Exponetial; Simulator - THUNDER TIGER 4318 Christen Eagle 3D Profile EP Instruction Manual

SETTING UP FOR 3D FLIGHT
Stick Travel
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Exponetial

To make your 3D flight successful, the most important
is to set up your radio properly and fine-tune the
exponential. We would suggest you use a
computerized radio plus a big LCD screen that could
show the exponential graph as the illustration.
Normally this computerized radio has dual rates or
even triple rates. Once you fly it fine with low rate in
normal flight, next you will have to set up 3D rate.
We suggest the 3D-rate setting is same as low-rate
setting around 1/3 of the total stick travel in the
beginning. If you look at the graph, the middle section
of 1/3 travel are most likely the same at low rate and
3D high rate. Beyond this middle section the 3D rate
setting is far higher than the low rate.

Simulator

A good tool to practice 3D easier is to
fly simulator. One may say simulator is not realistic
but this is not true. There are some simulators
Servo Output
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ASSEMBLY / 3D SETUP
High Rate
Low Rate
available in the mar ket and its scener y and
performance are just like a real thing. For example,
Aerofly Pro Deluxe USB version from Ikarus or Real
Flight G3 from Greatplanes are all good simulators
you can choose from.
Simulator is a must buy tool if you seriously want to fly
3D aerobatics. There is no genius or born 3D pilot,
remember that practice makes perfect. 30 minutes a
day on a simulator can help you do hovering, torque
roll easily as well as other aerobatics. If you would like
to be a good 3D pilot, flying everyday is necessary.
The reaction to control the airplane will be more
nature. As there is no time to think when you do 3D
aerobatics.
Simulator practice might be perfect yet we suggest to
do some actual flying as the supplemental so it will not
go too far from the real thing as there are many things
that you can not learn in the screen.