FLYSKY FS-i6 Flaperons / Spoilerons

Flaperons / Spoilerons using the SWC switch 

FS-i6 radio has 3 mixes available.

Important: SAVE = LONG PRESS of the Cancel button 

Short press of Cancel will go back to the previous screen and discard any changes

Connections to the receiver. 

Ch1 - Left Aileron

Ch2 - Elevator

Ch3 - ESC / Throttle

Ch4 - Rudder

Ch5 - Right Aileron 

Long Press OK to access the MENU Screen

Press UP or DOWN to highlight System setup

Press OK to open SYSTEM

Press OK to choose Model select

Press UP or DOWN to locate your model (20 model slots available)

LONG PRESS Cancel to Save 

Press Cancel to return to MENU

Aux Channels

Press UP to highlight Function setup

Press OK 

Press Down to go to Aux Channels

Press OK

Scroll through Aux Channels by pressing OK

Scroll through Source by pressing Up or Down

Select Source = None for Ch5

Select Source = SwC for Ch6

LONG PRESS Cancel to save

The FS-i6 does not allow a switch to be used as the Master for mixing, but we can use the switch as the source for a channel then use that channel as the Master for the mix.

MIXING Setup

Press Down until you get to Mixes

Press OK

Press UP or DOWN to change Mix number to Mix #1

Mix #1 (Mixing right aileron to left aileron)

Press OK to move down to Mix Is OFF

Press UP or DOWN to change to MIX is ON

Press OK to go down to Master Ch

Press UP or DOWN to change to Master Ch1

Press OK to go down to Slave Ch

Press Up or Down to change to Slave Ch5

Press OK to move down to Pos. Mix

Press UP or DOWN to change to 100%

Press OK to move down to Neg. Mix

Press UP or DOWN to change to 100%

LONG PRESS Cancel to save

Press Down until you get to Mixes

Press OK

Change to Mix #2 as above

Mix #2 (Flaperon / Spoileron mix for L Aileron)

Press OK to move down to Mix Is OFF

Press UP or DOWN to change to MIX is ON

Press OK to go down to Master Ch

Press UP or DOWN to change to Master Ch6

Press OK to go down to Slave Ch

Press Up or Down to change to Slave Ch1

Press OK to move down to Pos. Mix

Press UP or DOWN to change to 50%

Press OK to move down to Neg. Mix

Press UP or DOWN to change to 50%

LONG PRESS Cancel to save

Change to Mix #3 as above

Mix #3 (Flaperon / Spoileron mix for R Aileron)

Press OK to move down to Mix Is OFF

Press UP or DOWN to change to MIX is ON

Press OK to go down to Master Ch

Press UP or DOWN to change to Master Ch6

Press OK to go down to Slave Ch

Press Up or Down to change to Slave Ch5

Press OK to move down to Pos. Mix

Press UP or DOWN to change to -50%

Press OK to move down to Neg. Mix

Press UP or DOWN to change to -50%

LONG PRESS Cancel to save

Control surface movements

Make sure your receiver is bound to this model.

Now connect servos and power to the receiver and check control surface movements.

If any control surface movements are reversed, go to the Functions > Reverse screen and make the necessary changes.

Be careful not to reverse the Throttle Channel Ch 3.

LONG PRESS Cancel to save

If the flaperon / spoileron action is reversed go back in to the Mixes menu and change Pos and Neg Mix values from +50% to -50% or vice versa.

Note that any of the weights used above can be reduced or increased to suit your model. For expample you could reduce aileron weights to something like 75% and flaperon / spoileron weights to 40%.

How to use

Flaperons (5 to 20º) can add lift for shorter takeoffs and slower flight

Extreme flaperons (70º) can act as air brakes for landing or hand catching (DLG) but they need to go down a long way for this to work, and have elevator compensation.

Spoilerons (just a few degrees) reduce lift for extra speed 

More spoilerons (20º) can reduce lift and reduce speed for shorter landings.

INAV configuration for Spektrum Radios

 I don't have any Spektrum gear to check this but INAV setup is the same as any other radio system apart from channel order and Serial Receiver Provider.

Spektrum radios use TAER channel order and Serial Receiver Provider is SRXL2 (or SBUS if available). Make these selections in the INAV Receiver page. 

SRXL2 signal wire connects to the T pin of your selected Serial Receiver UART.

Configure the INAV Model Mix in the radio with 100% for the first 4 channels (TAER), and the Arming and Mode switches. This may be the Multirotor premix in Spektrum radios.

In the INAV Receiver page, check that the channel graph bars move to the right when you move the sticks up and right. Check that channel bars go from 1000 to 2000, specially the the throttle channel. 

Output end points may need to be adjusted in the radio to get this range.

If all this is working but Arming is still not possible check this Troubleshooting checklist