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3D RoboticsPermalink Reply by Chris Anderson on December 15, 2010 at 8:19pm

The version of the code we'll release later this week has altitude hold. That should handle this for you.

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Permalink Reply by Ed Windham on December 15, 2010 at 8:41pm

You have an ACRO transmitter with a ratchet.  You may want to see if you can remove the indent on the spring or get a replacement spring.  That way you will be able to adjust the throttle to any position.

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Permalink Reply by Taylor Cox on December 16, 2010 at 3:40am

@Ed, would I need to buy any parts? Or is it just about getting inside the transmitter and removing the indent?

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Permalink Reply by Robert Beatty on December 15, 2010 at 9:05pm

 

On my Futaba, I adjusted my throttle response curve so that is wasn't so over-sensitive in the middle. In other words, I flattened out the steepness of the response curve. This gave me more notches in the middle. This may sound complicated, but it's easy to do on the Futaba. Of course, this method doesn't guarantee an automatic perfect hover (like it sounds like altitude hold will), but it made it easier for me to achieve a hover manually. For me, it also made my machine generally more controllable (I was having trouble either going up way too fast or down way too fast).

 

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Permalink Reply by Taylor Cox on December 16, 2010 at 3:39am

@Robert. What settings did you change in the futaba menu? And what values did you set?

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Radford on December 16, 2010 at 1:18am

I'm pretty sure you can take off the ratchet. My 7c has no throttle detents.

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Permalink Reply by Stuart Florence on December 16, 2010 at 2:44am

It is normal practice for helicopter rc pilots to remove the ratchet for this exact reason. A smooth throttle is v important for heli control as accurate throttle is impertive. I would recommned changing to a smotth racthet. I dont know Futaba, but on JR the kits comes with both racthets that you change depedning on your preference.

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Permalink Reply by Darren on December 16, 2010 at 7:55am

Remove the battery.

Open the back.

You will see a spring clip on the throttle axis. Remove the phillips screw holding it, turn over the clip and reinstall the screw.

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Permalink Reply by Taylor Cox on December 16, 2010 at 7:58am

Ok. I just wanted to make sure parts weren't going to fly out if I opened it. Sometimes its hard to get things back together right once they are apart lol.

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Permalink Reply by Darren on December 16, 2010 at 8:09am

been-there-done-that so I know what you mean :)

U should be ok on that unit, but use caution on wire pinching etc on reclosure... I once ran a wire too close to the on-off switch on a spektrum and the darn thing would power down/up on a slight tap of the case... took awhile to figure that one out lol

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Permalink Reply by Taylor Cox on December 16, 2010 at 8:17am

Yea, I can imagine lol. Nothing strange popped out or anything, it took about 2 seconds to change. I flipped the metal piece over and there is still a slight nitch, but I can barely feel it. It worked out perfectly for what I was looking for. Thanks again :)

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