Spektrum DX8 / Phoenix 4

[jpreou]

Have followed the entire below thread (18 pages!) and searched out a dozen other DX8 threads but all to no avail.

http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=184851

I have Phoenix 4.0j and Spektrum DX8, mode 2.
Phoenix worked perfectly with my Futaba 6EX, but I am selling that shortly, so need to get the DX8 going.

My problem with the DX8 is two fold;

1. At bottom throttle (or on throttle hold) the heli instantly 'crashes' regardless of on the ground or in flight. If I move the throttle perhaps 10% off bottom the heli spools up and doesn't crash. Otherwise it sits on the ground going crash - crash - crash, constantly.
2. There is to tail rotor control (the tail rotor isn't spinning either). The tail rotor channel is correctly mapped and responds correctly.

In setting up, I followed these steps;

1. Created a new blank heli model
2. Ensure pitch curves, etc are all linear
3. Set to "1 servo" mode
4. Set all switches to "Inhibit"
5. Selected the DX8 profile in Phoenix and made a copy of it
6. Ran thorugh calibration (and advanced calibration) *so* many times!
7. Ensured all channels correctly mapped
8. Ensured all channels responding appropriately
9. Reversing tail rotor channel (in the sim) doesn't help
10. Reversing pitch channel (in the sim) doesn't help)
11. Unmapped Throttle Hold and Idle Up
12. Tried just about every suggestion I could find in any thread.

I still have the two issues listed above which essentially makes Phoenix unusable (at least, it will when my 6EX has sold).
Would really appreciate some assistance with this.