0 how many channels for UAV Posted by Dan Schuster on August 27, 2013 at 12:29pm my current receiver is a Dx6i, will I wish I had 8 or more?thanks You need to be a member of diydrones to add comments! Join diydrones Email me when people reply – Follow
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thank you, this is the perfect answer, particularly the link. I've got some reading to do
Hi Dan, I guess you are speaking about a plane and in that case you will need at least 5 channels for the normal controls(aileron, elevator, throttle, rudder) + 1 channel to switch between flight modes.
You can read more about it here:
http://plane.ardupilot.com/wiki/arduplane-setup/connecting-your-rc-...
You would need more channels in case you have additional equipment, i.e.: flaps, camera gimbal, etc.
Cheers, Tomás
The more channels the better. If you can get SBUS or PPM(Sum) even better. My FPV Setups are usually as follows
1 - Ailerons
2 - Elevator
3 - Throttle
4 - Rudder
5 - Pan
6 - Tilt
7 - MinimOSD Toggle
8 - APM Mode