GY 520?? any issues?

[HeLiJerSey]

i ordered the GY 520 i was wondering how well it works opposed to the saprtan.

any issues with the gyro?

[RRios]

None, love it!

[HeLiJerSey]

how do you program it. i have a trex 600 and the ciu-2 unit. can you post pics. i do normal flying nothing crazy. and using the new 10cgh TX. thanks

[Jafa]

Use the push button to program the GY520
Default settings are excellent

[HeLiJerSey]

Originally Posted by Jafa

Use the push button to program the GY520
Default settings are excellent

do you have the CIU-2 (usb - pc) and what tail servo are you using?
im using the 9257 and the BLS251

[Jafa]

Yes - I have the CIU-2 - Very poor distribution of drivers and software
The software is not wonderful and there is no documentation on some of the important settings

I used the GY520 on a S9256 tail servo with the factory settings - it was excellent
I did select 3D mode via the button programming
The piro consistency is wonderful

[HeLiJerSey]

wow i bought the CIU and i paid like 50 bucks, if i am not going to use near future i will bring it back.

[Joe Bailey]

I had a small issue with tail drift, just needed to refit the gyro 90-degrees out from original position and it worked faultlessly.

I've got mine on a spectra G (biggest heli at the field with the smallest gyro available) using a 9254 servo and it's very crisp as standard. loving it lots.


Joe

[DarkTherapy]

Originally Posted by HeLiJerSey

i ordered the GY 520 i was wondering how well it works opposed to the saprtan.

any issues with the gyro?

i dont want to sound rude, but why would you ask this question AFTER ordering the gyro? surely you would check it out first lol, but yeh, its a great gyro..

[HeLiJerSey]

Originally Posted by DarkTherapy

i dont want to sound rude, but why would you ask this question AFTER ordering the gyro? surely you would check it out first lol, but yeh, its a great gyro..

nothing better else to do with my money...lol.. i actually bought 2..LMAO..addicted

[mike04743]

I got one and could not get it to hold .I called futuba and they never help me with it.They said to send it back but to this day never me rga number to do so.Yes Scott at futuba. Still don't work and never heard back from you

[windshear]

I have two. The one on the Raptor 50 works great. However the one on the AXE 400 had awful tail wag. But in all fairness it has S3114 analog servos. I think the gyro is so sensitive that it was responding to a vibration. It is now going on a Raptor 90.

[R.Lim]

I install this gyro in Logo 400 in combination with BLS251. It is really excellent. The servo is indeed very fast . Beside, setting up the gyro is easy. You don't need CIU-2 at all.

[HeLiJerSey]

how did you set yours up as far as not using the CIU2 unit. if you dont mind..thanks

[Joe Bailey]

I used the good old stick waggle with the flashing lights. Works great out the box just follow the instructions supplied.

Regards
joe

[HeLiJerSey]

GY 520 RULESSSSS...so simple to install, easy to setup! i had to buy another one. WOW
Great job Futaba!!

[R.Lim]

Originally Posted by HeLiJerSey

how did you set yours up as far as not using the CIU2 unit. if you dont mind..thanks

Just use the push bottom and counting the number of flashes / colours. That simple is that . In fact, this gyro is much easyer to set up then teh CSM and spartan gyro's.

[billyd]

Well it is no different than the spartan to set up if you are trying to dial everything in perfectly. The default settings work ok but if you want to get rid of all bounce, tail kicks and any other issues you are going to have to tweak it carefully. Reading this forum gives the impression this gyro is plug and play and it's not on my heli.

[R.Lim]

Originally Posted by billyd

Well it is no different than the spartan to set up if you are trying to dial everything in perfectly. The default settings work ok but if you want to get rid of all bounce, tail kicks and any other issues you are going to have to tweak it carefully. Reading this forum gives the impression this gyro is plug and play and it's not on my heli.

If all the mechanical stufs are set up correctly, you still dont need any tweeking. In fact, you should use the gain/gear values and the D/R % correctly setup, and there setting are done in your TX.

[billyd]

Originally Posted by R.Lim

If all the mechanical stufs are set up correctly, you still dont need any tweeking. In fact, you should use the gain/gear values and the D/R % correctly setup, and there setting are done in your TX.

Not my experience with the 520. Sorry. I have everything set up perfectly but there are bounces out of pyro stops and the tails kicks in high power moves. The gain setting in the tx only effects hunting not bounces. That has to be dialed out in the software. If you don't have any bounce in your heli setup good for you. Obviously default settings work for some setups and not others. They wouldn't offer programmability if this wasn't the case.