Futaba 9C Glider Programming.

How can I set up a three-axis motorized glider using only a five-channel receiver? I want Butterfly on the throttle stick and motor speed on a slider.

1. First, the glider TYPE should be set to GLID(1FLP) at the parameter menu.

2. The second aileron, AIL-2, should be set to CH5&6, also at the parameter menu.

BASIC

Parameter

Type

GLID(1FLP)

AIL-2

CH5&6

3. The ailerons are then plugged into channels one and five of the receiver, as usual. The rudder servo is plugged into channel four and the elevator into channel two.

4. You will plug the electronic motor controller into the channel three pins of the receiver. In this example, the motor will be controlled by the left slider, Vr-D.

5. PMIX4 is the essential bit of programming in this setup. It mixes in negative100% airbrake back into itself. PMIX4 "deactivates" the throttle stick with respect to the channel three pins on the receiver. The mix should always be on.

6. PMIX5 outputs the left slider, Vr-D, to the channel three pins on the receiver. These are shown in yellow on the spreadsheet.

ADVANCED

RATE

RATE

OFST

MIX

MAS

SLV

LINK

TRIM

SW

POSI

PMIX-1

Linear

0%

0%

0%

INH

AILE

RUDD

OFF

OFF

B

NULL

PMIX-2

Linear

0%

0%

0%

INH

ELEV

FLP2

OFF

OFF

C

NULL

PMIX-3

Linear

0%

0%

0%

INH

FLP2

ELEV

OFF

OFF

G

DOWN

PMIX-4

Linear

-100%

-100%

50%

ON

ARBK

ARBK

OFF

OFF

H

NULL

PMIX-5

Linear

100%

100%

0%

ON

Vr-D

ARBK

OFF

OFF

A

NULL

7. Landing with spoilerons (or flapperons) is activated with switch A and the throttle stick using the "Butterfly" mix. These settings are shown in blue.

BUTTERFLY

MIX

AIL1

ELEV

FLAP

DL-ELE

PRESET

ACT

40%

-10%

40%

0%

100%

8. Camber and reflex can be controlled by the right slider, VR-E. Set the auxiliary channels so that channel six is controlled by Vr-E. These settings are shown in green.

BASIC

5-FLP

6-FLP

7-AUX

8-AUX

AUX CH

NULL

Vr-E

NULL

NULL

FLAPERON

ACT

(L)

(R)

AIL1

100%

100%

FLP2

100%

AIL2

100%

100%

FLP1

-100%

FLAP-TRIM

ACT

RATE

10%