Hey all!
Old DJI pilot, but new to DIY racing drones. I'm having a problem (or perhaps just ignorance/confusion) with my throttle and hoping to get a little help before I go completely nuts.
relevant equipment:
- HGLRC F460 (Titan) stack (BetaFlight 4.0.3, ESCs BLHeli32 updated (don't remember firmware version off top, but just a couple days), running DSHOT1200)
- FrSky X-Lite
The problems is that the throttle is idling at 1500 (center point), as I move down toward 1000 the speed increases up to, let's call it, X), as I move from 1500 to 2000 the motor speed increases from idle to X+A LOT. So it speeds up if I pull the stick down, and speeds up even more when I move the stick up. The X-Lite is set to Mode 2 (Left stick Throttle and re-center disengaged).
If I spin up the motors in BetaFlight or BLHeli32 Suite I get the same results, so will rule out the X-Lite.
So there's 1) something I don't understand about this style of flying, or 2) I have some configuration issue I don't understand. I'm really concerned about getting it in the air as-is as it seems as though it'd be a nightmare to control. Is this true, or is this correct and something I just have to practice with?
So is there anybody out there willing to tell me what kind of idiot I am?
Also, a little concerned about first flight as the drone I built is no joke, it's gonna scream - is there some way I can configure a newbie mode where the power is significantly reduced while I come to grips with it? Honestly, being an experienced pilot but in a very different class I very much underestimated the power this thing would have.
Thanks all for any help!
G
Old DJI pilot, but new to DIY racing drones. I'm having a problem (or perhaps just ignorance/confusion) with my throttle and hoping to get a little help before I go completely nuts.
relevant equipment:
- HGLRC F460 (Titan) stack (BetaFlight 4.0.3, ESCs BLHeli32 updated (don't remember firmware version off top, but just a couple days), running DSHOT1200)
- FrSky X-Lite
The problems is that the throttle is idling at 1500 (center point), as I move down toward 1000 the speed increases up to, let's call it, X), as I move from 1500 to 2000 the motor speed increases from idle to X+A LOT. So it speeds up if I pull the stick down, and speeds up even more when I move the stick up. The X-Lite is set to Mode 2 (Left stick Throttle and re-center disengaged).
If I spin up the motors in BetaFlight or BLHeli32 Suite I get the same results, so will rule out the X-Lite.
So there's 1) something I don't understand about this style of flying, or 2) I have some configuration issue I don't understand. I'm really concerned about getting it in the air as-is as it seems as though it'd be a nightmare to control. Is this true, or is this correct and something I just have to practice with?
So is there anybody out there willing to tell me what kind of idiot I am?
Also, a little concerned about first flight as the drone I built is no joke, it's gonna scream - is there some way I can configure a newbie mode where the power is significantly reduced while I come to grips with it? Honestly, being an experienced pilot but in a very different class I very much underestimated the power this thing would have.
Thanks all for any help!
G