I watched a Flite Test episode years ago (forget which episode) where Chad Kapper was teaching Josh Scott about the switches he said "Remember towards you is safe" and I add "away is ready to play". It's just the way It's been ingrained into my brain. To each their own :D Thank you for the upload, great topic!
Switches that can be easily knocked when sitting down on say a grassy ground area I have decided maybe should be OFF so this backs that up , so I may have to retrain and change.
My transmitter refuses to start until all the switches are up and the throttle is down, quite a nice safety feature. I like Mr Steele's use of a 3-position switch for arming, where center=armed and up & down=disarmed, so if you accidentally knock the swtich when carrying it, there's a very high chance it ends up in the disarmed position, no matter which way you knock the switch.
The reason why the arming switch is best that way and not matching the rest of the switches is say your radio falls over or accidently gets bumped the quad will arm if on. Having it the way you do if it falls or gets bumped it won't arm. It is also the fastest switch to disarm the quad in that position. I don't keep my fingers hovering over the switches so it also fastest and easiest one to hit sliding up the back of the radio. Not sure about using the 3 position switch the original kill switch would get in the way. Your most likely going to wanna pull down the throttle while disarming too so your left hand switches are not ideal either.
I also use the right shoulder 2-position switch for arming. The reason is simple: I also fly fixed wing, and the left shoulder switch is automatically assigned to landing gear on Spektrum radios. This means, regardless of the aircraft I'm flying, fixed wing or multirotor, disarm is always the same switch.
Omg you’re literally the first fpv pilot to make this video! I can’t believe everyone doesn’t post this video, like hey one of the most important things about flying is the remote!!!!! Duhhh. Thanks for sharing
Drew, I have a question for the tech channel. What's the deal with props? I keep hearing things like, "If you're running 2207s, you may need a more aggressive prop" or "Everyone knows you can't use 5045s with xx00 kv motors". Well, I don't know that! How do you match props to motors to flying style to voltage, etc.? Thanks buddy!
njtech did a good video on prop choices, in general bigger beefier motors can run steeper pitched props, but the main thing you should have as a goal is finding a prop that makes your throttle feel as precise as any other stick input, ie if you want to rise 2 inches.... what prop makes that the easiest task for you. i suggest starting with dal 5046c's... its very hard to improve on those with any motor from 2300kv to 2700kv
Im always tuned in Drew. Can't wait to see what direction rotor riot goes this next summer. I want to get good enough this next year that i can be your "old dude" at rotor riot.....lol
If you go back 20+ years in the hobby, you would find your transmitter choices were "Helicopter" or "Airplane". The same transmitter would be setup differently, switches labelled according to the type of aircraft you are flying, from the manufacturer. My early helicopter transmitters were 6 channels (I started on a 4 channel) and many had 1 switch for dual rates, or 2 switches with 1 for elevator and 1 for aileron and a pot or two to set your dual rates. Search the internet for some early Circus Hobbies radios (pre-Horizon Hobby) for some pictures. Referencing what DiamondSkyline said below, I was taught, for front facing switches, down is low, up is high and for top switches, back is low, and switches forward is high. I still do this.
Great video! I like hearing about the thoughts other people put into their switch setup. I don't like the idea of using the bottom switches on the front of the radio for arming. It is too easy to accidentally flip those switches when you put your radio down in the grass. I mapped my Taranis's momentary switch to just play a sound--Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys yelling "G.I. Joe!" I hear him yell that surprisingly often when I quickly put my radio on the ground. Just like your setup, I like having my arm switch on the opposite side of the controller from the throttle stick. It makes it easier to have a smooth landing. I'm using a single 3-position switch for disarm and modes, SG on the Taranis X9D+. Away is disarm, middle is armed and rate mode, towards me is armed and air mode. My usual arming and disarming doesn't take any extra thought or dexterity, but switching out of air mode while in flight does require some precision. This wasn't a big deal when I used to have the center position mapped to angle mode.
Hey Drew, what VTX are you using as I am not able to use the switch on my IX12 to set PitMode. I can however use the switch to change a VTX channel (to whatever no one is using) but for whatever reason I can't figure out how to turn pitmode on / off using a switch
Momentary switches/buttons are good for setting up a pre arm. Ive bumped my arm switch a few times by mistake, but since i had a prearm its theoretically saved me a good few times.
Wesley Duggan After disarming with a switch, I move the throttle up. The quad will not arm when the throttle is not in the low position. This way, even if I knock the switch into the arm position, the ESCs will not energize.
Drew, you need to put silicon fuel tubing on your throttle slider bar inside the radio with a little bit of oil. I did this on my DX9 cause I would get sticky throttle down low on my throttle stick and it made me surge up and down when coming in to land but now its butter smooth and freaking amazing feeling.
The VTX power function can be very helpful if you crash somewhere that you can't recover the quad or unplug it you can turn it off and others can keep flying without your interference...
As this video popped into my feed, I actually thought "oh neat I wonder what his switch config is". Just as you mentioned, people do wonder how other pilots set up their sticks. Also, didnt know about the vtx switch option in betaflight.
Yup throttle cut/throttle hold for CP helicopters was over on the right on the upper 3 position switch, arm middle. CP LOS 3d helis is how I started as well so I've built up that muscle memory for that switch.
I have a simple question, could you show how you set the crash beep system up or link a vid if already done please. I'm new to to game so it would greatly help locating stuff ups haha Kind regards Lindsay
This just goes to show, why each switch is assignable lol, because I don't think I could ever fly with my switches in your config, I would have to relearn my whole radio!
Beta flight read radio channels. Switches may or may not be assigned to a channel in your radio. It's not uncommon that your radio has more switches than channels. Switches can be used for other things like expo and dual rates that you control in the radio. For quads it's recommended to do that in beta flight instead of in the radio. But if you are short on channels it's an option.
I watched a Flite Test episode years ago (forget which episode) where Chad Kapper was teaching Josh Scott about the switches he said "Remember towards you is safe" and I add "away is ready to play". It's just the way It's been ingrained into my brain. To each their own :D Thank you for the upload, great topic!
Switches that can be easily knocked when sitting down on say a grassy ground area I have decided maybe should be OFF so this backs that up , so I may have to retrain and change.
My transmitter refuses to start until all the switches are up and the throttle is down, quite a nice safety feature.
I like Mr Steele's use of a 3-position switch for arming, where center=armed and up & down=disarmed, so if you accidentally knock the swtich when carrying it, there's a very high chance it ends up in the disarmed position, no matter which way you knock the switch.
The reason why the arming switch is best that way and not matching the rest of the switches is say your radio falls over or accidently gets bumped the quad will arm if on. Having it the way you do if it falls or gets bumped it won't arm. It is also the fastest switch to disarm the quad in that position. I don't keep my fingers hovering over the switches so it also fastest and easiest one to hit sliding up the back of the radio. Not sure about using the 3 position switch the original kill switch would get in the way. Your most likely going to wanna pull down the throttle while disarming too so your left hand switches are not ideal either.
I also use the right shoulder 2-position switch for arming. The reason is simple: I also fly fixed wing, and the left shoulder switch is automatically assigned to landing gear on Spektrum radios. This means, regardless of the aircraft I'm flying, fixed wing or multirotor, disarm is always the same switch.
Omg you’re literally the first fpv pilot to make this video! I can’t believe everyone doesn’t post this video, like hey one of the most important things about flying is the remote!!!!! Duhhh. Thanks for sharing
Drew, I have a question for the tech channel. What's the deal with props? I keep hearing things like, "If you're running 2207s, you may need a more aggressive prop" or "Everyone knows you can't use 5045s with xx00 kv motors". Well, I don't know that! How do you match props to motors to flying style to voltage, etc.? Thanks buddy!
Jimbubba FPV good question.
You can run any 5" prop, agressive or not on a 2207, plenty of power on a 2207 motor.
njtech did a good video on prop choices, in general bigger beefier motors can run steeper pitched props, but the main thing you should have as a goal is finding a prop that makes your throttle feel as precise as any other stick input, ie if you want to rise 2 inches.... what prop makes that the easiest task for you. i suggest starting with dal 5046c's... its very hard to improve on those with any motor from 2300kv to 2700kv
@@JustinDDavis agreed!
Good question
Im always tuned in Drew. Can't wait to see what direction rotor riot goes this next summer.
I want to get good enough this next year that i can be your "old dude" at rotor riot.....lol
I would love to see you go over 3D print settings and preparations for TPU for things like GoPro mounts.
nothing special with TPU, just print without retraction and slooooooooooooow
If you go back 20+ years in the hobby, you would find your transmitter choices were "Helicopter" or "Airplane". The same transmitter would be setup differently, switches labelled according to the type of aircraft you are flying, from the manufacturer. My early helicopter transmitters were 6 channels (I started on a 4 channel) and many had 1 switch for dual rates, or 2 switches with 1 for elevator and 1 for aileron and a pot or two to set your dual rates. Search the internet for some early Circus Hobbies radios (pre-Horizon Hobby) for some pictures. Referencing what DiamondSkyline said below, I was taught, for front facing switches, down is low, up is high and for top switches, back is low, and switches forward is high. I still do this.
Great video! I like hearing about the thoughts other people put into their switch setup.
I don't like the idea of using the bottom switches on the front of the radio for arming. It is too easy to accidentally flip those switches when you put your radio down in the grass. I mapped my Taranis's momentary switch to just play a sound--Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys yelling "G.I. Joe!" I hear him yell that surprisingly often when I quickly put my radio on the ground.
Just like your setup, I like having my arm switch on the opposite side of the controller from the throttle stick. It makes it easier to have a smooth landing.
I'm using a single 3-position switch for disarm and modes, SG on the Taranis X9D+. Away is disarm, middle is armed and rate mode, towards me is armed and air mode. My usual arming and disarming doesn't take any extra thought or dexterity, but switching out of air mode while in flight does require some precision. This wasn't a big deal when I used to have the center position mapped to angle mode.
the thing with bubbles is a fucking genious idea
Thanks! It makes a fantastic notification tone on my phone, too.
Hey Drew, what VTX are you using as I am not able to use the switch on my IX12 to set PitMode. I can however use the switch to change a VTX channel (to whatever no one is using) but for whatever reason I can't figure out how to turn pitmode on / off using a switch
Momentary switches/buttons are good for setting up a pre arm. Ive bumped my arm switch a few times by mistake, but since i had a prearm its theoretically saved me a good few times.
Wesley Duggan After disarming with a switch, I move the throttle up. The quad will not arm when the throttle is not in the low position. This way, even if I knock the switch into the arm position, the ESCs will not energize.
Drew, you need to put silicon fuel tubing on your throttle slider bar inside the radio with a little bit of oil. I did this on my DX9 cause I would get sticky throttle down low on my throttle stick and it made me surge up and down when coming in to land but now its butter smooth and freaking amazing feeling.
Thanks for the info!
Dual stage arming saves fingers. Hold one button, then flip arm switch. After a few close calls I very much believe this should be required.
The VTX power function can be very helpful if you crash somewhere that you can't recover the quad or unplug it you can turn it off and others can keep flying without your interference...
As this video popped into my feed, I actually thought "oh neat I wonder what his switch config is". Just as you mentioned, people do wonder how other pilots set up their sticks. Also, didnt know about the vtx switch option in betaflight.
Excellent tutorial Drew!!
Great video... if I may ask, what's the camera you used for recording? Quality is awesome! :) +1 subscriber
Yup throttle cut/throttle hold for CP helicopters was over on the right on the upper 3 position switch, arm middle. CP LOS 3d helis is how I started as well so I've built up that muscle memory for that switch.
Do you know anything about controlling servos in betaflight? I would be interested to learn more about that
Curious why you dont use a prearm? 2 stage arming is definitely way safer for new pilots
Thanks for sharing your information!
Greetings from Germany Bavaria
I have a simple question, could you show how you set the crash beep system up or link a vid if already done please. I'm new to to game so it would greatly help locating stuff ups haha
Kind regards
Lindsay
I like both channels you do.. and RR. Did you think you would have the jobs you do now when you made this channel? Keep up the good work.
Never worry about default switch positions arming when you plugin; use the trainer switch as a pre-arm.
Could you do a video on soldering? It takes me ages to get anything to sit correct
Maybe a video about setting up the videotransmitter on/off in betaflight?
Can you go a bit more into depth about the vtx function put mode and vtx off. First I have heard of it. Thanks
I would like to see more content about the ix12.
Thank you mr. President, it's great to see you back in your Oval Office on this channel. 🙏
No beeper mode to find your quad in the bush?
This just goes to show, why each switch is assignable lol, because I don't think I could ever fly with my switches in your config, I would have to relearn my whole radio!
No pre-arm switch?
Rotor Riot should buy into FlightOne... trust that's a good business move
Alguien sabe como solucionar todos los problemas de esta estafa de radio por que specktrum no dice nada gracias
On beta flight why doesn’t it read some switches?
Beta flight read radio channels. Switches may or may not be assigned to a channel in your radio. It's not uncommon that your radio has more switches than channels. Switches can be used for other things like expo and dual rates that you control in the radio. For quads it's recommended to do that in beta flight instead of in the radio. But if you are short on channels it's an option.
Arm disarm🤓✋💜💜💜
Isn't contract-tricks all that presidents do? …
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Wish you could break it down alittle farther like how to get pit mode assigned ro a switch for use boobs er I mean noobs
What no eyeliner!!
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