HITEC Flash 8 - Helicopter Quick Start Guide

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Airplane Quick Start Guide cont.
11. Turn your transmitter o and then back on. When prompted to transmit this time select “Yes.” You are
now ready to y a simple model with basic settings. If a more complex setup is needed refer to
sections 4 and 5 for more detailed programming instructions.
Helicopter Quick Start Guide
The following information is designed to guide you through a simple setup of a basic 120 cyclic collective
pitch mixing (CCPM) helicopter with a y bar. The operations shown during this exercise will help you
understand many of the basic programming steps used by the FLASH 8 when programming a basic
helicopter setup.
Channel Assignments
Channel 1 – Roll Cyclic / Aileron
Channel 2 – Pitch Cyclic / Elevator
Channel 3 – Throttle
Channel 4 – Tail Rotor Pitch / Rudder
Channel 5 – Gyro Function
Channel 6 – Collective Pitch
1. Turn on the transmitter; do not turn on the helicopter.
2. When prompted if you are “ready to transmit” select “No.”
3. Press the jog dial and back button simultaneously to enter the
System Menu list.
4. From the System Menu list choose MDL.SEL to enter the
model setup.
If your receiver is not bound/linked to your transmitter you will need to follow the procedures
on pages 21-22 to do so.
Note
5. Select the rst default model (NONAME-1) and press the jog
dial to bring up the model maintenance prompts. Select
“NEW” to create a new model.
6. When asked to create a new model select “Yes.” This will bring
up the Model Type screen.
7. Select HELI to advance to Swash Type. Scroll to Swash Type
and press the jog dial to activate the choices.
8. Scroll through the Swash Type entries until you see 120°
3-SERVO. Press the jog dial to conrm your entry.
9. Now press the back button once. You will be prompted to
choose the receiver type. Press the jog dial once to activate
the receiver selections and scroll to the receiver you have in
your aircraft. Press the jog dial once to conrm your receiver
selection.
10. Turn your transmitter o and then back on. When prompted to transmit this time select “Yes.” You
are now ready to y a simple helicopter with basic settings. If a more complex setup is needed refer to
sections 4 and 5 for more detailed programming instructions.
Helicopter Quick Start Guide
We are programming a new model into the model memory slot number two, not the model
memory slot one. For the purpose of this exercise it will ensure a fresh model memory with no
existing programming.
Note