Sunday, August 28, 2016

Inductrix and the DX6

Woohoo!  I just discovered some new (well new to me) things with the Inductrix bound to my Specktrum DX6.  I'm sure a lot of other Indutrix fliers with the D6 have already discovered these, but I am sharing anyways.

I found that the Inductrix has an acrobat mode, or acro mode.  This is a flight mode with the self leveling turned off.  The default switch when binding to a new airplane model is the D switch.  You actually need to cycle 1-2-1 to change mode first time, then it's just cycling 2-1.  As you cycle the D switch, the mode light on the quad will change between blue (normal) and red (arco).  Putting the D switch in 0 does no changes.

The other thing, which is more of a DX6 item than the Inductrix itself, is setting up the dual rates.  So I am sure a lot of DX6 pros already know this.  I wanted to setup the Elevator and Aileron D/R but wasn't sure how.  I did do some searching and found a forum thread that got me on the right path.

  1. Turn on your DX6.
  2. Go to the Function List.
  3. Scroll to D/R and Expo, and enter.
  4. On the D/R and Expo screen, leave Channel set on Aileron.
  5. Scroll down to Switch, enter, and change do the desired Switch. For me I used F.  But remember, that switch D is already used for the norm/acro mode.
  6. After selecting the desired switch, make sure the switch is in the position you want for low rates.
  7. Scroll up to the Dual Rate, and enter.
  8. Scroll do the desired low rating.  For me I used position 0 and 70%.
  9. After setting the desired low rate, enter, and scroll up to Channel.
  10. Enter and change to Elevator.
  11. Repeat the above steps 6-8 for the same switch and low rates.
Now you are all set for Dual Rates on your Inductrix, or any other model.

With the D/R and Expo screen, you can also choose a 3-pos switch.  I am guessing this means that you would actually be able to setup Triple Rates.  For example, you could do 50%-75%-100%.  So for the beginner, they use the low.  For those with experience and wanting to limit the speed a little possibly due to flying in a high obstacle environment, use the medium.  Then for full on flight, use the high.  This is just a guess right now, but I may actually try it at a later time.

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