Turbine setup on Vplane Questions

Ok, so, I've gone down a pretty complicated path of getting a turbine jet setup on VPlane. Am experiencing some really weird issues with the setup though.

Jet config: Dual aileron servos, Dual flap servos, dual elevator servos, rudder servo, steering servo, retracts and brakes.

Issues:


* Macrocells do not always show their names.
This is a really odd one, and mainly just a frustration as I was trying to go through and change settings. It's a little difficult to change a cell when you have to remember the channel number rather than just see it by name. It does seem to only correct itself if you power off the model and power up again.

* Model throws in setup.
I'll be honest, this one is on me for not RTFM. https://www.vstabi.info/en/node/1786 Either the How to setup section needs to be moved up in the current very out of date VPlane manual, or a new manual should be put together. It makes sense once you get to the bottom of the section and see it. But it's not how one would normally think of setting up a plane.

* Automatic parameter change from a dial.
I might be crazy, but I could have sworn there was a way on the first gen VControl that you could pull up an adjustment on screen and then just have to turn a dial and it would automatically allow you to control that feature while flying. I have yet to figure out how to get this feature again. I know you have the assignable dials in Modify Config, but that menu doesn't allow you to assign dials to things like Integral Gain/Range, etc.

Any feedback, thoughts, comments????



1 mal bearbeitet. Zuletzt am 27.05.2026 08:25 von nem3_2.

Hi,

macrocell names, please tell serial no.s (transmitter and VBar on model) and make sure your transmitter was on the cloud so all current data are there.
Save the macrocell setup and the model setup (its current state), too.
Then we can have a look.

Throws in setup, I'm afraid for now it's the way it is. It's basically similar to a heli setup, in setup, you adjust directions, center, travels, limits (which a combined/mixed travel may not exceed), by ear or exactly to degrees or deflection in mm given in the model's documentation, then you use Agility and Expo per bank to the feel you want to have.

This is so kind of logical, almost genetic to me that I wonder how it could be different but I'm by no means a benchmark or anything.
Also the explanation (even if old but not really outdated, functionally at least), first the screens, parameters, then a summary.
But it would be simple to put that at the top, of course.

VBar Control Classic was different (simpler), and it had that feature with the two knobs on the top. With VBar Control Touch and EVO, there's Modify Config, right, but you can no longer just 'pick' a parameter by rotating an input.
If you find parameters are missing in the Modify Config list of parameters, and maybe also only in VPlane, please let us know, I'm sure they an be added eventually.

Best,

Eddi

Born to fly ...
forced to work.

Hi Eddi,

Thanks for your reply. I've actually been somewhat fighting to get my model and macrocells saved to the cloud properly. I was just now playing with image files and it seems my current settings have been uploaded. Both are the EA_Viper_v3 config's

Tx serial - 11005890
Neo Evo master serial - 27010213
Neo Evo slave serial - 27010151

Throws - yah, same here on the heli side. But I also figured out that the plane itself had a massive geometry problem. For instance, with the preinstalled surface horns and recommended servo horns, I was only using 32 servo throw on elevator and aileron. I was able to get this into the mid 70's, but wish I could get it higher.

Manual - I think my issue is that between the VCcontrol classic and the current version touch, settings have been added and some renamed. The in radio help screens don't explain them all, and the ones missing, usually are not in the old manual.

Modify Config - It's missing Integal Gain, Range and Stick to params. all things you'd really like to adjust in flight



1 mal bearbeitet. Zuletzt am 29.05.2026 09:04 von nem3_2.

Hi Nick,

looks OK, particularly the macrocell setup has all the names, I guess. See vstabi.info/cloud where you can already view some of the setup files online, in table form.
Can't tell why those names should show or disappear randomly, maybe Rainer has an explanation.
A guess would be, the transmitter needs a minute to parse the name file, and sometimes it's ready when you need it, sometimes not yet, and then the parsing is maybe interrupted.

Throws, well, is something I notice frequently ... short horns make for a sleek and less breakable layout, but there are mechanical and spatial limitations, and then there are lever principles

Manual, if you find something missing or incomprehensible in the online help (?), please feel free to list it.
VPlane is unfortunately still a stepchild with some regards :-/

Modify Config, copy.

—Eddi

Born to fly ...
forced to work.