cougar347

I just finished my new OMP 540FF. It will be powered by a Saito 72. This is my first 3D type plane and I am very new at flying 3D. I was hoping that someone could give me a good starting point for my control surface settings, both low and high. I know I have to start out somewhat on the mild side, but I'm not even sure what that would be. I do have dual rates on my transmitter, so I could go to high rates when I get more experience and get more comfortable with the plane. I really don't want to start out over my head.

Thanks,

Vince

Technito20

I'm not sure what that plane is like, but you say it's a 3-D plane. But the Saito.72 is a very powerful engine and if you are fairly new at flying and is your first 3-D plane, I'd stop and wait. With an engine of that power and a beginner flyer even at low rates is a big risk. When I got my first 3-D plane I took it up and almost hurt someone because it was way out of trim. Trust me, 3-D planes are far more harder to trim out than a basic trainer. But if you must, have someone who is experienced take you up on a first flght. Anyway I started out my rates at about 35% on the elevator and 28% on the ailerons. Different transmitters can be different though. That was for the Futaba 6EXA. And yes I know after flying a few times everybody wants to move right along with advance planes, and theres nothing wrong with that. I did the same, but wasn't successful. I learned to fly good after spending about a $1200. So yeah if you think you are ready to handle this plane and engine, then have a good flyer get you started. Just don't be like me and try to do it by yourself.

AFSalmon

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Vince,

You should set the deflections of the control surfaces rather than worry about the percentages on the tx. For training purposes set your low rate throws to 25-30 degrees and high rates to 30-40 degrees. If you are truly a new flier then definately get an instructor to help you get the plane airborne and trimmed out. Once you get used to the amount of control authority you can step up the throws to 45 degrees and let it all hang out.

cougar347

Hey Mike, thanks for your input. I was really hoping that you or someone from OMP would jump in here with some numbers. I'm not a new flier, I'm just new to 3D and new to the OMP 540FF. I started last spring on a trainer and then progressed to a 60 sized Stik over the summer. I do have a pretty good feel for basic aerobatics and that kind of stuff, and even got pretty good at flying my Stik inverted. I have read about people saying that one of these 540FF's could be as docile as a trainer if set up conservatively-I just wasn't sure what they meant by conservative-there's a whole lot of throw available on those huge control surfaces. Of course I know that there's a certain amount of inherent risk with 3D flying, that's why I built two 540FF's to start out with, and am already looking at one of the 47 inch or 65 inch Yak's as my next profile to build. Thanks to OMP for providing such a neat airplane. I will take your control surface numbers as a starting point and hopefully progress from there with my 3D learning experience. [8D]

Vince

AFSalmon

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Vince,

You are welcome. Also forgot to add that expo will help tame an aircraft down quite a bit. Start with about 40% expo and treak up or down depending on your taste for responsiveness around stick center.