Futaba GY701 Quick Start User Manual
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G
YRO
S
ENSOR
I
NSTALLATION
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2. Electromagnetic interference could affect the
gyro or tail rotor servo. Mount the gyro in a
different location, away from the electronic
speed control, servos and drive motor.
3. The trouble may be caused by vibration.
Verify that your helicopter’s components are
balanced. If problems persist, try mounting
the gyro in a different location.
T
AIL
R
OTOR
S
ERVO
I
NSTALLATION
& S
ETUP
Follow your transmitter instructions and program
the transmitter as follows:
❑ Enable the gyro function within the transmitter.
❑ Set the gyro mode to AVCS (GY) within the
transmitter.
❑ Set the remote gyro gain to 70% AVCS in the
transmitter for the Normal and Hold fl ight
conditions. Use 60% AVCS for all idle up
conditions. See “Setting The Gain” section in
the instruction manual for more details.
❑ Set the Tail Rotor ATV/EPA to 100% for both
left and right.
❑ Set D/R to 75% for both left and right. This
will reduce the maximum pirouette rate. Make
adjustments to these values once the initial test
fl ight has been completed.
❑ It is recommended that you run 30%
softening expo on the tail rotor channel
within the transmitter.
n
WARNING
l Do not connect the tail rotor servo to
the gyro until the servo type has been selected. Operating
the servo using the incorrect setting may damage the
GY701 or the servo.