Ice 2 HV issues

[jhamel]

Originally Posted by Sharpedge

With the DX8 can you not just set the first part of the curve to 0 and the rest to 30 %. That way it will see 0 when the throttle is all the way down. When trying autos you will not have the throttle all the way into neg so the bailout function should still work. Am I right or just barking up the wrong tree again.

Yes. There are many throttle configurations possible. There has to be a 0% (or less) throttle point somewhere for ESC arming.

When using the Autorotation "bailout", the Castle video recommends:
Normal FM: 0-0-0-0-0
IDLE UP 1: either 30 or 70 or 100% flat
IDLE UP 2: either 30 or 70 or 100% flat
TH: highest % that will not power the motor. (17% in my case)

In this case, Castle recommends arming the ESC in Normal FM.

I do not like this method because you would (1) give up the Normal FM, and (2) if by mistake I flip the FM switch too far back, I would engage "soft start" in flight.

However, there are different throttle curve variations that different pilots feel work best for them.

One variation is having Normal FM be 0-30-30-30-30. Some of the positive attributes of this configuration is that you would be able to (1) arm the ESC, and (2) use the normal flight mode for upright flight. The potential pitfall is that if you bring the throttle/collective too far down, you may engage "soft start", and loose the autorotation bailout.

There are other configuration possibilities, too.