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Hey Hershey: I can send you a step by step Excel spreadsheet file outlining the setup for a DX8 if you like. I assume some near compatibility there with your DX7. RTH can be done a couple of ways and if I read you correctly, IOC and Home Lock will bring your F450 back to you without auto land...

Highflyer: If you want to look at how I setup my F550/DX8/AR8000, I have a step by step Excel spreadsheet file you can look at. Has a wiring diagram and images of the DX8 setup screens. Basically, the setup is like this: GEAR switch - switched failsafe FMODE switch - flight mode - GPS, ATT...

Hello Michael: Sorry to hear about your loss. Anyway, I have an Excel spreadsheet with basic wiring diagrams from the NAZA to AR8000 receiver, pictures of the DX8 setup screens and step by step instructions for setting up the various DX8 switches, etc. If you would like to give it a look...

On the strength of the DJI video I installed some of the 1038 props. First flight was last week for about 5 minutes to look at the power required, since DJI claims 10% better efficiency - more thrust, less power draw - whatever they mean. Anyway, hovered at my normal 55% collective. I fly at...

Hey Michael: Send me a PM with a private email address and I'll send you my setup files for NAZA-GPS / DX8. I'm flying a F550 frame, so you'll need to remember to change that setting in the DJI Assistant to reflect you having a F450. Ron

Harry: My newbie advice to you is to review the manual, starting at page one. Mounting the NAZA with correct flight orientation is as basic as it comes. Another suggestion is to head on over to rcgroups|multi-rotor helis and search on "NAZA" and "NAZA GPS". There's a wealth of knowledge...

Harry: Which direction is forward on your build? Ron

bigmac: Send me a PM from your personal email and I'll send you my setup files specific for the F550 and DX8. As Jim says, you will also need those files from DJI as well. Ron

Search49: Don't know much about why some motors spin up faster than others. Mine does the same on a F550 and NAZA. It usually takes a little more throttle to get them all going, but they're ready to fly at about 30-40% throttle. The other thing, when you were holding your quad and some...

mhevansusa I was thinking about your problem and there might be a workaround which can be easily tested. There's a way to set a new home position in flight. According to what I have, you go to the new "home" position, move the flight mode switch from GPS to Manual and back. Then...

Warlock: No slamming going on here. Trying to learn from your flight and think of ways to get myself out of what you experienced. >Put my faith in return to home, and if I had not gone bird watching I would have noticed that indeed it was over my head. But I was looking elseware, freaking...

>Is return to home suppose to be a regular part of flight or something for a worst case scenario? Worst case. While I wouldn't describe RTH as a gimmick, it certainly would earn its money if your XT crapped on you, the best use I've had with it is getting my noob-self re-oriented, then...

Some thoughts on this: It appears the hexa came home, only didn't have enough battery to get down from whatever altitude it RTH'd to. I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to to some testing to see how long it takes to get down from the minimum of 60ft, including the hover time at that...

>Does Home Lock gain altitude prior to returning home like RTH does? This would be important if you have obsticles in your path back. I don't think so. That's why I mentioned being careful with it re altitude. Of course, right after takeoff, you could determine how much power it takes...

>Pity there's no other way of invoking the RTH without going to failsafe mode. If you have a good GPS lock, IOC Home Lock will at least bring it back to you without reverting to failsafe. But you need to be careful with altitude.

Using a Spektrum DX8. Three position FLAP switch to select GPS, ATT, Man flight modes. Two position GEAR switch to activate failsafe.

>I try to get 3 position sw for gps-a-m but I can't . What switch are you trying to use? Did you get my file showing how to setup the FLAP switch for use as the 3 position Flight Control switch?

f-mode sw Geez, well that didn't take much effort. When I tried to activate the f-mode sw, it wouldn't come out of INH, and this is what I just discovered minutes ago, apparently because all the other (receiver?) positions were taken. If I put FLAP sw into INH, that freed up AUX1, which I...

f-mode sw T-Ed/Hex: Well, you guys are doing something I'm unable to and that's why I ended up on the FLAP sw. I can't get the fmode switch to accept any change in the Switch Select menu on the DX8. That's where I wanted to be as well.

OK, we've got something crossed here. I cannot get my fmode switch out of INH on the DX8 Switch Select page of setup. and I'm pretty sure the DX8 manual says the fmode switch is only for helo. I stand to be corrected. If you PM me, I'll send you an Excel spreadsheet with my setup, complete...