LooseNut
Active Member
So like most pilots, I have a couple of the Spektrum AR636 receivers sitting around collecting dust. I also happen to have some parts Heli's sitting around as well.
I ran across some chats where people were trying to figure out how to use them in Heli's, mostly receivers scrounged from busted planes that were already programed, not just Stock units.
My stock units have the ver. 1.43 program installed which adds a lot of features you don't have on a preset unit.
Since all the naysayers jump on anyone that brings it up, there isn't much in the way of success stories out there.
Well, after playing around today, I got one rigged up on a beat up Blade 400.
Everything seems to work, and shortly after I got it working and was playing with it, the tail servo went out. All the servos are the stock E-Flite units, so no big expectation for them anyway.
Very Cool thing since I've recently set up a 7210 Beast unit, an Ikon 2, and I have two Brain 2 units to finish up, I was already thinking of how they are doing it and going about it from a "don't make changes in the TX" point of view, I was able to set up a "Flaperon Type" aircraft which uses the 2 Aileron servos for Flaps and added a mix for the Pitch (Elevator).
Everything was done in the receiver program. Sub trims, reversing, travel, mix, ect.
I can play with the Heading Gain, Priority, and Rates to dial things in as I go, but for now I'll have to dig up a few more pieces to make it fly.
Here's a quick clip on the desk:
I ran across some chats where people were trying to figure out how to use them in Heli's, mostly receivers scrounged from busted planes that were already programed, not just Stock units.
My stock units have the ver. 1.43 program installed which adds a lot of features you don't have on a preset unit.
Since all the naysayers jump on anyone that brings it up, there isn't much in the way of success stories out there.
Well, after playing around today, I got one rigged up on a beat up Blade 400.
Everything seems to work, and shortly after I got it working and was playing with it, the tail servo went out. All the servos are the stock E-Flite units, so no big expectation for them anyway.
Very Cool thing since I've recently set up a 7210 Beast unit, an Ikon 2, and I have two Brain 2 units to finish up, I was already thinking of how they are doing it and going about it from a "don't make changes in the TX" point of view, I was able to set up a "Flaperon Type" aircraft which uses the 2 Aileron servos for Flaps and added a mix for the Pitch (Elevator).
Everything was done in the receiver program. Sub trims, reversing, travel, mix, ect.
I can play with the Heading Gain, Priority, and Rates to dial things in as I go, but for now I'll have to dig up a few more pieces to make it fly.
Here's a quick clip on the desk: