Initial thoughts on the Jeti DS-16

[Esprit Model]

Originally Posted by BustedRaptor77

I hope someone gold plates something on their transmitter. I love making fun of people.

Ohhh yup, it's coming. Something to do with old Graupner "gold editions".

Zb/Esprit Model

[Groucho_]

Originally Posted by cbdane

Long sticks, such as on the DS-16, aren't conducive to expo. You might want to try reducing it.

I got used to it...

It was the full stick travel on the collective that I had to re-learn.

Essentially, when you use the full travel available, a little movement goes only a little way

Which would explain why the heli was shooting stratospherically upwards in a banked turn - I had to learn to use more stick movement to get the same amount of collective correction that I would have got with a reduced-travel stick.

[mkovalcson]

I'm going back and forth on the pinch and thumbs thing. Today I was flying with thumbs and it felt very natural. Then I went back to pinching and was all messed up.

I'm going to think about this a while longer.

[caralmar]

Originally Posted by mkovalcson

I'm going back and forth on the pinch and thumbs thing. Today I was flying with thumbs and it felt very natural. Then I went back to pinching and was all messed up.

I'm going to think about this a while longer.

I have tried going from thumbs to pinch on the SIM just to see and it was terrible to make the adjustment. I think once you're comfortable with either one, its almost impossible to switch if you've been at it for a while. I see no advantage in pinching over thumbing... heck, the 3d king (Tareq) is a thumber!

[mkovalcson]

Originally Posted by caralmar

I have tried going from thumbs to pinch on the SIM just to see and it was terrible to make the adjustment. I think once you're comfortable with either one, its almost impossible to switch if you've been at it for a while. I see no advantage in pinching over thumbing... heck, the 3d king (Tareq) is a thumber!

I have been a pinch flyer for the last two years.
The fact that thumbing felt so natural on this TX is something I find very interesting and makes me think that I might be able to switch over.

[caralmar]

Originally Posted by mkovalcson

I have been a pinch flyer for the last two years.
The fact that thumbing felt so natural on this TX is something I find very interesting and makes me think that I might be able to switch over.

Good luck with that! I have yet to meet anyone that has been successful at making the transition. My buddy flies a "hybrid" approach... left stick is thumbs, right stick is "sort of pinch" where the index is in front of the stick and the thumb on top. Go figure!

[Groucho_]

Originally Posted by mkovalcson

I have been a pinch flyer for the last two years.
The fact that thumbing felt so natural on this TX is something I find very interesting and makes me think that I might be able to switch over.

Mark,

Don't over think it. Don't rush it...

Just enjoy the experimentation, and see what you end up preferring.

Me I thumb, but only because I've no choice - I can't for the life of me learn to pinch.

[im4711]

Originally Posted by caralmar

Good luck with that! I have yet to meet anyone that has been successful at making the transition. My buddy flies a "hybrid" approach... left stick is thumbs, right stick is "sort of pinch" where the index is in front of the stick and the thumb on top. Go figure!

I occasionally try both. However I do prefer pinching.

[Puttputt maru]

The one thing that bothers me about thumbing (beside the fact that I stink at it) is that you have to hold the Tx balance. I find it awkward in 3D move, I like to have my hands free to move around anyway I like, not to be bound to the Tx

I can't actually understand logically how people can be so precise with thumb only, pinching seems to be better for fine adjustments. But guess logic doesn't apply there