RC transmitter mixing instead of flight controller?

Hello all,

I'm new here, so bear with me, pls :-) My background is RC cars and boats, and very little flying, but I want to get more involved in flying. Preferably with helicopters and possibly with a FPV system.

The Quadrocoptors has caught my attention, and I'm considering building a simple system, but whereas motors/ESCs/radiogear is pretty straightforward, I'm more concerned about getting into flight controller programming, which seems to be a discipline in itself.

Now my question is, would it be possible to use the mixing capabilities of my traditional "computerized" 8-channel Graupner MX-16s radio to create the required ESC-output for the four ESCs? Will there be dimensions enough in the mixing? My idea is to use the Speed/Power channel as a master for all four motors and then mix with tilt/yaw/rotation in the transmitter.

I'm not considering to implement a gyro, so that should simplifymixing requirements, but it may prove too much of a handful to fly?

If this idea is a dead end, what would be the most simple and affordable controller to get?

Thanks

Mike

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Mike O August 9, 2011 at 3:05pm

nubli, hikkakaru,

thx for your replies. I have just ordered a KK board, which seems to be the most inviting option for me at this level.
nubli hashim July 27, 2011 at 5:38am

you can mix in the radio for tricopter and quadrocopter, but a gyro on every motor is almost a must. almost impossible to fly four dimensional mixes without gyro. even single gyro also a nightmare to fly without like traditional heli.
simply said get a controller.. I learn it the hard way. there cheaper controller board lie KK, MK but ArduCopter get bigggg room for more future development...
just my 2 cent thought

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