Example - 4-Flap Glider - Multiplex Cockpit SX 7 Mode D'emploi

10. Example - 4-flap glider

Programming a (4-flap) glider is
extremely easy:
· Create a new model using the assistant, select the "glider"
type. Give your model a name.
· In the next menu, "model type", activate the use of "four
flaps".
Important:
The exterior pair of flaps is called the ailerons, the interior
two flaps are called flaps (also camber-changing flaps).
· Perform the guided programming up to the "Servo set-
tings".
· Click the selection box. The list of servos appears; the
preselected numbers correspond to the servo posi-
tion on the receiver, followed by the control function.
Connect the servos to the receiver according to the list if you
have not done so already.
· Check the direction of rotation of the servos; should it be
necessary to change them, you can change the direction
after selecting the corresponding servo by pressing the "re-
verse" field.
Hint: In this step, the flap servos are still controlled via one
of the rollers on the back of the transmitter. The flap servos
should both run in the same direction when pressing the
"flap" operating element!
· Bring the operating element for throttle (joystick/roller) into
the throttle off position, and all others into the middle po-
sition.
Hint: Before beginning with the servo settings on
the transmitter, all control surfaces should be me-
chanically aligned correctly; a fundamental require-
ment is that the model is constructed carefully.
Correct all control surfaces which are distinctly off the mid-
dle position by mechanically shifting the servo lever, or by
changing the linkage.
· Now begin setting the elevators and rudders (elevator+ and
rudder); first optimize the middle position, after which you
can set the full deflections recommended by your model's
manufacturer.
· When setting the ailerons (Aileron L/R+) and flaps/cam-
ber-changing flaps (Flap L/R+), proceed as follows:
Control the ailerons successively upwards, and for each one
measure the travel achieved without exceeding the mechan-
ical limits. Note down the smaller of the two values. Set the
servo travel on the transmitter so that the smaller value of
the two servos you noted down is achieved.
Measure the downward deflection of the two ailerons, and
set the smaller of the two values for both control surfaces.
Adopt the same procedure for the flaps/camber-changing
flaps.
Setting the servo travels specified by the model manufac-
turer is only performed in the next step in the "Mixer"menu.
· Using the arrow symbol at the bottom right, switch to the
next settings menu level "Mixer".
If you have activated the use of flight phases in the assistant,
please note that all mixer settings you make in the following
steps can and must be set individually for all flight phases.
In this case, you need to select all flight phases and trans-
fer the value after changing a value using the flight phase
switch "PHASE".
· In the selection field at the top right, select "Aileron mix"
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