S1000 - New Owner - Issues

[mjeagent]

Hello. I am a new owner of an s1000. Had an s800 for quite some time. I am operating with the Futaba 14sg and a z15 gh3 - while trying to fly and move camera. A couple quick questions -

1. Takeoff - I am finding that at the seconds leading up to liftoff the s1000 either wants to tilt forward or aft. Have verified that controls are neutral (until I apply the right input to correct a level takeoff). Not sure if it's due to the heaviness of the z15 gh3 or the 16,000mh battery. Are others experiencing the same? Given this issue I have yet to test out the ground station as I am not confident as to how it will compensate for the forward/aft lean.

2. Bigger issue. Like many of you, there are times I need to operate as a one-man system (flight and camera control on Futaba 14sg). I am having issues obtaining pitch, tilt and mode controls on s1000. Obviously, I have ribbon wires for pitch, pan and mode running from GCU to A2 (F2, F3, F4). Map the assigned channels in the A2 software then map the desired buttons on the Futaba. I get no result. I do have landing gear and Ati/Man/GPS mapped to two selected buttons but can't get pitch, pan, or mode. This is killing me and I've lost 2 jobs over it already.

Thanks again.

[eddiscus]

Item 1. Check your front to back balance point with a full payload.

Item 2. Double check the settings in the A2 assistant. I would then just plug a regular servo into F2 or F3 and see if it operates. Do not know what frequency you have to set the servo output to in the gimbal section of the A2 software to have the Z15 accept the signal from F2 and F3 on the A2. I wanted more camera control so I have a second receiver connected to the Z15 GCU.

[Tahoe Ed]

With the 14SG you could connect a separate Rx to control the gimbal.

[mjeagent]

I've got pitch, pan and mode down and mapped to the same flight controller (Futaba 14SG). So flying with the Futaba I can flip the mode switch and use the left and right dials to pitch and pan the GH3. That fills up F2, F3 and F4. Where then can I connect shutter and roll…X2 or X3? Those are the only available openings on the A2.

[Tahoe Ed]

Right now they are not available. In future firmware releases it has been stated that all ports will be able to be mapped.

[mjeagent]

So Ed - No way to map shutter for pictures? Again, I've mapped mode, pan and pitch.

[Tahoe Ed]

Not at this time. Sorry. Three channels are all that are available.