Spektrum TX settings advice for Newbie please?

Blade 400

Active Member
Could someone please advise?

I want to make changes to my DX6i Tx settings that will make my Collective pitch Heli (Blade 400) more docile for learning Hover and slow circuit flying?

I don`t want the ESC to overheat by dialing down the Throttle too much and I don`t know which settings are the best re: Expo ie... Plus or Minus? and how far from 100% to go?

In Clearview Flightsim I have been using 75% Rudder 75% Elevator 30% Aileron and I find 0 Expo gives me the right feel (I tried -30 Expo on all three and the Heli wasn`t responsive enough)

Thanks

Blade 400
 
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Tony

Staff member
My go to for stable and non aggressive flying is DR at 70%, Expo at 35% (None on rudder or throttle) and set your collective pitch to 10º both positive and negative with 0º at mid stick and set an idle up for 70-75% flat so you have a stable head speed. You are not pitch pumping, so you don't need to worry about a V curve.

Don't worry about that ESC, it's made for this. 100% throttle will make the helicopter twitchy

Oh, and set your cyclic throw to about 6º.
 

Blade 400

Active Member
My go to for stable and non aggressive flying is DR at 70%, Expo at 35% (None on rudder or throttle) and set your collective pitch to 10º both positive and negative with 0º at mid stick and set an idle up for 70-75% flat so you have a stable head speed. You are not pitch pumping, so you don't need to worry about a V curve.

Don't worry about that ESC, it's made for this. 100% throttle will make the helicopter twitchy

Oh, and set your cyclic throw to about 6º.
Cheers Tony, I`ll dial them in :thumbsup: I`ve got some new upgrades coming including a better Gyro and D.O.G. advised me to put lighter training gear on too, So I should be flying a more stable bird by the end of the week - I`m practising with a Blade 400 in the Clearview Sim to get the muscle memory locked in :biggrin1:
 
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