PIC Interface - Maping channels 5 & 6

[johnhlong]

[Steve Lewin]

[Ken Hewitt]

[johnhlong]

Ken,

It that good news from you? Are you sawing that your PIC interface will support channels 5 & 6 so I can select and map my pitch channel from my transmitter

John

[solo]

i am not sure that even if u could get the bars moving sepratley during calibration for both throttle and pitch , it would have the desired effect while flying as it isnt really built into FMS as yet........i would however love to be proven wrong!!!

[johnhlong]

I believe I would rather use the pitch channel from my transmitter than my throtle channel to control the pitch (Height gain) for helicopters as the transmitter mapping of the pitch changes ver. what mode I have the transmitter in when doing helicopter mixing.

FMS uses a fixed throtle when simulating a helicopter and even asks for "pitch" input in the control setup. I just would like to be able to actually give it the real pitch output from my transmitter

John

[solo]

i am with you.......the other important thing is whether the channel supported would be proportional or just an "on & off"
as happens with the joystick to pc interface channels 5 & above.

[Ken Hewitt]

John.

Yes the PIC interface sends all measured channels as proportional values, but I am not sure if FMS can do anything with them it may do as Steve said he could map a channel above 4 to one of the 4 control functions used by FMS.

Ken.

[falcon]

Also had success mapping more channels from my Futaba Fc18. Programmed mixers do work e.g. Rudder input with aileron roll, but glider airbrakes using aileron servos(both up) or down for flaps just rolls the aircraft. Any advice out there?