Re: [Paparazzi-devel] mixing, rates and expos in manual

[Reto Büttner]

Hi Tilman

Start out with standard rates and settings. Look in the instructions
of your plane, there will be recommended rudder deflections. Stick to
them. Prefer mechanical deflection adjustment by appropriate servoarm
and rudderarm lengths to electronic rate adjustment. Reducing rates in
the airframe file as you propose can be done, but mechanical
adjustment is better.

You can add some expo on your rc transmitter (maybe 20%) on pitch and
roll to make steering a bit easier in manual mode. But your Bixler is
already so good mannered, it can hardly get any easier :-)

If you are new to RC get help of an experienced friend for your first
flight. Prepare yourself mentally by reading some of the innumerable
instructions on the web, like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsymTsBPjxI
http://www.rc-airplane-advisor.com/first-rc-flight-procedure.html
http://ezrcairplane.com/first_airplane_flight.php
http://www.rc-modellflugzeug.de/erstflug.html

Happy landings,
Reto

2012/6/23 Tilman Baumann <address@hidden>:
> I'm very concerned about my servo rates in manual.
> I gave paparazzi full rates and a lot of ratio on the linkages.
> But I hover am not quite so confident in my own abilites, I fear iI will
> overcompensate and crash soon.
>
> I came up with this way of reducing the verocity.
> <rc_commands>
> <set command="ROLL"      value="@ROLL * 0.7"/>
> <set command="PITCH"     value="@PITCH * 0.7"/>
> <set command="THROTTLE"  value="@THROTTLE"/>
> </rc_commands>
>
> Am I on the right idea? Command laws seems more flexible, but I suppose they
> would be active in all modes not just in AUTO?
>
> cheers
>  Tilman
>
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