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Permalink Reply by Reto on July 9, 2009 at 11:06am

JR radio have throttle in channel 1. ArduPilot has throttle on input 3 (1 is ailerons, 2 is elevator).
ArdUPilot is based on the Futaba and other similar connecting channel order.
Correct this and it should be better looking.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Har on July 9, 2009 at 11:18am

Thanks. I have it all working but due to the bank angle it's difficult to access properly. Am I right in thinking that the direction of the plane is only controlled by the rudder?

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Permalink Reply by Reto on July 9, 2009 at 12:33pm

Paul, how could the direction be controlled by the rudder if it is not connected to ArduPilot? As you may deduce from my preceding reply, the ailerons, elevator and throttle are conntected to the autopilot, so they are controlling the airframe. Maybe some more reading about the ArduPilot descriptions in the main pages, in the manual, and by searching some keywords through the different forum topics will inform you about how ArduPilot works. And if you're ok with code deciphering, the ultimate answers about all functions is there.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Har on July 10, 2009 at 1:02am

The drawings in the manual show ailerons/rudder so I thought there was an option. unfortunately I am no good with code which is the bases for these projects. Like most people I am keen to try this out but dont have any sensors yet. so I series connected 3 10 meg pots by trial an error and managed to get the roll pretty close to level, now the servo behaves more naturally when I walk about, I understand now that the ailerons control the roll and direction. thanks for the feedback.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Har on July 20, 2009 at 9:51am

The easy star does not have ailerons only rudder

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Permalink Reply by Reto on July 20, 2009 at 10:55am

Ok, Paul. since now you say it's about an EasyGlider (which wasn't obvious), then yes, direction is by the rudder.

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