Control Throws; Pro-Tips - Hangar 9 SU-26MM Sukhoi Assembly Manual

Control Throws

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1. Turn on the transmitter and receiver of your model.
Check the movement of the rudder using the transmitter.
When the stick is moved right, the rudder should also move
right. Reverse the direction of the servo at the transmitter if
necessary.
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2. Check the movement of the elevator with the radio
system. Moving the elevator stick toward the bottom of the
transmitter will make the airplane elevator move up.
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3. Check the movement of the ailerons with the radio
system. Moving the aileron stick right will make the right
aileron move up and the left aileron move down.
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4. Use a throw meter to adjust the throw of the elevator,
ailerons and rudder.
Mike McConville has three flight modes as follows:
1. Normal: This flight mode is used for most precision
maneuvers.
2. Roller: This flight mode is used for spins, hammer head
and rolling circles. It has more rudder and elevator compared
to Normal flight mode.
3. High (3D): All surfaces at full deflection for 3D flying.
Mike's plane uses 1% down elevator mix to throttle for down
lines and 5% up elevator to eliminate the pitch coupling in
knife edge. Please note this is very C.G dependant.
See Pro-Tips section for more details.
Elevator:
High Rate: Expo
Up: 43 degrees 70%
Down: 43 degrees 70%
Roller: Expo
Up: 14.5 degrees 42%
Down: 14.5 degrees 42%
Normal: Expo
Up: 10.5 degrees 42%
Down: 10.5 degrees 42%
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Aileron:
High Rate:
Up: 34 degrees
Down: 33 degrees
Roller Rate:
Up: 25.5 degrees
Down: 25 degrees
Normal Rate:
Up: 28.5 degrees
Down: 28 degrees
Rudder:
High and Roller Rate:
Right: 40 degrees
Left: 40 degrees
Normal Rate:
Right: 23 degrees
Left: 23 degrees
These are general guidelines measured from our own flight
tests. You can experiment with higher rates to match your
preferred style of flying.
Note: Travel Adjust, Sub-Trim and Dual Rates are
not listed and should be adjusted according to each
individual model and preference.
See Pro-Tips
Expo
45%
Important mixes that should be done correctly for precision
45%
flying are as follows; this is besides the pitch coupling
mixes.
Expo
46%
1. Downline Mix: Mike McConville's plane needs only 1%
46%
of down elevator that comes on at low end of idle. It is
Expo
important that this is done correctly to avoid inadvertent
45%
down elevator when it is not needed.
45%
Expo
56%
56%
45%
45%
2. For roller flight mode, Mike uses an elevator to elevator
mix that allows the elevator feel around center stick to be
the same as normal flight mode and increases elevator
throw at the extreme stick movement for spins and other
maneuvers that need extra elevator deflection. This is without
compromising the precision feel of the elevator.

Pro-Tips

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