Futaba 6XHS User Manual

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2->6 — Elevator -> Flap Mixing

Elevator-to-flap mixing makes the flaps drop or rise whenever you pull on the elevator

stick. It is used to make tighter “pylon” turns or squarer corners in maneuvers. Elevator-to-flap

mixing is set up so that the flaps droop (are lowered) when up elevator is commanded.

DOWN flap or

flaperon

UP elevator

Notice that this mixing function works with the flaperon setting. If flaperon mixing

(

FLPR

) AND

2->6

mixing are activated, when you pull up elevator, BOTH ailerons will droop.

Setting Up 2 -> 6 Mixing

1. Press one of the

MODE SELECT

buttons until the

2->6

window appears.

The default is for the function to be inhibited. To activate, press the

CURSOR

key, then press the (+)

DATA INPUT

key. This will cause the

flashing

INH

display to change to a flashing

display.

2. Check the direction the flaps move: with up elevator, the flaps should droop downwards, and

for down elevator they should come up. In other words, they should move opposite the

elevator motion. Press the

CURSOR

key to get the large plus or minus sign in front of the

number flashing, then press the (+) or (–)

DATA INPUT

keys to get the direction correct.

3. Now hit the

CURSOR

key again to get to the mixing rate setting. Now the little Percent sign

will flash. You can use the (+) and (–)

DATA INPUT

keys to increase or decrease the amount

of mixing over or under the default 50% (pressing both

DATA INPUT

keys resets this number

to 50%). You should probably start with a smaller number (say 20% or so) and slowly

increase it to learn how the model reacts.

PMX1, PMX2 — Programmable Mixes 1 & 2

Your T6XAs/XHs system contains two separate programmable mixers (

PMXI

and

PMX2

)

with unique capabilities. You may use mixing to correct unwanted tendencies of the aircraft

during aerobatics. Each one of these mixers may be programmed to do things that are not built-

in programs. This makes them useful for all sorts of different things.

The elevator dual-rate switch in its down position turns on the mixers (if they’ve been

activated). The method to be used to program mixers is given for Mixer #1, but the other mixer

may be programmed in an identical fashion.

You can use both PMXs to create a custom dual elevator function, where you use two

servos for your elevator control, one for each side. Or you may also use the mixers for

correcting unwanted flying tendencies, like automatically applying a bit of rudder with throttle to

account for torque/P-factor effects, to a corrective elevator motion during knife-edge flight to

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This manual is related to the following products:

6XAS