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I just got a Blade 400 and yesterday bound the radio to my CX2. Now when I try to lift off it pull hard to the right. Now I'm not talking ground effect, I'm talking see ya later alligator pull to the right. The trims are zeroed and it wasn't doing this before.....any thoughts?
carlo_the_wonder_frog
04-21-2008, 02:05 PM
What swash setting did you use?
whatever the stock setup was, I have maybe put 3 or 4 batteries through it. I just switched the radio over to make it easier....
carlo_the_wonder_frog
04-22-2008, 11:09 PM
You cannot use a blade 400 setup to fly a blade CX, its a totally different type of heli. You need to setup the blade CX with the correct programming. Start with single servo swash and go from there.
I suppose in retrospect that would make sense....what other programming would I need to change on the radio?
I was reading another thread here from back at the beginning of April and found this on the Spektrum website. It's for the DX7 but the basic setup should be the same for the DX6i. I tried this and it worked much better. I still had to do some tweaking with the sub trims but it got me back in the air.
Here are the simple steps to completing the setup of the DX7 for your Blade CX2. Although it may look like a lot of steps, the following should only take a few minutes.
Select a new model in your DX7 model memory.
Perform the normal binding process (outlined in the transmitter and helicopter manuals) to bind the receiver of the Blade CX2 4-in-1 to your DX7 transmitter.
Set the model type to ACRO. Although standard HELI programming will also work (i.e. – non CCPM), its much easier to use a simple ACRO setup.
Make sure that all Wing Types are set to off (this is the default in a new model setup).
Enter the function list menu in your DX7 TX and set the servo reversing switches for aileron, elevator, and rudder to the reverse direction. For the time being leave all of the subtrim values at “0”.
In the servo travel adjustment menu you can adjust the aileron, elevator and rudder travel up to 150%. A higher travel value will result in more overall control response. Beginners should use approximately 100% travel and advanced pilots can set the travel up to 150% for added responsiveness.