HITEC Eclipse 7 - Manual (Page 26)

Aircraft(ACRO) Section
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-Decrease keys. 50% is a good starting point. Press
Active/Inhibit (Clear) key if you wish to reset to 0%.
8. Remember to be sure not to have so much travel as to
cause binding when both elevator and rudder are
commanded simultaneously.
The Flaperon mixing function uses two servos to
individually control two ailerons, combining the aileron
function with the flap function. Both ailerons can be
raised and lowered simultaneously for a flap effect. Of
course, aileron function, where the two controls move in
different directions, is also performed. The down travel of
the left and right ailerons can be adjusted, so you can
also get a differential effect. (Left and right flap travel are
adjusted individually in the EPA menu.)
To take advantage of the flaperon mixing function, you'll
need to connect the right aileron servo to CH1 (AIL) and
the left aileron servo to CH6 (FLP).
CH1 CH6
Aileron Operation
CH1 CH6
Flap Operation
You can combine the flaperon function with the landing
function (LAND), to get steeper descents without building
up airspeed. This is very convenient for making short
approaches on small fields. Note that you cannot have
both flaperon and elevon mixing active at the same time.
Setting up the Flaperon function
1. The right flaperon servo should be plugged into CH1,
and the left flaperon servo should be plugged into CH6.
2. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons repeatedly
to select the FLPN window. The INH indicator will show.
3. Press the Active/Inhibit
(Clear) key to activate the
flaperon function. This will
show the On indicator.
4. Press the Cursor Right
key once. A small arrow is
displayed over the numeral
1, representing aileron
master channel, and the
percent indicator will blink
on and off. A small arrow is displayed under the numeral
1, which tells us we're setting the right (CH1) flaperon
servo. Move the aileron stick all the way to the right, and
check that both flaperons move the right direction.
If the right (CH1) flaperon moves the wrong way, change
its travel direction by holding the stick to the right,
pressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key, then pressing
the Data -Decrease key until you reach -100%.
FLPN - Flaperon Mixing
This will also change the travel for the left stick motion.
5. If the left (CH6) flaperon moves correctly with aileron
stick, go to the next step. Otherwise, change its travel
direction by pressing the Cursor Right key (the little
arrow moves under the 6),
press the Active/Inhibit
(Clear) key (sets 0%), then
press the Data -Decrease
key until you reach -100%.
6. Now you'll input the
amount of flap response on
the flaperons. The flap
motion is commanded by
the VR1 knob to the left of
the antenna, and both flaperons should move the same
direction when you move the knob. Press the Cursor
Right key one time, so the little arrow moves over the 6
indicating flaps are now the master channel. Note the
arrow under the 6 as well, indicating left (CH6) flaperon.
Now you may adjust the amount of left flaperon travel
with the Data +Increase and -Decrease keys. Press
Active/Inhibit (Clear) key if you wish to reset to 0%.
You may need to choose negative values to get the
control to travel the correct direction.
7. Now you'll input the
amount of flap knob
response on the right (CH1)
flaperon by pressing the
Cursor Right key once.
Now the little arrow moves under the 1, and you may
adjust the amount of right flaperon travel with the Data
+Increase and -Decreasekeys.
8. You may wish to set aileron differential. Aileron
differential means that each aileron has more travel in the
'up' direction than the 'down' direction. Normally the
down travel is reduced to about half of the up travel,
especially on slower-flying models. Press the Cursor
Right key two times, so the little arrows move over and
under the 1 indicating aileron stick is again the master
channel. The arrow under the 1 indicates the right (CH1)
flaperon. Move the stick to the LEFT and press the Data
-Decrease key until you get to 50-75%. If you need even
more differential, you can choose as low as 0% down,
and the ailerons will move up only. This is preferred over
reducing the up travel, which reduces the roll rate.
9. You must repeat this procedure for the left flaperon
also. Press the Cursor Right key one time, so the little
arrow moves under the 6 indicating the left (CH6)
flaperon. Move the stick to the Right and as before,
press the Data -Decrease key until you get to 50-75%.