HITEC OPTIC 6 - VTAL - V-Tail Mixing

For more information - www.modelflight.com.au
A
ir
p
lane Model Function Descri
p
tions
V
T
A
L
-
V
-
T
ai
l
Mixing
V-tail mixing is used with V-tail aircraft so that both elevator
and
rudder functions are combined for the two tail surfaces,
called
"ruddervators." The response to both elevator and
rudder
inputs can be adjusted independently. However, if you
program
in too much elevator or rudder travel, when both
rudder
and elevator are commanded the servos may reach
their
travel limits before full stick motion has occurred.
Therefore,
you should keep the travel settings at 50% or below
and
adjust the control linkages to get the travel you desire.
Note
that you cannot have both V-tail and elevon mixing active
at
the same time.
CH2 CH4
CH2 CH4
Up Elevator Left Rudder (view from rear)
5. If the left (CH4) ruddervator moves down with up elevator
stick,
change the its travel direction by pressing the Cursor
Right key (the bottom arrow moves under the 4 ), the Active/I
nhibit
(Clear) key (sets 0%), then press the Data -Decrease
key until you reach -50%. Otherwise, continue.
6. Now you'll input the amount of rudder stick response on the
left
( CH4 ) ruddervator by pressing the Cursor Right key
once.
Now the little arrows move both over and under the 4,
and
you may adjust the amount of left ruddervator travel
with the Data +Increase and -Decrease keys. 50% is a
good
starting point. Press Active/Inhibit (Clear) key if you
wish
to reset to 0%).
Setting up
V
-Tail mixing
1. The right ruddervator should be plugged into CH2 , and the
left ruddervator should be plugged into CH4.
2. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons repeatedly to select
the
VTAL window. The INH indicator will show.
3. Press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key to activate the V-tail
function.
The display will show On .
7. Now you'll input the amount of rudder stick response on the
right
( CH2 ) ruddervator by pressing the Cursor Right key
once.
Now the little arrow moves under the 2, and you may
adjust
the amount of right ruddervator travel with the Data
+Increase and -Decrease keys. 50% is a good starting point.
Press
Active/Inhibit (Clear) key if you wish to reset to 0%).
4. Press the Cursor Right key once, to get to the elevator
setting
menu. A small arrow is displayed over the numeral
2 , representing elevator master channel, and under the
numeral
2 , indicating the right ( CH2 ) ruddervator, and the
percent
indicator will blink on and off. Move the elevator
stick
all the way to the back (full up position): both
ruddervators
should move upwards. If the right ( CH2 )
ruddervator
moves down, change the its travel direction by
pressing
the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key, then pressing the
Data -Decrease key until you reach -50%.
8. Remember to be sure not to have so much travel as to
cause
binding when both elevator and rudder are
commanded
simultaneously.
A
ir
p
lane Mode
l
Function Descri
p
tion
s
-
Pa
g
e 3
5