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Re: Saving setups to VBC Touch radio - 8 weeks ago
It turns out I had 36 setups saved. I deleted most of those saved setups, and now the radio is saving setups again.by johnahamelv - Café
Re: Saving setups to VBC Touch radio - 2 months ago
I don’t have the radio available at the moment, but I guesstimate 20 to 25 saved setups.by johnahamelv - Café
Saving setups to VBC Touch radio - 2 months ago
Yesterday, I noticed that my VBC Touch radio is not saving the setups. I go through the steps of saving the setup under Model Tools, but when I try to reload the saved setup, I noticed that my newly saved setup was not saved. My best guess is the VBCT has limited capacity to save setups. If this is the case, what is the maximum number of setups the VBC Touch radio can save? Also, how do I dby johnahamelv - Café
Re: Style parameter: a few questions - 4 months ago
What is the difference between Style and Paddle Sim?by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Style parameter: a few questions - 4 months ago
Does "Style" affect only cyclic or does it also affect yaw?by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Re: Tail blowouts on fast inverted backwards left hurricanes - 4 months ago
Thank you for the response. What do you mean by the tail blade "flipping over" at the extremes of slider throw?by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Tail blowouts on fast inverted backwards left hurricanes - 4 months ago
I am trying to figure out why I keep experiencing scary tail blowouts when performing fast inverted backwards "left rudder command" hurricanes. This happens with several helicopters. I would have thought that I would encounter the limit on tail authority when performing "right rudder" maneuvers, as "right rudder" is constantly "fighting" the main rotorby johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Re: Tail servo “sub trim” - 5 months ago
Those adjustable servo arms may be a good idea, but they are generally limited to 19mm and 20mm servo arm holes. I have not seen adjustable servo arms with shorter hole distances.by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Re: Tail servo “sub trim” - 5 months ago
I believe you may be confusing Optimizer flight (any wind conditions) with Trim flight (little to no wind). I understand I can adjust the length of the rod to even out the left and right travels, but I believe the whole picture dictates (a) tail servo arm 90° to pushrod at neutral, (b) even left and right travels, and (c) sum of left and right travel between 180 and 240 or so. Step (a) is thby johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Re: Tail servo “sub trim” - 5 months ago
Hello Rainer, I've seen that before. As helpful as it is, it also leads to more unanswered questions. For instance, any concerns about ending up with uneven travels like 120L/80R when following this method? If unable to perform an AutoTrim flight because of too much wind, is it OK to manually "AutoTrim" the tail servo arm to 90° until the "AutoTrim" flight can be perforby johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Re: Tail servo “sub trim” - 5 months ago
I am thinking of all the "conflicting" setup options. Without electronic sub-trim on the tail servo, it is very challenging finding a servo arm that comes out 90° to the tail rod. If I follow the method of getting the tail servo arm to 90° with the power OFF, then there is no way to obtain even travels when adjusting the travels with the power ON. So, instead of 100/100 tail travby johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Tail: Gain vs. Proportional vs. Integral - 5 months ago
I understand I can adjust the tail main Gain as well as the Proportional gain and the Integral gain components. Is there a systematic way to optimize these 3 tail gain values?by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Tail servo “sub trim” - 5 months ago
When installing the tail servo horn, is it possible to get the tail servo horn to 90° in relation to the tail rod by adjusting the tail servo horn at the bench using the trim function in the AutoTrim menu?by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Re: Decoding stored setups - 5 months ago
Rich. Thank you for your hard work on this. Any chance of releasing a MacOS compatible version?by johnahamelv - Café
Re: Vbar battery id reader nowhere has stock where are they? - 11 months ago
Would it be possible to add preferred batteries for each model/Neo? I have a lot of batteries. I would prefer to have only the applicable batteries for each model/Neo appear in the battery list.by johnahamelv - Café
Re: TALY control in logo 200? - 1 year ago
I too vote for adding TALY to the Logo 200. If the guys at OMP figured out how to add TALY, I am sure the guys at Mikado can catch up or even exceed the OMP TALY feature, if they make it a priority.by johnahamelv - Logo 200/400/500/600 Questions
Re: Decoding stored setups - 1 year ago
Fantastic news!! Your web application makes my VBCT radio that much more enjoyable. Consider adding a "Donate" or "Buy me coffee"option to your website.by johnahamelv - Café
Re: Collective Balance?? - 1 year ago
I think I now understand that too low "Collective Balance" would limit cyclic reserve (in this case elevator cyclic throw) needed to prevent ballooning when doing a high speed pass. However, I do not understand what you mean by "If too high - the maximum possible speed can't reached."by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Collective Balance?? - 1 year ago
The VBCT explains Collective Balance as: Adjustment for the Anti Ballooning System. Use lower values for helis with high collective ranges and vice versa. Set to 35 for 12deg Collective range, 10 for 18deg. However, I still don't understand what it does. What happens if I set it to max value of "50" or whatever the minimum value is, but continue to use ±12.5° collective pitch rby johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Re: Cyclic Ring questions? - 1 year ago
I have the cyclic ring at default "85". I adjusted other parameters to my liking like agility to "113" and Style to "83". I performed optimizer flights on all 3 banks, and the optimizers adjusted into the "60's" range. Is the optimizer in "60's" range OK, or should I increase the cyclic ring (with no binding) in order to lower the optimizer numby johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Re: Optimizer flight questions? - 1 year ago
In that case, I've been doing it wrong. I've been performing auto optimizer flights with full cyclic stick deflections. I'll perform the auto optimizer flights with 50% stick deflection. Questions: 1) Does this also apply to the rudder stick? Meaning, should I be performing the Tail auto optimizer flights at 50% rudder stick deflection? 2) How many flips/rolls/piros and stops should Iby johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Re: Tail Travel question - 1 year ago
Thank you very much for clarifying this point.by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Cyclic Ring questions? - 1 year ago
The Cyclic Ring defaults to "85". How do I know if I need to adjust this value either up or down?by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Optimizer flight questions? - 1 year ago
1) When performing Auto optimizer flights, does it matter if whether I use full cyclic/tail stick deflection or 75% or so stick deflection? 2) After what other parameter(s) change/adjustments should I perform another Auto optimizer flight?by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Re: Decoding stored setups - 1 year ago
I am also finding many "126" value errors.by johnahamelv - Café
Re: Tail Travel question - 1 year ago
Ok. I'll leave things be then. There are several folks in the VBar Facebook forum who claim the VBar Neo works best when the tail travels are set to 100/100. I have not seen credible evidence to support this claim. Is there any truth to this?by johnahamelv - VBar VLink
Tail Travel question - 1 year ago
I built a Tron 7 helicopter, a 700 size helicopter. I am using RotorTech Ultimate 106mm tail blades. The build manual specified to use 15mm to 16mm servo arm for the tail servo. However, with the 16mm tail servo arm, I could not reach the extremes of travel because the Neo tail travel does not go beyond "120" on either left or right travel. I replaced the 16mm servo arm with a longeby johnahamelv - VBar VLink
"Style" parameter. I think I finally understand it!! - 1 year ago
I've been trying to understand "Style" parameter for years. High is more Robotic and low is more Vivid. I had a hard time understanding this whole Robotic vs. Vivid thing. Some folks describe it as a "feel". Other folks describe it as, "I don't know how to describe it. You just have to try it." Very helpful. So I played with the "Style" parameterby johnahamelv - Café
Re: Decoding stored setups - 1 year ago
I works awesome!! This program elevates my enjoyment of my VBar experience. Thank you so much.by johnahamelv - Café