Translations:Manuals:BXFbl:AttitudeControl/4/en
Leveling modes
- Angular Mode
- In this mode the helicopter flies like a quadcopter. You have full control over pitch, but pushing aileron or elevator will only cause the helicopter to tilt by a given angle instead of rotating it around the roll or pitch axis. This makes flying much easier, as you can't flip the helicopter over - instead, the maximum tilt is limited by your stick input. (Note: if you want to practice inverted hovering using Angular Mode, you will have to bring the helicopter into inverted position with AttitudeControl disabled first, and then activate it.)
- Bailout rescue
- The rescue mode can be used to bring the helicopter into a safe, well-known position in case you lose orientation. No matter what position the helicopter is currently in, upright or inverted, once you activate the bailout rescue the system will bring your helicopter into an upright hovering position. If you additionally set the Attitude Mode to "Bailout rescue with Pitch", the system will also add some collective pitch input, so the helicopter hovers even if you accidentally have the thrust stick at a negative pitch position. You could also add even more pitch so the helicopter gains height quickly (for this purpose you can also use "Rescue boost", which can be set using the StudioX Flow app).
- 3D Mode
- This basically does the same as the rescue mode, but the difference is that it also levels the helicopter in inverted position. Here the system detects which position is closer to reach and directly levels the helicopter without turning all the way around. This can be used when you want to practice and learn aerobatic maneuvers, like inverted hovering, flips or tic-tocs. Since you can override AttitudeControl by adding some cyclic stick input, you can even leave AttitudeControl activated for a longer time, so the system guides you like a helping hand. For example, when doing a front flip you only have to concentrate on giving the correct collective pitch input - the elevator input does not have to be as precise, as the exact leveling when reaching the inverted hovering position is handled by AttitudeControl, which will pull the helicopter into level position once it is tilted more than 90 degrees forward. Note that the system will not level the heli in either direction while it is in a vertical position. This makes it more comfortable to fly loopings or knife-edge flight while 3D Mode is active!
Besides the general choice between these 5 modes (Angular Mode, Bailout rescue, Bailout rescue with Pitch, 3D Mode, 3D Mode with Pitch), you can adjust more options using the StudioX Flow app. For example, you can add some boost pitch for a short amount of time so the helicopter gains height quickly, or you can lock the thrust stick input. These options are described in detail below. Also note that when using Bank Switching (flight mode switching), you can set different Attitude modes and options for each flight mode and tweak the system to your liking even further.