Trex 700 Nitro Pro Flybarless and CoPilot 2 Test Flight

[markespina]

Here is a video of a CoPilot 2 system installed on a Trex 700 Nitro Pro FBL.

Installation was pretty simple and works extremely well.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpbqO_dY0sQ[/ame]


In the video, the CP2 had a slight drift to the right - which we adjusted after the shoot through the Set Angles Menu on the IRNET Programmer.

'On/Off' switch is also programmed to the TX.

[pril250]

Did you have some drift or was there a breeze.

[yacsf]

Is your Co-pilot 2 connection is in between the receiver and 3G flybarless controller? Beside connecting the 3 cyclics, do you use the RCV4 for gyro function?

[nightflyr]

FINALLY
Someone else decided to join the party

[pril250]

Originally Posted by nightflyr

FINALLY
Someone else decided to join the party

What took you so long

[nightflyr]

I know you not asking me that pril

[markespina]

@pril
Thanks mate. It was drifting to the right but we fixed it easily using the SET ANGLES menu in the IRNET programmer.

@Night
All of this is possible through you my friend. Your willingness to share your knowledge benefits a lot of people. Many thanks! Many thanks!


@yacsf
Yes the CP2 goes in between the 3G and the RcRx.
It basically looks like this

SERVO ---->3G---->CP2---->RcRx

Because it was a 7 channel RcRx and the Trex 700N had a governor (which means all the channels were taken up) - I used the tail gyro gain channel for the 'ON/OFF' switch - pretty much as described in NightFlyr's sticky.

Did not use the RCV4.

Hope that helps you out.

[nightflyr]

Originally Posted by markespina

@pril
Thanks mate. It was drifting to the right but we fixed it easily using the SET ANGLES menu in the IRNET programmer.

@Night
All of this is possible through you my friend. Your willingness to share your knowledge benefits a lot of people. Many thanks! Many thanks!


@yacsf
Yes the CP2 goes in between the 3G and the RcRx.
It basically looks like this

SERVO ---->3G---->CP2---->RcRx

Because it was a 7 channel RcRx and the Trex 700N had a governor (which means all the channels were taken up) - I used the tail gyro gain channel for the 'ON/OFF' switch - pretty much as described in NightFlyr's sticky.

Did not use the RCV4.

Hope that helps you out.

Glad it helped

[nocontrol1]

I just trialled a 700E FBL/3G with the CPII (thanks nightflyr). It took a few flights to get it tweaked, but it works well. Take-offs are a bit interesting but in the air its smooth.

Rob D.

[pril250]

Starting to sound like an epidemic

[nightflyr]

Originally Posted by nocontrol1

I just trialled a 700E FBL/3G with the CPII (thanks nightflyr). It took a few flights to get it tweaked, but it works well. Take-offs are a bit interesting but in the air its smooth.

Rob D.

I've since learned it has been better to lift off with the CPII off and once in the air switch it on

[nightflyr]

Originally Posted by pril250

Starting to sound like an epidemic

We're slowly taking over the planet

[dharwood]

I posted my questions at the end of another LONG thread but I am using the CPII with an SK-360 on a Pantera 50 converted to .32 swinging 550s. Using it on a tx switch and did have to set angles ( with help from NF, and ended up being less than 1 degree) but it works great.

Dale

[nightflyr]

The ranks of FBL/CPII stabilized helicopters are growing

[pril250]

They are all crawling out of the woodwork now

[nocontrol1]

I did some more tweaking on the FBL unit (3G) to dumb it down some more. Its much smoother now. There's a thread on the 3G page for settings, I'll try to post them there tomorrow. Thanks to nightflyr for the help.

Rob D.

[Navigator53]

It's a Cult I tell ya!

Next thing ya know they'll be burning their Flybars on the sidewalks in front of their LHS's

[nightflyr]

Already burnt them

[pril250]

What even the nice expensive ones

[nightflyr]

We don't need no stinkin' flybars