Years after I put RC down, I went back to it and found this stabiliser in my kit. Thanks for being a god-send years after making this video. Helped me out heaps in 2023.
Thanks Oliver glad I could be of help. Yes, I too, have been recipient of some very helpful videos and thought i'd give something in return. Hope you have a great experience with the AX601.
brilliant video, extremely informative! i've just bought 2no. of the Xpilot and manual is very poor i could'nt make head nor tail of it ! you have now made it simple. thank you so much......dave jackson.
Mike, I saw a later comment from you about the blue light flashing and not going solid. I simulated not plugging the rudder wire into the receiver and duplicated the symptom. Be sure you have (I used the purple wire) plugged into the right pin on the Xpilot and the receiver channel 4 (rudder) signal pin. That should make it work properly.
@@AMX02450 Great video, and question Mike. Hooked up my purple rudder wire and it works. Used a setup table like in the video and that helped also. Used my flysky fsi6 radio and the fs-ia6b receiver that came with the radio. First time I tried with a fsbs6 gyro receiver and could not get it to work. It was probably me but I wonder if the two gyros caused interference?
@@tedakers4406 Yep. Never daisy chain stabilizers. The second one sees the first one in the same way as mixes, trims etc on the radio and will just give you endless hassles.
This video is good for the old version of the Xpilot which is only used for T-tail planes. Banggood has recently shipped a newer version which supposedly can be set for Wings and V-tails also. The manual for that one shows extra steps in the calibration sequence to chose which type you are putting it on. Read the manual supplied with your unit! NOTE!...When set up as in this video, you will only have 1 mode choice. (The Mid Mode with self-leveling and minimal pitch/roll restrictions.) To get the full set of Manual/Mid/Self-leveling with Pitch/Roll Limits you MUST also connect the Throttle and Mode Inputs to the Xpilot.(Mode must be set to use a 3-position switch on ch 5) Then you will be able to do the full set--up procedure as per the manual that comes with your Xpilot. NOTE.... There are 2 different versions of the Xpilot....An older 1 that is only for T-tail planes and a newer 1 that has extra steps in the calibration procedure to chose T-tail/V-tail/Delta. Use the Manual that comes with your unit. The 1 linked on Banggood is only for the older type!) Doing the full set-up procedure and then cycling the power will teach the Xpilot the exact nose-up your plane needs for normal level flying at mid-throttle AND which way the stabilization should move the servos to correct any flight deviation. Unlike on some stabilizers on this 1 you set the correct stick direction controls in the radio (in Manual Mode) BEFORE you do the calibration procedure.)
Hi, thank you for explaining several items. At this moment I encounter two problems with the stabilizer. Instead of responding in the opposite direction for elevator and rudder when I move the fuselage, the respond is emphasizing the dive or turning so a crash is expected. The servos are set in the correct direction on the radio but the Xpilot reacts in the opposite way. The aileron movement and the stabilizing correcting is OK . Any idea?
This is only half of the procedure needed to fully calibrate the Xpilot for different planes, servo installations and different Tx/Rx combos. He was just lucky to get it working in the correct directions. Read below! 🙂
Why is there an option of connecting the throttle to the stabilisation system? I don't understand how throttle stabilisation would even work and when you would want to use it?
If you are using an S-bus receiver you need it to have a place to connect your throttle ESC leads. If you are using PWM leads you could just connect the ESC directly to the receiver but (like the rudder lead) you would have to Y-lead the throttle signal wire to the Xpilot to be able to use the combination stick positions to calibrate the Xpilot.
Hey, why did you connect the purple wire to the Stabilizer if you dont need the rudder? It wouldnt work if you only connect the rudder servo to the receiver? Also on the last demo set up you have the motor on your channel 5 i think, instead of 3, why?
@@chuckypilotaus3962 I have finally got the time to install it. My conclusion is that it simply won't work without the rudder wire. I guess it needs all three dimensions to calibrate.
Great video - thanks so much. Being a newbie a question for anyone to answer please? What if your model has no rudder? I have a model which uses differential thrust which is using my rudder function. What happens then? Can the XPilot still be used? Does anyone know if it will still work and how it should be wired? Any help would be gratefully received!
That's an interesting question. Since you can bypass the Throttle(s) direct from the receiver to the motor(s) ESC(s) and don't need the Rudder output from the Xpilot I guess you could do a throttle/rudder mix on the Tx for Differential Thrust. You'd have to Y-cord a Throttle to the Xpilot, plus have the Rudder signal wire connected between the receiver and Xpilot. Plus you might have to disable the differential mix to get the stick combination outputs to calibrate the whole thing first, then re-enable it before flying. Stick all the bits on a board and try it out. ;-)
The diagram of connections under all the wires here is available at this post from the respected jj604. Though his views on this unit are those of a very competent old school flier - not the folks who need this type of flying assistance. This unit works OK for us Noobs and doddery old farts! www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=35105864&postcount=19
I do not understand the rudder attachment. Why not just use a direct hookup to the receiver? I do not understand why you ran a Y connector and connected both the receiver and the signal from the xpilot
Simple. If you do not connect the rudder signal wire from the receiver to the XPilot input you cannot use the combination stick commands to calibrate the system. 😁
Very useful instructions @AMX02450! I have a quite simlar setup with the same FlySky FS-iA6B receiver, so my million dollar question for you is: have you ever tried it with an SBUS compatible receiver? As it seems that the Xpilot is also SBUS capable. Also wondering if the FS-iA6B i-Bus port could work. Thanks in advance!
i-bus is not the same as S-bus. To use it you would need a signal converter. Edit. The Flysky iA6B receiver CAN output S-bus - BUT ONLY if you can set your transmitter to send S-bus to the top Serial pins. Thus Flysky FS-i6x or FS-i6S transmitters can be used BUT NOT FS-i6 since it can only send PWM or i-Bus.
Does this need a 6 channel receiver to work the manual and auto mode. I have a spectrum spmar410 dsm2/dsmx 4 channel sport receiver. Cant figure out how to get it to work if its possible. Your video helped me alot to get it working just cant figure out how to turn it off. Thanks alot
You generally need more channels to cover anything above standard AETR. On a 6 channel receiver channel 5 is generally used for switching stabilization modes.
hello again, i have now connected everything up and bingo it all works ,even the mode plugged into my ch.5................the one problem i have is that all the control surfaces are reacting the opposite way on the stabilizer,. on many stabilizers this can be rectified by turning the pots. in opposite direction ,but that doesn't work. can you help ?.....thanks dave
@@johnheadley7368 If you do the full connection and set-up procedure as shown in the manual that comes with your Xpilot the transmitter teaches the stabilizer which way it should travel to correct any deviation. Note!!...Select ch5 to Manual and set Tx stick directions BEFORE doing Calibration procedure. Not sure if you need Fully Stabilized or Manual selected when doing Calibration. Check reactions in both cases. Note.. to use this setting-up video (ie no Calibration and only 1 Mode possible) YOUR METHOD is the only way to adjust the stabilizing directions! 🙂
Please help I have followed these configuration steps(ua-cam.com/video/zWttvM24aOk/v-deo.html) multiple times and can't get the blue light on the Xpilot to go solid blue(stabilize mode). Any advise is appreciated.
Years after I put RC down, I went back to it and found this stabiliser in my kit. Thanks for being a god-send years after making this video. Helped me out heaps in 2023.
Thanks for the video. I really appreciate it. The world becomes a better place to live in because of great and helpful people like you!
Thanks Oliver glad I could be of help. Yes, I too, have been recipient of some very helpful videos and thought i'd give something in return. Hope you have a great experience with the AX601.
I love this old school way of explaining things .your brain takes it smoothly 😃
brilliant video, extremely informative! i've just bought 2no. of the Xpilot and manual is very poor i could'nt make head nor tail of it ! you have now made it simple. thank you so much......dave jackson.
Mine is flashing all the time,and I followed your way of programming.
Appreciate the effort you made to make this video. Saved me much time and headache setting this unit up. :)
Mike, I saw a later comment from you about the blue light flashing and not going solid. I simulated not plugging the rudder wire into the receiver and duplicated the symptom. Be sure you have (I used the purple wire) plugged into the right pin on the Xpilot and the receiver channel 4 (rudder) signal pin. That should make it work properly.
@@AMX02450 Great video, and question Mike. Hooked up my purple rudder wire and it works. Used a setup table like in the video and that helped also. Used my flysky fsi6 radio and the fs-ia6b receiver that came with the radio. First time I tried with a fsbs6 gyro receiver and could not get it to work. It was probably me but I wonder if the two gyros caused interference?
@@tedakers4406 Yep. Never daisy chain stabilizers. The second one sees the first one in the same way as mixes, trims etc on the radio and will just give you endless hassles.
Thank you so much you guide me :)
This video is good for the old version of the Xpilot which is only used for T-tail planes. Banggood has recently shipped a newer version which supposedly can be set for Wings and V-tails also. The manual for that one shows extra steps in the calibration sequence to chose which type you are putting it on. Read the manual supplied with your unit!
NOTE!...When set up as in this video, you will only have 1 mode choice. (The Mid Mode with self-leveling and minimal pitch/roll restrictions.) To get the full set of Manual/Mid/Self-leveling with Pitch/Roll Limits you MUST also connect the Throttle and Mode Inputs to the Xpilot.(Mode must be set to use a 3-position switch on ch 5)
Then you will be able to do the full set--up procedure as per the manual that comes with your Xpilot. NOTE.... There are 2 different versions of the Xpilot....An older 1 that is only for T-tail planes and a newer 1 that has extra steps in the calibration procedure to chose T-tail/V-tail/Delta. Use the Manual that comes with your unit. The 1 linked on Banggood is only for the older type!) Doing the full set-up procedure and then cycling the power will teach the Xpilot the exact nose-up your plane needs for normal level flying at mid-throttle AND which way the stabilization should move the servos to correct any flight deviation. Unlike on some stabilizers on this 1 you set the correct stick direction controls in the radio (in Manual Mode) BEFORE you do the calibration procedure.)
Unreal thanks AMX!!
Hey Jono! Did you ever try 1 of these?
Cheers for that. Like you say, the Instructions are dreadful. This video was really helpful
Hi, thank you for explaining several items. At this moment I encounter two problems with the stabilizer. Instead of responding in the opposite direction for elevator and rudder when I move the fuselage, the respond is emphasizing the dive or turning so a crash is expected. The servos are set in the correct direction on the radio but the Xpilot reacts in the opposite way. The aileron movement and the stabilizing correcting is OK . Any idea?
This is only half of the procedure needed to fully calibrate the Xpilot for different planes, servo installations and different Tx/Rx combos. He was just lucky to get it working in the correct directions. Read below! 🙂
what about the three red LEDs and the extent of stick throw?
Yep, many steps left out in this set-up! See above comment - he was just lucky he got it to work at all!
Why is there an option of connecting the throttle to the stabilisation system? I don't understand how throttle stabilisation would even work and when you would want to use it?
If you are using an S-bus receiver you need it to have a place to connect your throttle ESC leads. If you are using PWM leads you could just connect the ESC directly to the receiver but (like the rudder lead) you would have to Y-lead the throttle signal wire to the Xpilot to be able to use the combination stick positions to calibrate the Xpilot.
Excellent thanks 🙏 Only thing is I had a surface reversed in gyro mode and can’t get it to go the other way, any ideas.
Read all the comments here thoroughly and watch the end of this video.
ua-cam.com/video/zWttvM24aOk/v-deo.html
Hey, why did you connect the purple wire to the Stabilizer if you dont need the rudder? It wouldnt work if you only connect the rudder servo to the receiver? Also on the last demo set up you have the motor on your channel 5 i think, instead of 3, why?
I was thinking exactly the same thing myself. Just bypass the stabiliser altogether for the rudder perhaps?
According to an answer below, it has to go through the stabiliser in order to use the stick combination to perform calibration.
@@chuckypilotaus3962 I have finally got the time to install it. My conclusion is that it simply won't work without the rudder wire. I guess it needs all three dimensions to calibrate.
Great video - thanks so much. Being a newbie a question for anyone to answer please? What if your model has no rudder? I have a model which uses differential thrust which is using my rudder function. What happens then? Can the XPilot still be used? Does anyone know if it will still work and how it should be wired? Any help would be gratefully received!
That's an interesting question. Since you can bypass the Throttle(s) direct from the receiver to the motor(s) ESC(s) and don't need the Rudder output from the Xpilot I guess you could do a throttle/rudder mix on the Tx for Differential Thrust. You'd have to Y-cord a Throttle to the Xpilot, plus have the Rudder signal wire connected between the receiver and Xpilot. Plus you might have to disable the differential mix to get the stick combination outputs to calibrate the whole thing first, then re-enable it before flying. Stick all the bits on a board and try it out. ;-)
@@theoztreecrasher2647 thanks for your input - I need to get my head around this....
if you had only shown how you plug those single wires in the receiver this would be awesome :D
The diagram of connections under all the wires here is available at this post from the respected jj604. Though his views on this unit are those of a very competent old school flier - not the folks who need this type of flying assistance. This unit works OK for us Noobs and doddery old farts!
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=35105864&postcount=19
I do not understand the rudder attachment. Why not just use a direct hookup to the receiver? I do not understand why you ran a Y connector and connected both the receiver and the signal from the xpilot
Simple. If you do not connect the rudder signal wire from the receiver to the XPilot input you cannot use the combination stick commands to calibrate the system. 😁
Very useful instructions @AMX02450! I have a quite simlar setup with the same FlySky FS-iA6B receiver, so my million dollar question for you is: have you ever tried it with an SBUS compatible receiver? As it seems that the Xpilot is also SBUS capable. Also wondering if the FS-iA6B i-Bus port could work. Thanks in advance!
i-bus is not the same as S-bus. To use it you would need a signal converter.
Edit. The Flysky iA6B receiver CAN output S-bus - BUT ONLY if you can set your transmitter to send S-bus to the top Serial pins. Thus Flysky FS-i6x or FS-i6S transmitters can be used BUT NOT FS-i6 since it can only send PWM or i-Bus.
@@theoztreecrasher2647 Thanxx!
You did not where to plug the wire into the receiver,you have three pins.
Does this need a 6 channel receiver to work the manual and auto mode. I have a spectrum spmar410 dsm2/dsmx 4 channel sport receiver. Cant figure out how to get it to work if its possible. Your video helped me alot to get it working just cant figure out how to turn it off. Thanks alot
You generally need more channels to cover anything above standard AETR. On a 6 channel receiver channel 5 is generally used for switching stabilization modes.
hello again, i have now connected everything up and bingo it all works ,even the mode plugged into my ch.5................the one problem i have is that all the control surfaces are reacting the opposite way on the stabilizer,. on many stabilizers this can be rectified by turning the pots. in opposite direction ,but that doesn't work. can you help ?.....thanks dave
I mounted the unit in opposite direction
@@johnheadley7368 If you do the full connection and set-up procedure as shown in the manual that comes with your Xpilot the transmitter teaches the stabilizer which way it should travel to correct any deviation. Note!!...Select ch5 to Manual and set Tx stick directions BEFORE doing Calibration procedure. Not sure if you need Fully Stabilized or Manual selected when doing Calibration. Check reactions in both cases.
Note.. to use this setting-up video (ie no Calibration and only 1 Mode possible) YOUR METHOD is the only way to adjust the stabilizing directions! 🙂
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Please help I have followed these configuration steps(ua-cam.com/video/zWttvM24aOk/v-deo.html) multiple times and can't get the blue light on the Xpilot to go solid blue(stabilize mode). Any advise is appreciated.