Vortex V3 (M5), Doc. V3.01
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Agility
Style
Rotor Gain
Mid-Stick Agility
Collective Boost
Pitch Up Compensation
Elevator Pre-compensation
Cyclic Response
Cyclic Rate
Cyclic Symmetry
Cyclic Decay
Cyclic Exponential
Cyclic Deadband
Advanced PID Tuning
Advanced PID Tuning - The PID gains will generally not require adjustment by the end user. Finding the right balance between them requires extensive experience. Setting these gains higher than the optimal value will have adverse affects and could result to severe oscillations. I Gain: Provides the primary source of stabilisation. Increasing it will make the helicopter feel more locked in and track better but it could also introduce bounce on elevator stops. P Gain: Dampens the rotor. Increasing it can improve elevator stop behaviour. Feed-Forward: This is the amount of cyclic that is passed direct from the stick to the swashplate. D Elevator: Helps eliminate vertical tail bounce on hard elevator stops. If adjustment is required increase it in steps of 5%. E Aileron: As above. Proceed in small increments of 1-2%.