marcushh777
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How to Setup DX8G2 for WS2000 Dongle Part III (sailplane)
Overview:
As promised, this third installment of the "DX8G2 WS2000 Dongle Setup" article is devoted to the sailplane models, many of which will fly well using the "Gen Plane Sim II" DX8G2 model import, and the "Gen Plane Sim II" Sim controller Radio Profile, without modification. These files are attached below so that your controller and DX8G2 may be setup via import rather than manual settings on your part.
I plan to add one additional post to this thread for each additional aircraft that I discuss. I will kick this off by discussing the RF-97 Sailplane (advanced), and the RF-98 Sailplane (Swap Pages). These two sailplanes are the traditional configuration, typical sailplanes, and both will work well with the DX8G2 WS2000 files attached below, as described in Part I of this article.
RF-97 Sailplane
RF-97 Sailplane (advanced)
RF-97 Sailplanes, model gliders, typically have no motor and are either launched off a cliff|hillside or are towed into the air by another powered aircraft. They also typically do not have flaps in the traditional sense; rather, they have a "crow" arrangement of flaperons tied to the throttle gimbal level where "full throttle" is full wing lift and NO flaperons (no "crow" airbrake|spoiler), and low throttle is low wing lift, and full flaperons (full "crow" spoiler|airbrake). The gear is on switch (A), a single fully retractable wheel in the center of the forward fuselage. Ailerons, elevator, and vertical stabilizer (rudder) work as any other airplane.
Whether you use dynamic soaring, or cliff-side soaring, you will want to reduce the wind setting in Rf9.5; this is the page-down key enough times to get the windspeed somewhere less than 20 kph. This is very important for the scaled models (discussed later) that will lose their wings if you forget this point!
RF-98 Sailplane (Swap Pages)
RF-98 Sailplane is based on RF-97 Sailplane, and will work with the radio profile and model import files attached below (as described in Part I); however, the RF-98 Sailplane has a turbine and minimal fuel, in order to carry itself aloft. In this configuration the switch (A) is the turbine thruster (constant rpm), the mode switch (B) is the gear pos2 gear up, pos1 doors open, pos0 gear down. Again, the "crow" spoilers are on the throttle gimbal lever (full throttle, full lift) (low throttle, full "crow" spoiler).
The DX8G2 model import (below) has rates on switch C, F, and G. These are controlled in the DX8G2, so the software rates are deactivated in the radio profile on the Sim. Switch pos0 for each are high rate. (c) elevator, (F) aileron, (G) rudder.
You will want to use camera views F2 (nose) or F3 (chase) and with keyboard option (9) for Heads-Up Display while sailplaning (soaring). The Heads-Up Display shows compass, elevation, airspeed, climb|descend rate, turbine fuel remaining, etc. The color of the display defaults to gold, but may be changed to green or red, as you prefer (or other).
Please see Part I for discussion|instructions for using the attached files.
marcus
Overview:
As promised, this third installment of the "DX8G2 WS2000 Dongle Setup" article is devoted to the sailplane models, many of which will fly well using the "Gen Plane Sim II" DX8G2 model import, and the "Gen Plane Sim II" Sim controller Radio Profile, without modification. These files are attached below so that your controller and DX8G2 may be setup via import rather than manual settings on your part.
I plan to add one additional post to this thread for each additional aircraft that I discuss. I will kick this off by discussing the RF-97 Sailplane (advanced), and the RF-98 Sailplane (Swap Pages). These two sailplanes are the traditional configuration, typical sailplanes, and both will work well with the DX8G2 WS2000 files attached below, as described in Part I of this article.
RF-97 Sailplane
RF-97 Sailplane (advanced)
RF-97 Sailplanes, model gliders, typically have no motor and are either launched off a cliff|hillside or are towed into the air by another powered aircraft. They also typically do not have flaps in the traditional sense; rather, they have a "crow" arrangement of flaperons tied to the throttle gimbal level where "full throttle" is full wing lift and NO flaperons (no "crow" airbrake|spoiler), and low throttle is low wing lift, and full flaperons (full "crow" spoiler|airbrake). The gear is on switch (A), a single fully retractable wheel in the center of the forward fuselage. Ailerons, elevator, and vertical stabilizer (rudder) work as any other airplane.
Whether you use dynamic soaring, or cliff-side soaring, you will want to reduce the wind setting in Rf9.5; this is the page-down key enough times to get the windspeed somewhere less than 20 kph. This is very important for the scaled models (discussed later) that will lose their wings if you forget this point!
RF-98 Sailplane (Swap Pages)
RF-98 Sailplane is based on RF-97 Sailplane, and will work with the radio profile and model import files attached below (as described in Part I); however, the RF-98 Sailplane has a turbine and minimal fuel, in order to carry itself aloft. In this configuration the switch (A) is the turbine thruster (constant rpm), the mode switch (B) is the gear pos2 gear up, pos1 doors open, pos0 gear down. Again, the "crow" spoilers are on the throttle gimbal lever (full throttle, full lift) (low throttle, full "crow" spoiler).
The DX8G2 model import (below) has rates on switch C, F, and G. These are controlled in the DX8G2, so the software rates are deactivated in the radio profile on the Sim. Switch pos0 for each are high rate. (c) elevator, (F) aileron, (G) rudder.
You will want to use camera views F2 (nose) or F3 (chase) and with keyboard option (9) for Heads-Up Display while sailplaning (soaring). The Heads-Up Display shows compass, elevation, airspeed, climb|descend rate, turbine fuel remaining, etc. The color of the display defaults to gold, but may be changed to green or red, as you prefer (or other).
Please see Part I for discussion|instructions for using the attached files.
marcus