Idle; Hold - FUTABA 6XA Instruction Manual

9. Revolution Mix Setting
Revolution mixing (
rotor to suppress the torque reaction of the
main rotor due to changes in collective pitch.
It is disabled whenever Idle-Up or Throttle
Hold are activated.
may be set on either side of the stick
REVO
(note the letters
R/U
Adjust mixing for both travel directions
REVO
as described in the trimming instructions
following.
Idle-Up & Throttle Hold
Your system is already programmed to
provide Idle-up [

IDLE

[ ]. Idle-up is typically used for 540°

HOLD

stall turns, looping, and rolling stall turns;
throttle hold is used to disengage the throttle
during autorotations. After activation, these
functions are switched on as follows:
• Idle-up [ ] –

IDLE

ON
position. Idle-up also turns on Rudder offset
function
• Throttle Hold [

HOLD

forward position.
When these two switches are OFF, the
radio is set up for regular hovering and flight.
As these functions are switched on or off,
has highest priority, followed by
HOLD
Regular settings are when both are off.
10. Rudder Offset Setting
The Rudder Offset menu [
turned on when Idle-up has been activated.
Rudder trim may be offset to different
positions so that the model flies straight ahead
during normal flight. Recommended settings
are small, from 6% to 10% or as needed.
) uses the tail
REVO
and displayed).
L/D
] and Throttle Hold
at Switch E's forward
] – at Switch D
ON
IDLE
] is only
R-OF
11. Throttle Hold Setting
Throttle hold (
throttle to a preset position near idle and
disconnects it from pitch when activated.
Move to the
HOLD
pressing the (+) key, then move switch D to
the forward position. Set the hold position to
maintain engine speed near idle without
engaging the main rotor clutch.
12. 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 (
window to adjust them to the desired amount
of response when the switch is flipped.
If you want both dual rate circuits to be
controlled by a single switch, use mode 2 in
the menu. Otherwise, leave it at mode
DRSW
1.
.
12. Trim Memory
Once your chopper is flying the way you
like, memorize the trim positions with the
window.
TMEM
This concludes
procedure for helicopters. Be sure to browse
through the pages following this example to
see the details about the menus for helicopters.
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) commands the
HOLD
menu and activate by
D/R
the example setup
)