this is something the experienced know about but i wanted to give a rookies view of what actually happens when you hit the f-mode switch, i now use it every flight with my V120D02s and 450 hybrid
first dont rush! to use idle-up but when you feel that you can control your heli reasonably well, make sure that your settings on the heli and the transmitter are correct and give f-mode a try, you will be amazed as i am how well the heli performs in the air, it makes the heli much more stable (which is obvious because of the increased head speed) but also it fills you with confidence because the heli reacts in a more positive way
so what to expect
despite what i thought before (basically because of a badly set-up esky cp3), the heli will not shoot up into the sky or instantly become hard to control, as long as your heli is set-up good the heli will rise up like it does normally but it will scream like a banshi this is fine so dont worry it wont explode, the controls will feel more crisp and direct, the only thing to remember is that when you input up or down the heli responds much faster especially when going down so you need to bear this in mind and just use very small throttle inputs
at present im starting from the ground because as ive learned from my 120 the throttle positions are different between idle and normal because of my curves and im not sure if a straight curve will be ok to use in f-mode
the settings i have at the moment (and someone please correct me if you know better) in normal i have a straight curve 0,-33,-67,50,+33,+67,+100 normal setting
idle 1 i have 90,90,90,50,90,90,90
idle 2 i have 100,100,90,50,90,100,100
i have 7 positions on my devo 8s TX and the pitch curves i have left as normal at present because of the ZYX gyro, i will change them slightly soon as long as the gyro doesnt get affected
im kicking myself now as to why i havent used f-mode before this, just hope this will help someone
first dont rush! to use idle-up but when you feel that you can control your heli reasonably well, make sure that your settings on the heli and the transmitter are correct and give f-mode a try, you will be amazed as i am how well the heli performs in the air, it makes the heli much more stable (which is obvious because of the increased head speed) but also it fills you with confidence because the heli reacts in a more positive way
so what to expect
despite what i thought before (basically because of a badly set-up esky cp3), the heli will not shoot up into the sky or instantly become hard to control, as long as your heli is set-up good the heli will rise up like it does normally but it will scream like a banshi this is fine so dont worry it wont explode, the controls will feel more crisp and direct, the only thing to remember is that when you input up or down the heli responds much faster especially when going down so you need to bear this in mind and just use very small throttle inputs
at present im starting from the ground because as ive learned from my 120 the throttle positions are different between idle and normal because of my curves and im not sure if a straight curve will be ok to use in f-mode
the settings i have at the moment (and someone please correct me if you know better) in normal i have a straight curve 0,-33,-67,50,+33,+67,+100 normal setting
idle 1 i have 90,90,90,50,90,90,90
idle 2 i have 100,100,90,50,90,100,100
i have 7 positions on my devo 8s TX and the pitch curves i have left as normal at present because of the ZYX gyro, i will change them slightly soon as long as the gyro doesnt get affected
im kicking myself now as to why i havent used f-mode before this, just hope this will help someone
