We decided to use the Sombra Labs SL-8 Receiver with our Kilo Subdriver. (Both came from Caswell.)
It's not abundantly clear which servo goes into which pin set.
We're using a Futaba receiver operating on 72 MHz. We have a synthesized tuner pack on the Futaba, which looks to be cooperating with the SL-8. It's pretty nice to be able to switch frequencies on both units without having to buy crystals.
The Futaba 9C is designed to control gliders, Helis and planes. Even though subs fly in (and to a lesser degree on) the water, it's not clear which flight mode to use, nor how to assign the controls. Forward dive planes aren't really analogs to ailerons, since they don't move in opposition. (Next project, maybe?) But a rudder is a rudder, and rear dive planes certainly seem to function like elevators. Power controls seem not to translate too well, since RC planes don't seem to put their engines in reverse.
Is there a question here? Two threads, actually...
Is 72 MHz fine for subs? I've heard suggestions that 75 MHz is better.
How to you set up the radio? Is it a plane, helo, or glider? (I assume plane.) Which servos go to which channel function? (Rudder to rudder connection seems obvious, as does the elevator to rear dive plane) But what about the forward dive planes? And what about the propulsion control?
It's not abundantly clear which servo goes into which pin set.
We're using a Futaba receiver operating on 72 MHz. We have a synthesized tuner pack on the Futaba, which looks to be cooperating with the SL-8. It's pretty nice to be able to switch frequencies on both units without having to buy crystals.
The Futaba 9C is designed to control gliders, Helis and planes. Even though subs fly in (and to a lesser degree on) the water, it's not clear which flight mode to use, nor how to assign the controls. Forward dive planes aren't really analogs to ailerons, since they don't move in opposition. (Next project, maybe?) But a rudder is a rudder, and rear dive planes certainly seem to function like elevators. Power controls seem not to translate too well, since RC planes don't seem to put their engines in reverse.
Is there a question here? Two threads, actually...
Is 72 MHz fine for subs? I've heard suggestions that 75 MHz is better.
How to you set up the radio? Is it a plane, helo, or glider? (I assume plane.) Which servos go to which channel function? (Rudder to rudder connection seems obvious, as does the elevator to rear dive plane) But what about the forward dive planes? And what about the propulsion control?
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