Do you still fly your 120SR?

[aaronbru]

I've been flying for about 3 months now and fly often. I have the 120SR, mCPx, and 450 3D.

Since I got the mCP and 450 I haven't touched my 120SR. Are there any experienced fliers that still find great fun in the 120SR even though they have more advanced helis?

Is there anything you can do to the 120SR to make it fun again?

[BeefKopter]

Originally Posted by aaronbru

I've been flying for about 3 months now and fly often. I have the 120SR, mCPx, and 450 3D.

Since I got the mCP and 450 I haven't touched my 120SR. Are there any experienced fliers that still find great fun in the 120SR even though they have more advanced helis?

Is there anything you can do to the 120SR to make it fun again?

Im still noob but been flying a little longer... I love playing with my 120 even though i can do some mild 3d on my mcpx, sr, and 450. I fly it everyday because its a lot easier to throw around the backyard than a 450 or even the mcpx, and it doesn't matter if you crash. Its cheap and so ridiculously easy to replace any part so im not afraid to fly in any conditions. I imagine if i was going to the fields all the time the 120 would collect dust. Trim the blades and pump up the dx6i settings and it will fly more aggressively and you can fly it in the wind with the shorter blades, other than that im not sure theres much you can do.. I have the xtreme motor which i honestly didnt notice any performance change
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[Liduno]

I'm not that experienced of a pilot but I still love my 120 especially if I'm some where I can only fly over concrete or if it's crappy outside and I want to fly in the house.

I don't like to fly my mcpx in the house or over concrete and my 400 definitely isn't getting flown in the house..lol

I did notice that my 120 flies better with a dx4e than it does with my dx6i though, with the dx6i it doesn't seem to get the servo travel it does with the dx4e.

[BeefKopter]

Originally Posted by Liduno

I did notice that my 120 flies better with a dx4e than it does with my dx6i though, with the dx6i it doesn't seem to get the servo travel it does with the dx4e.

Did you have it in heli mode? A lot of ppl (including my lhs) say to just to bind it in acro mode and fly, but with the right setup in heli mode it should fly better with the dx6i as opposed to the dx4e IMO.

[Liduno]

Originally Posted by BeefKopter

Did you have it in heli mode? A lot of ppl (including my lhs) say to just to bind it in acro mode and fly, but with the right setup in heli mode it should fly better with the dx6i as opposed to the dx4e IMO.

Tried both, I even set the travel to 125%, It just has more servo travel with my dx4e so you get better cyclic response and more cyclic movement with the dx4e.

The dx6i is obviously tons better than the stock rtf radio the 120 comes with but from my experience the 120 and the msr fly better with the dx4e than the dx6i.

My mcpx and my 400 have loads of travel with the dx6i so maybe it's just my msr and my 120 and not the radio.

[Imzzaudae]

Although I fly my MCPX more than anything, I do fly all my helicopters.

[mcalder]

I have a 120SR, MCPX, MSRX, SR, and 4503D.

I'm doing some basic 3d now with the MCPX, and basic forward flight with both the SR and the 450.

I still fly my 120SR, it's relaxing

[in2win]

My 120 is pretty much a dressed up shelf queen setting in my office,I do hover it once n awhile.

Mike

[Dodge DeBoulet]

Originally Posted by Liduno

Tried both, I even set the travel to 125%, It just has more servo travel with my dx4e so you get better cyclic response and more cyclic movement with the dx4e.

The dx6i is obviously tons better than the stock rtf radio the 120 comes with but from my experience the 120 and the msr fly better with the dx4e than the dx6i.

My mcpx and my 400 have loads of travel with the dx6i so maybe it's just my msr and my 120 and not the radio.

Sounds like the servo limiter is engaged in the 5-in-1 when you're using the DX6i. That mode is enabled through the gyro/gear channel and has a significant impact on servo travel.

[Liduno]

Originally Posted by Dodge DeBoulet

Sounds like the servo limiter is engaged in the 5-in-1 when you're using the DX6i. That mode is enabled through the gyro/gear channel and has a significant impact on servo travel.

I like the sound of this I will give it a look later.

I was skurred to mess with any of the gyro settings because I don't really understand what they do..lol

[Liduno]

Originally Posted by Dodge DeBoulet

Sounds like the servo limiter is engaged in the 5-in-1 when you're using the DX6i. That mode is enabled through the gyro/gear channel and has a significant impact on servo travel.

Originally Posted by Liduno

I like the sound of this I will give it a look later.

I was skurred to mess with any of the gyro settings because I don't really understand what they do..lol

I went up to 100% on the 1 channel and when I activated the gear switch there was no change, I then tried 25% and activated the gear switch, there was no change

[vmax911]

I haven't flown my 120SR since I got my MSR-X. Though I do miss the size of the 120SR. I may end up with a 130X!

[Mojappa]

Negative expo, I don't have a 120 and haven't flown my mSR in two years but when I did I liked it to be sensetive so I dialed in -75% expo and it really made it respond to my liking. I don't have any expo on the mCP and only have like +15% on my 450.

[Liduno]

Originally Posted by Mojappa

Negative expo, I don't have a 120 and haven't flown my mSR in two years but when I did I liked it to be sensetive so I dialed in -75% expo and it really made it respond to my liking. I don't have any expo on the mCP and only have like +15% on my 450.

Yeah I needed alot of negative expo but I just cant get the travel I have with the dx4e.

[MatteJ]

What you need on the Dx6 is to give channel 5 a value bigger than 60% to achieve "full-rate" on the cyclic servo-travel. Any value below 60% will set the 5in1 in reduced (docile) mode.

[Liduno]

Originally Posted by MatteJ

What you need on the Dx6 is to give channel 5 a value bigger than 60% to achieve "full-rate" on the cyclic servo-travel. Any value below 60% will set the 5in1 in reduced (docile) mode.

I'm not sure what you mean by channel 5.

[MatteJ]

In my DX7 it is the channel dedicated as "Gyro". I have set this to be triggered by the flightmode-switch, something like: Flightmode Normal = 0% Gyro (Docile mode, i.e. 85% cyclic range)
Flightmode 1 = 100% Gyro (100% cyclic range).
I am also playing around with different mixing on FM1 & 2 like Elevator>Aileron to achieve straight forward flight. (120 tends to roll to the right on fast forward flight, at least mine is.)
The 5in1 on the 120 seems to switch mode at 60% on channle 5, I use 0% and 100% just to keep it simple.

[Liduno]

Originally Posted by MatteJ

In my DX7 it is the channel dedicated as "Gyro". I have set this to be triggered by the flightmode-switch, something like: Flightmode Normal = 0% Gyro (Docile mode, i.e. 85% cyclic range)
Flightmode 1 = 100% Gyro (100% cyclic range).
I am also playing around with different mixing on FM1 & 2 like Elevator>Aileron to achieve straight forward flight. (120 tends to roll to the right on fast forward flight, at least mine is.)
The 5in1 on the 120 seems to switch mode at 60% on channle 5, I use 0% and 100% just to keep it simple.

Ok yes I understand, yes I have every thing in the travel adjust set at 125% except the gyro is set at 100% and the rudder is 100%.

my gyro setting in the gyro window is at 50%

I think I found my issue, my date code is HE807E, that means it was one of the dx6i's that were recalled for potentiometer problems, I will be sending it to hh for recall service

I had to send them a DX4E that had an issue and they had it for weeks

[Liduno]

Originally Posted by Liduno

Ok yes I understand, yes I have every thing in the travel adjust set at 125% except the gyro is set at 100% and the rudder is 100%.

my gyro setting in the gyro window is at 50%

I think I found my issue, my date code is HE807E, that means it was one of the dx6i's that were recalled for potentiometer problems, I will be sending it to hh for recall service

I had to send them a DX4E that had an issue and they had it for weeks

Matte you are the man I now have full travel, I thought you were talking about the gyro settings in the travel adjust menu but I tried turning up the gyro setting in the gyro menu and bam, full tilt

[Liduno]

I guess I should charge a battery and see how it flies with the gyro setting that high.