User's Instructions

Helicopter
(HELI)
Section
– 87 –
RVMX + 10
%
ST1 ST2 NOR
L/U
21. Gyro settings. You can select an
independent value of gyro gain for each flight
condition by using the GYRO menu. Select
the desired flight condition, then use the
Data
keys to choose the desired value. The gyro
must be plugged into CH6. This function will
only work with dual rate heading hold gyros.
GYRO 0
%
ST1 ST2 NORST3
22. Aerobatic Setups and Flight Conditions.
Your Eclipse 7 system has three built-in flight
condition menus in addition to the normal
(NOR) hovering mode. Two -- ST1 and ST2 -
- are typically used for aerobatics, including
540° stall turns, looping, and rolling stall turns.
ST3 is used for "throttle hold" so that the
throttle servo is disengaged during
autorotations. These functions are switched
on as follows:
• NOR:
ON
when Flt. Mode Switch is back.
• ST1:
ON
, when Flt. Mode Switch centered
• ST2:
ON
when Flt. Mode Switch is forward.
• ST3:
ON
when Flt. Cond Switch is forward.
As these functions are switched on or off,
ST3
will override all the others, followed by
ST2
and
ST1
, which will override
NOR
. Regular
settings (
NOR
) occur when the others are off.
Dual rates, exponentials, throttle and pitch
curves, revolution mixing, and gyro gain may
be independently selected for each condition.
Here are some suggested starting settings if
your instructions do not provide any:
Throttle Curve ST1
Point 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high)
% 50 385075 100
Throttle Curve ST2
Point 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high)
% 100 50 38 50 100
Pitch Curve ST1
Point 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high)
Pitch -4 deg. +0.5 +6.0 +7.5 +9.0
Pitch Curve ST2
Point 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high)
Pitch -9 deg. -6.0 0 6.0 9 or 10.0
Pitch Curve ST3 (HOLD)
Point 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high)
Pitch -4 deg. -- +6.5 -- +12
23. Throttle Hold Setting. Throttle hold
(
HOLD
) commands the throttle to a preset
position near idle and disconnects it from pitch
when activated. Move to the
HOLD
menu and
move the Flt. Cond. switch forward position.
Set the hold position to maintain engine speed
safely above idle without engaging the main
rotor clutch.
HOLD + 10
%
ON
24. Dual Rate Settings. If you find that your
aileron and elevator controls are too sensitive,
you may set dual rates to reduce them. Use
the dual rate (
D/R
) window to adjust them to
the desired amount of response when the
switch is flipped.
D/R 80
CH
%
ST1
421
ST2 ST3 NOR
This is only a brief introduction to the
setup procedure for helicopters. Be sure to
browse through the pages following this
example to see the details about the menus for
helicopters.