A term used by RC helicopter pilots describing rapid reduction of throttle stick setting on the Tx. A habit often formed with fixed pitch or coaxial helicopters that can destroy fixed pitch helicopters by driving them into the ground
Glossary
Clipping is used in two different contexts in OpenTX on Taranis conversations. Distorted sound from the small speaker on the Taranis can be described as having been clipped. In that context clipping describes a sound that has been distorted by an … Continue reading
Total mAh used as reported by current sensor. mAh measured
A type of helicopter with two sets of counter rotating main blades. Typically both sets of blades have set pitch angles.
Center of Gravity, an important set up requirement for an airplane to fly well. Establishes the balance point of the airplane front to back. The CG is usually measured from the leading edge of the wing and generally specified by … Continue reading
Collective Pitch Direction. Specifies the direction, Normal (—) or Inverse (INV).
Collective is the angle of the main rotor blades of a heli and is why a collecive pitch helicopter can fly upside down. Helicopters with fixed pitch blades (this includes almost all coaxial helicopters) do not require collective.
A helicopter that has main blades that can change angle while in flight. Usually achieved by adjusting the tilt and height of a swash plate.
Specifies the virtual channel to be used on MIXER page for pitch curve(s).
x – use: decimal or integer parameter values … Continue reading
a, b and d – use assignable to control hardware … Continue reading
a~x, a>x, a<x, |a|>x, |a|<x, AND, OR, XOR, a=b, a!=b, a>b, a<b, a>=b, a<=b, d>=x, |d|>=x, TIM.
Arithmetic: ~ approximately equal to (means value is within plus or minus 1) > greater than < less than >= greater than or equal to <= less than or equal to | | absolute value of = equal to != … Continue reading
Combined Pulse Position Modulation — Allows two functions (cyclic and collective pitch mixing) to drive three servos for the swash plate of a helicopter. See also CCPM.
A radio configuration for using a free thumb to adjust trim. For example on a mode 2 radio the right thumb could set rudder trim using the aileron trim switch and the left thumb could adjust aileron trim using the … Continue reading
See Custom Switch
Current in Amps as reported by the current sensor.
Maximum current in Amps as reported by the current sesnor.
Type: sixteen multi-point plot curve type options available. Select from: 3pt, 5pt, 9pt, 17pt(fixed X, user defined Y points) or 3pt’, 5pt’, 9pt’, 17pt’ (user defined both X and Y points). Usage: Mixes – option to apply conditional logic or … Continue reading
Replaced starting with OpenTx 2.0; see Logical Switches