With digital trims you don’t shut the engine off with THROTTLE TRIM. Let's set up IDLE-DOWN and “throttle cut” (THR-CUT) now.
GOALS of EXAMPLE STEPS INPUTS for EXAMPLE
23
Set up IDLE-DOWN.
P. 33.
IDLE-DOWN slows the engine's idle for
landings, sitting on the runway, and
maneuvers such as spins. The normal
(higher idle) setting (when IDLE-DOWN
is off) is for engine starting, taxi, and
most flight maneuvers, to minimize
chance of a flame-out.
From the BASIC menu, choose IDLE-DOWN.
Activate and adjust IDLE-DOWN.
Optional: change switch command from
C center-and-down to any other switch.
Close the Function.
5 steps to IDLE-DOWN.
to choose IDLE-DOWN.
to OFF.
C to center position. Screen now
reads ON.
to RATE.
to increase rate until engine idles
reliably but low enough to sit still.
(Not needed in this example.)
THR-CUT shuts the engine off completely
with the flip of a switch. P. 33.
(NOTE: DO NOT assign IDLE-DOWN
and THR-CUT to both positions of a 2-
position switch. See IDLE-DOWN for
details.)
Set up dual/triple rates and
exponential (D/R,EXP).
P. 38.
(Note that in the middle of the left
side of the screen is the name of the
channel AND the switch position you
are adjusting. Two or even THREE
rates may be set per channel by
simply choosing the desired switch
and programming percentages with
the switch in each of its 2 or 3
positions.)
From the BASIC menu, choose THR-CUT.
Activate, assign SWITCH and adjust.
Close the function.
From the BASIC menu, choose
D/R,EXP.
Choose the desired control, and set the
first (Ex: high) rate throws and
exponential.
to THR-CUT.
to choose THR-CUT.
to OFF.toSW.
to C.
to POSI. to DOWN.
to RATE. C to down position.
T
HROTTLE STICK.
until throttle barrel closes
completely.
5 steps to D/R,EXP.
to choose D/R,EXP.
A to up position.
to CH:.
to choose CH>2 (elevator).
[note the screen reads ELEV (UP)]
to D/R.
ELEVATOR STICK.
to set desired “UP” percentage.
ELEVATOR STICK.
as needed to adjust “DOWN”
percentage (normally set the same as down.)
to EXP.
E
LEVATOR STICK
. to set.
ELEVATOR STICK. to set.
