Would be great to have a video only on maiden flights. What is the plane setup in at launch. Trim, tune and land then save and do it again. It’s a process I haven’t sorted out yet on fpv planes. Done this decades on legacy RC planes and I can’t get my Talon GT launched properly yet. Still in one piece though 😊
@@Painless360 thanks and I have. It’s just that the maiden flight is such a milestone on flying planes and is where things go wrong and lessons are mostly learned on planes. I’ve had a lot of years learning and this Talon Rebel GT just won’t go. Lots of flight failure review boards going on right now
This was the video with most of the info i need for me as new to INAV and FPV, but a RC-pilot LOS since almost 40 years. Nice of you to put in all this effort to share your knowledge. Very much appreciated! 👌
Glad it made sense. It sounds like you are the exact kind of pilots the series was aimed at. Be aware that this video is part of a complete series and covers all you need to know to get flying. There is a newer series here too - ruclips.net/p/PLYsWjANuAm4q-i0YGMJGLOfaYIuNIYPfF
I'm not sure about the answer to one thing, though. What does the plane do after auto launch? Do I have to take control, or after this procedure, does it go to the height we set and circle, or should we turn on the return home feature until I'm ready after takeoff to do this?
Thanks for the great series on INAV 5. I'm just about to maiden my first INAV build and you have been a tremendous help. I put Angle, Horizon and Acro modes on one switch and Manual on another. I was glad to find that Manual overrode the others when it was live. Thanks again.
Fantastic video, but one thing is missing, and maybe for advice pilots that like all perfect. I do flight the airplane in Manual mode first, trim the airplane with the radio, record where the flight surfaces end up for a trim aircraft, after that adjust the rod accordingly and reset the radio trim to default. Why, because I know now that the plane itself is flying perfect in manual and any deviation with intelligent mode is a issue with the flight controller and no with my aircraft. After that then a do Inav, one of the reason is because even inav is fantastic a poor aircraft setup will be mask by Inav like the servo center that can not have more that 50/-50 microseconds difference from 1500 microseconds. Mechanical manual setup is key to have a good Inav flying aircraft. The other reason is that if you go just by inav (acro,angle, or horizon mode etc, when you switch to manual mode, be ready for the surprise of you life.
Hi Lee. A very helpful series. Do you have a Safe Home tutorial? I have a need to have my wing return to a location near launch, but short distance away.
I have an arm/disarm sequence programmed in the radio that works very well for me. My radio is a RadioMaster TX16S and to arm: throttle should be zero, SF down and pulse SH. That way there's no chance it arms by accident. To disarm you only need to put SF up but the throttle should be zero as well. This is to avoid disarming by accident middle flight.
Good tip - thanks. Presumably SF is the switch to Arm & you're using logic switches to test the conditions are met, although I'm not sure how the condition is still true once you let go of the pulse SH switch (so wouldn't that disarm it ?) - need to try this out on my Radiomaster.
great videos quick question so If I set up 2 3 position or even a 2 position switch switches set for different modes would I need to leave the middle position blank so I could shut one switch off to use the other seems they would interfere with each other
Hi, and greetings, thanks for tutorial, but, I have a question regarding the mode NAV CRUISE, if I choose a throttle stick speed, and then choosed a direction, and finally I choosed a altitude, during flying, for ex. , straight forward, is this mode NAV CRUISE that I need to aktivate?... my goal is to enjoy the pan/tilt without worring about the piloting. Thank u and waiting for your answers,
In CRUISE mode, the plane will autonomously keep its course in the air, the pilot does not have direct control over yaw and roll but changes the flight course direction via the roll stick. The throttle is controlled automatically by INAV. Always refer to the docs for the latest detail
if you install your flight controller opposite of the direction of the indication arrow, do you have to go into CLI to change this or is there an easier way with Inav 6?
Hello! I'm a huge fan of your video. I own a "racer" type airplane, known for its speed and power. I would like to have two distinct configurations for my plane: would it be possible to incorporate a button on my remote control that would allow me to switch between two servo motor amplitude ranges? This would give me the flexibility to adapt to different flying speeds. Is possible to set this on inav ?
I'm not sure that you can swap motor mixes in the same way you can with servo mixes. I had a look in the project and can't see an open request for the feature to be added. Maybe scale it on the radio?
"Hi, I managed to get it working, thank you! I have another question: my stabilizer doesn't make significant corrections-it's really minimal and I don't think it's effective in cases of wind or turbulence. Do you know how to fix this issue?"
May I ask if do I have to have flight mode to use nav mode i.e. I have to put my craft to angle mode first before I can activate Nav POShold? or they work independently? Thank you for your time sir
They work as self contained modes. See github.com/iNavFlight/inav/wiki/Navigation-modes#nav-poshold---Position-hold - "lightmodes are self contained. For example: with RTH and WP (Waypoints) it's not necessary to enable angle, althold or mag, it enables what it needs. Read more below in POSHOLD section"
@@Painless360 sir, thank you for taking your time to explain, I were trying to read the document but your explanation helped me understand it a lot better. May I asked if you happened to know what might be the problem when I switch on POSHOLD my quad just flying in a circle but doesn’t stay where it suppose to be ? I checked my gps and it had at least 8 Sat, calibrated the compass but I just couldn’t get it working. Thank you sir for your time.
Hello there. I am a RC plane/helicopter pilot who has been watching your series. My question to you is as such. Can I use my current Spektrum radio or buy a Futaba radio that supports "S" bus for FPV use? Or buy a new system such as your Radiomaster with 4 in 1 open or ELRS architecture? Thanks, I appreciate your opinion. Ken
If you are looking at using a flight controller (like I am in the video), then SBUS is the most basic protocol supported. Flight controllers support lots of other input protocols likevCRSF and IBUS (see www.mateksys.com/?portfolio=f411-wte#tab-id-4). So there us a lot of choice but I still use SBUS a lot here!
@@Painless360 The problem lies with Inav. my vtx works fine but you cannot activate the fifth power level only through Inav. It seems that Inav did not foresee the vtx with 5 power levels
@@Painless360 sorry. You mentioned about servo trim mode and also said you use continuous servo trim. Then turn it off after a few early flights. Do you turn off continuous or leave that on?
Anyone got any ideas as to why Im not getting any servo action from any of the flight modes? Manual works normally, all servos moving and in correct directions, but no matter what I do, swapping connectors for the servos etc, it just will not auto correct at all. tested loads of times on the bench and in the air during a manual take off, switching modes does nothing its like its always in manual mode.
Would be great to have a video only on maiden flights. What is the plane setup in at launch. Trim, tune and land then save and do it again. It’s a process I haven’t sorted out yet on fpv planes. Done this decades on legacy RC planes and I can’t get my Talon GT launched properly yet. Still in one piece though 😊
Check out the maiden video in the 2023 INAV for beginners series... covers all that
@@Painless360 thanks and I have. It’s just that the maiden flight is such a milestone on flying planes and is where things go wrong and lessons are mostly learned on planes. I’ve had a lot of years learning and this Talon Rebel GT just won’t go. Lots of flight failure review boards going on right now
Using the setup method shown in my INAV for beginners series, I rarely have an issue... Best of luck
This was the video with most of the info i need for me as new to INAV and FPV, but a RC-pilot LOS since almost 40 years. Nice of you to put in all this effort to share your knowledge. Very much appreciated! 👌
Glad it made sense. It sounds like you are the exact kind of pilots the series was aimed at. Be aware that this video is part of a complete series and covers all you need to know to get flying. There is a newer series here too - ruclips.net/p/PLYsWjANuAm4q-i0YGMJGLOfaYIuNIYPfF
I was just thinking about which one to base on among so many options. Again, it's a very nice and helpful video. Thanks!
I'm not sure about the answer to one thing, though. What does the plane do after auto launch? Do I have to take control, or after this procedure, does it go to the height we set and circle, or should we turn on the return home feature until I'm ready after takeoff to do this?
Got me back into working with iNav on a fixed wing (Bixler 3) watching your videos. The explanations of the modes really help out. Thanks Lee.
Fantastic video, Lee! Thanks a lot! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
The best video I’m wait for this a long time. Thanks for make the hobby easy
Thanks for the great series on INAV 5. I'm just about to maiden my first INAV build and you have been a tremendous help. I put Angle, Horizon and Acro modes on one switch and Manual on another. I was glad to find that Manual overrode the others when it was live. Thanks again.
Hi, friend! Thank you for this video! Very useful information. Now I have become much clearer and I will fly my planes more confidently 😊
I wish I would have watch this before flying my Talon 250g with inav. Thank you.
I’m hoping to never get a scratch on my dart 250
Thanks a ton for this whole series.
Fantastic video, but one thing is missing, and maybe for advice pilots that like all perfect. I do flight the airplane in Manual mode first, trim the airplane with the radio, record where the flight surfaces end up for a trim aircraft, after that adjust the rod accordingly and reset the radio trim to default. Why, because I know now that the plane itself is flying perfect in manual and any deviation with intelligent mode is a issue with the flight controller and no with my aircraft. After that then a do Inav, one of the reason is because even inav is fantastic a poor aircraft setup will be mask by Inav like the servo center that can not have more that 50/-50 microseconds difference from 1500 microseconds. Mechanical manual setup is key to have a good Inav flying aircraft. The other reason is that if you go just by inav (acro,angle, or horizon mode etc, when you switch to manual mode, be ready for the surprise of you life.
This is part of a series.... keep watching! This series is aimed at beginners and the videos work best when watched as a series. Happy flying!
@@Painless360 totally agree.
A good and informative set of videos.
Good vid. The inav wiki really needs an update
Thanks for the series, great job with the videos
Hi Lee. A very helpful series. Do you have a Safe Home tutorial? I have a need to have my wing return to a location near launch, but short distance away.
Not yet, next one is an autolanding for fixed wing....
I have an arm/disarm sequence programmed in the radio that works very well for me. My radio is a RadioMaster TX16S and to arm: throttle should be zero, SF down and pulse SH. That way there's no chance it arms by accident. To disarm you only need to put SF up but the throttle should be zero as well. This is to avoid disarming by accident middle flight.
can you upload a photo of the program sequence or something so I can replicate it?
Good tip - thanks. Presumably SF is the switch to Arm & you're using logic switches to test the conditions are met, although I'm not sure how the condition is still true once you let go of the pulse SH switch (so wouldn't that disarm it ?) - need to try this out on my Radiomaster.
BTW, whet happens if, by accident, you switch the arm mode to "off"? do you loose the control of the plane and even the RTH fonction?
this vid is awesome!!
great videos quick question so If I set up 2 3 position or even a 2 position switch switches set for different modes would I need to leave the middle position blank so I could shut one switch off to use the other seems they would interfere with each other
I tend to mix them together so that each of the positions produce a different channel value. See ruclips.net/video/a3YDWxPPqT8/видео.html
Hi, and greetings, thanks for tutorial, but, I have a question regarding the mode NAV CRUISE, if I choose a throttle stick speed, and then choosed a direction, and finally I choosed a altitude, during flying, for ex. , straight forward, is this mode NAV CRUISE that I need to aktivate?... my goal is to enjoy the pan/tilt without worring about the piloting. Thank u and waiting for your answers,
In CRUISE mode, the plane will autonomously keep its course in the air, the pilot does not have direct control over yaw and roll but changes the flight course direction via the roll stick. The throttle is controlled automatically by INAV. Always refer to the docs for the latest detail
if you install your flight controller opposite of the direction of the indication arrow, do you have to go into CLI to change this or is there an easier way with Inav 6?
Yes you do. Use the ruclips.net/video/Af-bbT-2exI/видео.html to help.
Hello! I'm a huge fan of your video. I own a "racer" type airplane, known for its speed and power. I would like to have two distinct configurations for my plane: would it be possible to incorporate a button on my remote control that would allow me to switch between two servo motor amplitude ranges? This would give me the flexibility to adapt to different flying speeds. Is possible to set this on inav ?
I'm not sure that you can swap motor mixes in the same way you can with servo mixes. I had a look in the project and can't see an open request for the feature to be added. Maybe scale it on the radio?
@@Painless360 okay je vais essayer de passer par la radio, et sinon comment régler l’amplitude de la stabilisation ?
"Hi, I managed to get it working, thank you! I have another question: my stabilizer doesn't make significant corrections-it's really minimal and I don't think it's effective in cases of wind or turbulence. Do you know how to fix this issue?"
ruclips.net/video/OO1tIlfk9eU/видео.html :D
May I ask if do I have to have flight mode to use nav mode i.e. I have to put my craft to angle mode first before I can activate Nav POShold? or they work independently? Thank you for your time sir
They work as self contained modes. See github.com/iNavFlight/inav/wiki/Navigation-modes#nav-poshold---Position-hold - "lightmodes are self contained. For example: with RTH and WP (Waypoints) it's not necessary to enable angle, althold or mag, it enables what it needs. Read more below in POSHOLD section"
@@Painless360 sir, thank you for taking your time to explain, I were trying to read the document but your explanation helped me understand it a lot better. May I asked if you happened to know what might be the problem when I switch on POSHOLD my quad just flying in a circle but doesn’t stay where it suppose to be ? I checked my gps and it had at least 8 Sat, calibrated the compass but I just couldn’t get it working. Thank you sir for your time.
Hello there. I am a RC plane/helicopter pilot who has been watching your series. My question to you is as such. Can I use my current Spektrum radio or buy a Futaba radio that supports "S" bus for FPV use? Or buy a new system such as your Radiomaster with 4 in 1 open or ELRS architecture?
Thanks, I appreciate your opinion. Ken
If you are looking at using a flight controller (like I am in the video), then SBUS is the most basic protocol supported. Flight controllers support lots of other input protocols likevCRSF and IBUS (see www.mateksys.com/?portfolio=f411-wte#tab-id-4). So there us a lot of choice but I still use SBUS a lot here!
@@Painless360 How do I become a PATRON?
Link in the video description... thanks for considering it!
Hi Lee,
What happens if, by mistake, I switch the arm "off" in flight?
Then you have to land like an unpowered glider. There is a workaround to rearm in flight, see my video on it... Happy flying
@@Painless360 So must be possible to make inactive disarm switch once motor is no more at idle?
You could, but that would be potentially dangerous. I have many videos on how to manage accidental disarm... best of luck
Why is it not possible to activate the fifth power level of 3000mw with the VTX AKK?
Thank you
@@Painless360 The problem lies with Inav. my vtx works fine but you cannot activate the fifth power level only through Inav. It seems that Inav did not foresee the vtx with 5 power levels
'it' You term off servo auto trim? Or continuous? Also loiter change vs nav post hold?
Not sure I understand the question. Can you please tell me more?
@@Painless360 sorry. You mentioned about servo trim mode and also said you use continuous servo trim. Then turn it off after a few early flights. Do you turn off continuous or leave that on?
See the maiden video in the series.. Turn on 'Cont. trim servos' and leave it on.. You can disable it once you're happy.
@@Painless360 Spichalski says that Autotrim is deactivated after a few seconds. What is the point of keeping it always active?
I don't understand the differences between Acro and Manual mode. It seems the same! Can someone explain it please?
I'm guessing you are not a regular viewer.. ruclips.net/video/kKvBfOVH6YQ/видео.html
Can rth be set as a fail safe... E.g lost signal and inav goes into rth?
Yes, keep watching... Happy flying
@@Painless360 thank you, your tutorials are a gold mine
Anyone got any ideas as to why Im not getting any servo action from any of the flight modes?
Manual works normally, all servos moving and in correct directions, but no matter what I do, swapping connectors for the servos etc, it just will not auto correct at all.
tested loads of times on the bench and in the air during a manual take off, switching modes does nothing its like its always in manual mode.
I'd make sure model is powered, only horizon mode selected. See my setup videos... Best of luck
@@Painless360 Ill give them another watch! I must have missed something! Thankyou! :)
@@Painless360 Followed your tutorial start to finish again, I think the firmware flash helped things! Thankyou! :) All working!