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nimrod711 · 08-04-2010, 05:26 PM

Well my big mouth got me in a jam. I bet a guy that on a DX6i in ARCO mode you can program a throttle hold for a plane. He says no way I called Horizon hobbies and it cant be done! I know their are some real smart people on this site and if anyone can do it I will it hear! I dont have a DX6i to mess with. Thanks guys i hope WE can win this bet!

Epoweredrc · 08-04-2010, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nimrod711

Well my big mouth got me in a jam. I bet a guy that on a DX6i in ARCO mode you can program a throttle hold for a plane. He says no way I called Horizon hobbies and it cant be done! I know their are some real smart people on this site and if anyone can do it I will it hear! I dont have a DX6i to mess with. Thanks guys i hope WE can win this bet!

I do not have a DX6 but does it have where you can program mixes?

on my DX7 you use mix3 and mix thro to thro then Rate -100 -100 offset -100
and i have mine to work on the gear switch.

Kington99 · 08-08-2010, 10:30 AM

i've been looking for this one as it shocked me when i started flying planks that the throttle hold switch does not work. Genreal consensus is that there is no way of doing it, unless you tape down the throttle cut button perhaps, or swap it for a toggle switch.

Andyzboy · 08-08-2010, 10:44 AM

The dx7 is the same way, you can do it with a mix though(described by epoweredrc already)
Make both channels in a mix throttle, set the rate:
-100%
0%
switch: mix
offset:-100%

Epoweredrc · 08-08-2010, 10:53 AM

I wondered where this thread went to, I wanted to know if the DX6 offered the mix as i explained or not, Does it not have a switch for the 5th channel? (gear switch?)

Mojappa · 08-10-2010, 02:26 PM

It does have the switch for gear/flaps. Haven't tried the mix as I've gotten in the habit of knowing my planes don't have TH so I just nudge the stick down anytime I'm going near a powered prop or hooking up the battery.

invertmast · 08-23-2010, 08:33 PM

biggest problem is their is no ARCO mode.. so it can't be done

nimrod711 · 08-26-2010, 08:07 AM

I still have to get a DX6i and try that mix. The Guy I have the bet with said "Oh you had to ask someone for help". Witch is what he did by going on Rcgroups and calling Horizon.

Epoweredrc · 08-26-2010, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by invertmast

biggest problem is their is no ARCO mode.. so it can't be done

there not? are you sure? I am pretty sure I have seen people fly planes with this radio

invertmast · 08-26-2010, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Epoweredrc

there not? are you sure? I am pretty sure I have seen people fly planes with this radio

He/ I said "ARCO" its called ACRO in the radio..

nimrod711 · 08-28-2010, 08:37 AM

Ok,Ok......smartass

briangp · 09-16-2010, 08:37 PM

I know it can be done on a DX7, haven't tried it on my DX6i since I have no electric planes programmed to it, only nitro, so I use the Throttle Kill button. I would imagine using one of the mix's to do it would work.

Helico-pteron · 11-14-2010, 05:50 PM

I bought a real radio and have throttle hold AND throttle cut.

marcoeldragon · 12-01-2010, 06:42 PM

So did Nimrod loose the $10? God he sure looks like Frank Zappa!

dankcincy · 12-26-2010, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Helico-pteron

I bought a real radio and have throttle hold AND throttle cut.

The DX6i has both. I dont know what you mean by "real radio" but my DX6 serves me well!! I fly all of my planes and helis on it. And yes, "real helis" as long as you consider a rex 450, 500 and a blade 400, cp, msr, real helis. ok, so maybe the msr and cp not so much but you get the point.

Mon_t · 12-26-2010, 10:13 PM

Yeah it does work on the dx6i, I tried it a while back when I had one, you use the mix as described for the dx7.

It baffled me as why they don't have a throttle hold function for planks.

PTcaflyer · 12-27-2010, 01:03 PM

...Looks Like FZ to me too ...RIP !
PT

nimrod711 · 01-05-2011, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Helico-pteron

I bought a real radio and have throttle hold AND throttle cut.

I have a DX-7. I dont have a dx-6 to try this on. The bet never went anywhere.......

Woody_99 · 01-31-2011, 02:59 PM

I have a 6i and a 7.
The 6i can't do it because it doesn't have the "offset" function that can be programmed into the mix like the 7 does.

Just silly, but that's the way it is.

08-04-2010, 05:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
nimrod711 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2007	Got a bet with a guy for 10$.Can you help?? Well my big mouth got me in a jam. I bet a guy that on a DX6i in ARCO mode you can program a throttle hold for a plane. He says no way I called Horizon hobbies and it cant be done! I know their are some real smart people on this site and if anyone can do it I will it hear! I dont have a DX6i to mess with. Thanks guys i hope WE can win this bet!

08-08-2010, 10:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Epoweredrc Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Georgia	I wondered where this thread went to, I wanted to know if the DX6 offered the mix as i explained or not, Does it not have a switch for the 5th channel? (gear switch?) __________________ RAW 580 ,lots of Planes Powered by IX14 AMA 36 yrs.

08-10-2010, 02:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mojappa Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2009	It does have the switch for gear/flaps. Haven't tried the mix as I've gotten in the habit of knowing my planes don't have TH so I just nudge the stick down anytime I'm going near a powered prop or hooking up the battery. __________________ THIS IS MY SIGNATURE. THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT BUT THIS ONE IS MINE.

08-23-2010, 08:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
invertmast Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Oct 2004	biggest problem is their is no ARCO mode.. so it can't be done __________________ Comparf Eurosport 1/7 F-14D Rave 450, scorpion -10, DS285MG, 3500G, Spartan, 4s 2200 outrage, 6100e, 350mm radix lookin for another Vibe 50

09-16-2010, 08:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
briangp Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2009	I know it can be done on a DX7, haven't tried it on my DX6i since I have no electric planes programmed to it, only nitro, so I use the Throttle Kill button. I would imagine using one of the mix's to do it would work. __________________ AMA# 655558 Trex 600E, Compass 6HV FBL Head, Microbeast, Inolab DS760MG cyclic, Logictech 6100G tail, CC HV85 ESC, Scorpion 4025-630

08-08-2010, 10:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kington99 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2009	i've been looking for this one as it shocked me when i started flying planks that the throttle hold switch does not work. Genreal consensus is that there is no way of doing it, unless you tape down the throttle cut button perhaps, or swap it for a toggle switch.

08-08-2010, 10:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Andyzboy Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jan 2009	The dx7 is the same way, you can do it with a mix though(described by epoweredrc already) Make both channels in a mix throttle, set the rate: -100% 0% switch: mix offset:-100%

08-26-2010, 08:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
nimrod711 Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2007	I still have to get a DX6i and try that mix. The Guy I have the bet with said "Oh you had to ask someone for help". Witch is what he did by going on Rcgroups and calling Horizon.

08-28-2010, 08:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
nimrod711 Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2007	Ok,Ok......smartass

11-14-2010, 05:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
Helico-pteron Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2008	I bought a real radio and have throttle hold AND throttle cut.

12-01-2010, 06:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
marcoeldragon Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2010	So did Nimrod loose the $10? God he sure looks like Frank Zappa! __________________ Blade mSR, UM T-28, Custom F-27C,SU-26xp, PZ Extra 300, 3DHS 48" Edge 540, Edge 540QQ, DX7S, DX6i Any landing you can taxi back from is a good landing!

12-26-2010, 10:13 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mon_t Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2008	Yeah it does work on the dx6i, I tried it a while back when I had one, you use the mix as described for the dx7. It baffled me as why they don't have a throttle hold function for planks. __________________ .. ..-. -.-- --- ..- -.-. .- -. .-. . .- -.. - .... .. ... -.-- --- ..- .-. . .- .-.. .-.. -.-- -. . . -.. - --- --. . - .-.. .- .. -.. AMA#1058309

12-27-2010, 01:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
PTcaflyer HF MR Support Join Date: Aug 2008	...Looks Like FZ to me too ...RIP ! PT __________________ Gaui 550(Need GOT ONE!) / KK2.1.5 steveis pro/ZMR250 / Alien 450 camera ship / HJ 450 all W/KK2.1.5 Steveis pro Estes Nano/ Hubsan X4 / Syma X1 AMA 953414 CONTRIBUTOR, TEAM LAVAQUAD

01-31-2011, 02:59 PM	#19 (permalink)
Woody_99 Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2009	I have a 6i and a 7. The 6i can't do it because it doesn't have the "offset" function that can be programmed into the mix like the 7 does. Just silly, but that's the way it is.

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