FY21AP II IMU Autopilot + OSD

[electricmick]

I am one of many people who use 1.280 GHz video, the only legal 1.2GHz channel in USA & Canada, with 2.4GHz RC with no ill effects. I have not pushed the range of my flying beyond 500m yet as that is about the limit of LOS where I fly surrounded by lots of trees and murky winter weather, yes we still have lots of snow here.

[g.collins]

Hi Coyote
Its like starting all over again, I'm selling some 1/5 scale rc petrol cars on E-bay, to fund all the extra radio kit.
I have just won a FUTABA T9CP SUPER WITH THE CAMPac for £140 on E-bay.
now I'm looking at a Corona 8 Channel Receiver 35Mhz Dual Conversion, before I go ahead and get this, have you got any suggestions, or do you think this will be a good mach and run all the functions on the FY21AP II IMU Autopilot + OSD.
years ago, I only needed a strait 4 Chanel for my plans, the rest of the buttons were there to look like you were a professional on the field. :laugh:
thanks Gordon

[Coyote]

The Corona will do as you ask but recently i have to say ive completely stopped recommending them, the last few ive had have been questionable in reliability and they have now swapped the chips inside them to inferior cheap copies to save on price ( would you believe !! )

Now, for a rock solid reliable rx i would only recommend proper futaba rx`s now

[mark1975]

Well thats a bad move on there behalf thats for sure.

[venquessa]

Now, for a rock solid reliable rx i would only recommend proper futaba rx`s now

Do you know anywhere you can buy them these days?

[Coyote]

Everywhere, ebay etc. Just make sure its full range :)

[mark1975]

I know know he log onto www.pegassusmodels.com.or.co.uk and look in the secondhand section quite a few there paul simples ..

[mark1975]

Proper link paul http://www.pegasusmodels.co.uk/secondhand.asp

[g.collins]

quote

Time to stop lurking....

An AR7000 with recent firmware can be set to failsafe on all channels, but it's not the default. To get it to do it -

Power up the AR7000 with the bind plug in.
Remove the bind plug.
Power up the transmitter in bind mode.

HTH

Steve

Hi Steve

I tried the setup for the AR7000 that you kindly explained and it worked perfectly.

top tip thanks Gordon

[venquessa]

Proper link paul http://www.pegasusmodels.co.uk/secondhand.asp

Thanks mark.  Now I need to figure out what Futaba Rx's I got with my FF9 and if any are any good. 

I think the only one I got that looks useable for FPV is a FP-R38DF Rx.

This looks good, but pricey.
http://www.pegasusmodels.co.uk/scdetail.asp?id=996734

Suppose I need to go find a list of Futaba Rx's to compare.

[ORCA]

You don't have to use Futaba, you could use this Hi-tec Rx http://www.inwoodmodels.com/product_info.php?cPath=13_114_273&products_id=3529&osCsid=37af5e6d67a7d7a80c470e80e5448e00
or this one that is synthesized and has failsafe on the servo o/p's http://sussex-model-centre.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=25593
You should be able to get a s/hand Futaba FP-R138DF for about £20 of the Bay.
Both good(IMO) ful range Rx's but not sure of their ultimate range(sensitivity).
Do not use a Futaba 149i DP PCM Rx as it is not full range.

[g.collins]

Hi ORCA

I'm @ work waiting for my laser to finish, so I can go home, Iv been browsing the site seeing Watt shenanigans you gize, have been up to. and Getting some useful tips on setting up my Easy Star before I stick it together

The Hitec from SMC runs without crystals, sorry for my ignorance but will that binned with the futaba T9CP SUPER.
when I used 35mhz kit it all had crystals, I've been out of the loop for a bit.

talking of being out of the loop for a bit, when I lived in Cornwall, 12 years or so, I flew in a club out near Hayel way, near Hells Mouth cliffs,
I plan on tacking a trip down to see my family in the summer and If my FPV is up and running, I will be flying some cost Lin's.
I would like a heads up from the flying gize and girls down there, to see if there doing the same, and if there on this forum.

thanks Gordon

[ORCA]

To be correct you dont 'bind' 35mHz gear(there is no 'GUID' being transmitted). The Hi-tec synth' 9 channel Rx seeks out your Tx frequency and locks on to it as part of the setup proceedure. I've got one of these and it works well for LOS flying - don't know about FPV(sensitivity-range) but with fail safe on all channels it could make a useful combo with a RTH/RTL unit.
GUID - Global Unique Identifier/Identity. A digital number of at least 16 bits, unique to each Tx. 2.4gHz is digital. 35mHz is basicaly an analogue transmission.

[g.collins]

Hi Orca

thanks for the info, last night I bit the bullet and ordered a Dragon link system, I will connect that to my tranny, Hopefully it will stop me from worrying about going out of rang, I should loos video first, :o if so hopefully if I hit RTH fingers crossed I will get my plan back, this is a back up, not a plan. :laugh:
thanks Gordon