SD up
Spoken current - SD middle
DH82 Tigermoth biplane
A very smooth and satisfying flyer capable of mild aerobatics. Steady and reliable, great camera and FPV platform.
Tigermoth eepe file
Motor - Hextronic DT750
Prop - 11 x 5.5"
ESC - 40A
Battery - 3S 3000mAH
Sensor - 40A current
Receiver - X6R
1 - R aileron
2 - L aileron
3 - throttle
4 - elevator
5 - rudder
Expo Ail Ele Rud - 30
Differential - 50
Snapflaps - 20 (only for inverted flight or Ele stick forward)
Rudder Aileron mix - variable via S1 knob
Throttle override - SE up
Spoken CNSP and VFAS - SD up
Spoken current - SD middle
DH53 Hummingbird
A wonderful smooth flyer. Faster and more agile than the Tigermoth but still looks very retro.
Hummingbird eepe file
Motor - Sunnysky X2212 980kV
Prop - 11 x 5.5"
ESC - 40A
Battery - 3S 2650mAH
Sensor - 40A current
Receiver - X6R
1 - R aileron
2 - L aileron
3 - throttle
4 - elevator
5 - rudder
Expo Ail Ele Rud - 30
Snapflaps - 40 only for forward Ele stick (inverted flight)
Rudder Aileron mix - variable via S1 knob
Throttle override - SE up
Spoken CNSP and VFAS - SD up
Spoken current and RSSI - SD middle
Bixler 2
Classic motor glider, great camera platform and longer range FPV plane. Also a very smooth sloper.
Flap servos removed, flaps and ailerons taped together for full span flaperons.
Bixler 2 eepe file
Motor - Turnigy 2826 2200kV
Prop - 6 x 4"
ESC - 40A
Battery - 3S 2200 - 3000mAH
Sensor - GPS and 40A current
Receiver - X8R
1 - R aileron
2 - L aileron
3 - throttle
4 - elevator
5 - rudder
8 - beeper
Expo Ail Ele Rud - 20
Spoilerons - SF (momentary) down
Rudder Aileron mix - 30
Throttle override - SE up
Lost model beeper - SH down
Spoken CNSP and VFAS - SD up
Spoken altitude - SD middle
Spoken distance and RSSI - SD down
Spoken RSSI every 4 sec if RSSI less than 50 - always ON
Bixler 2 with Bigaole RTH Flight Controller
Bixler 2 RTH eepe file
Normal flight - SG up
Stabilised flight - SG middle
Return to Home - SG down
Failsafe sets throttle at 40% and activates SG down (RTH)
Receiver - X8R
1 - R and L aileron
2 -
3 - throttle
4 - elevator
5 - rudder
8 - lost model alarm
Sipkill Wing
Mad little wing for close in, ripping around on FPV
Sipkill Wing eepe
Motor - Turnigy 2822 1450kV
Prop - 7 x 4"
ESC - 30A
Battery - 3S 2200mAH
Receiver - DIY 801
1 - R elevon
2 - L elevon
3 - throttle
INPUTS
Ail
Rate 50% and Expo 50% - SC up
Rate 75% and Expo 50% - SC middle
Rate 100% and Expo 90% - SC down
Ele
Rate 60% and Expo 40%
MIXES
Ch1 -90 Ail -100 Ele
Ch2 90 AIl -100 Ele
Throttle override - SE up
Acrobat
Mad acrobatic plane with oversized control surfaces
Acrobat eepe file
Motor - Turnigy 2836 1000kV
Prop - 10 x 4"
ESC - 40A
Battery - 3S 2200mAH
Receiver - X8R
1 - R aileron
2 - L aileron
3 - throttle
4 - elevator
5 - rudder
INPUTS
100 - 75 - 50 rates - SC
Expo Ail Ele - 70, Rud - 60
MIX
Snapflaps - 20
Throttle override - SE up
Radian
Motorised 3 channel thermal glider
Radian eepe file
Motor - stock
Prop - stock
ESC - Plush 40A
Battery - 1300 - 2200mAH
Sensor - Vario
Receiver - X4R
1 - rudder
2 - elevator
3 - throttle
Throttle override - SE up
Vario beeps - SD middle
Spoken altitude - SD down
V2 Discus Launch Glider
Entry level 1.5m composite DLG. The purest form of RC flight and great exercise.
I moved the momentary switch to SF (top left)
I moved the momentary switch to SF (top left)
V2 DLG eepe file
BEC - Turnigy 3A
Battery - 2S 300mAH
Sensor - Vario
Receiver - X4R
1 - R aileron
2 - L aileron
3 - elevator
4 - rudder and BEC
Expo - none
Differential - R 70 and L -62 required for 15º up and down aileron range
Camber 0% - SA up
Camber 4% - SA middle
Camber 6% - SA down
Rudder Aileron 50% mix - SG up
Launch mode (Ele 18% up) - SF momentary down
Flap brakes with Ele compensation - Throttle stick full down
Turnigy 9XR Pro models with Turnigy 9X module (bin files)
Global function (applies to all models)
Volume adjust - P3
Speedy sloper
Strong wind fast sloper with no rudder. Flap or spoiler brakes on Thr stick.
Speedy sloper bin file
(For some unknown reason these save as bin rather than eepe. Same thing, they both work)
BEC - Turnigy 3A
Battery - 3S 1300 or 2200mAH (for weight)
Receiver - HobbyKing 3ch
1 - R aileron
2 - L aileron
3 - elevator and BEC
STICKS
Expo Ail - 30
MIXER
Flaperons and Spoilerons on Thr stick
Snapflaps - 30 for inverted flight only
Differential - 65 and -51
Fusion mad flipping sloper
Very agile light wind sloper with full flying mad elevator (90º up and 40º down).
Spring - Pull elevator and rudder.
Fusion bin file
BEC - Turnigy 3A
Battery - 3S 500
Receiver - HobbyKing 6ch
1 - R aileron
2 - L aileron
3 - BEC
4 - elevator
5 - rudder
STICKS
Expo Ail - 60
Expo Ele - 80
MIXER
Flaperons and Spoilerons via Thr stick - ELE switch down
Snapflaps - 20
Ele 100% - ID0
Ele 50% - ID1
Ele 20% - ID2
Le Fish mid weight
Very acrobatic VTPR sloper with full flying mad elevator
(VTPR - French for acrobatics close to the ground)
Le Fish bin file
BEC - Hobby King 5A
Battery - 3S 500mAH
Receiver - HobbyKing 6ch
1 - R aileron
2 - L alieron
3 - BEC
4 - elevator
5 - rudder
MIXER
Ail and Rud rates 50 to 100 variable via P3 knob
Ele rates same as above - ELE up
Ele rate 100* - ELE down (for mad flips)
* via an expo curve
Le Fish ultralight
Very acrobatic VTPR sloper for light winds
Le Fish ultralight bin file
BEC - Hobby King 5A
Battery - 3S 500mAH
Receiver - HobbyKing 6ch
1 - R aileron
2 - L alieron
3 - BEC
4 - elevator
5 - rudder
STICKS
AIL switch up
Ail - rate 100 expo 80
Ele - rate 100 expo 80
Rud - rate 100 expo 80
AIL switch down
Ail - rate 50 expo 50
Ele - rate 60 expo 60
Rud - rate 50 expo 40
MIXER
Snapflaps 30
Phoenix 2000 sloper
Big fast sloper for all conditions (no motor) Full house setup with flaps and ailerons.
Phoenix sloper bin file
BEC - HobbyKing 5A
Battery - 3S 1500 LiFE
Receiver - Turnigy 9X 8ch
1 - R aileron
2 - L alieron
3 - BEC
4 - elevator
5 - rudder
6 - R flap
7 - L flap
STICKS
Ail - expo 60
Ele - expo 40
Rud - expo 40
MIXER
Ailerons and flaps working as full span ailerons. Ail 100 Flaps 50
Snapflaps - Ail 50, Flaps - 16 and 12 for inverted flight
Full span Spoilerons on Throttle stick up
Wide central deadband
Crow brakes (Ailerons up Flaps down) on Throttle stick down
Andrew I am an older modeller with a lot of experience in the 70's and 80's with rc getting back into it with electrics and on the learning curve. i just wanted to thank you for your great vids and no bull approach to flying. you are helping me lots. I bought what was a pretty cheap radio in a spectrum 6xi set which is dmss. I'm not sure whether it may be better to cut my losses and get a taranis 9 and go freesky as I seem to have problems with binding and set ups. I live in Castlemaine and am pretty much on my own as far as experienced guys here go. have you done a vid that shows how to set up a model from a to z?
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