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The Heli-Max 1SQmicro quad (above left) seemed like a natural candidate for the TTX650 using the transmitter’s helicopter programming and in the end proved that the programming was just as easy. Binding is as simple as turning


Heli-Max 1SQquad Because the Tactic TTX650 can also be


used for helicopters, I wanted to test it on a rotary wing model, however I must admit, most of my flight time with helicopters is just basic flight and currently I have none in my hangar. Fortunately my girlfriend Angela’s son, Jared, received a new Heli-Max quad 1SQ for Christmas. Looking through the manual however, I could not find any set- tings for the quad. A quick call into the fine folks at Hobbico had me in touch with R&D engineer and heli pilot Lennie Morgan. Lennie has done some extensive testing with the 1SQ and the TTX650 and the rates and set up recommendations found on this page will suit most pilots of the 1SQ. Again, the gyro tends to be a personal thing, so test the quad at different gyro settings until you are comfortable. I recommend you set up the 1SQ’s rates in the TTX650 before binding the model.


Binding the 1SQ is a bit different. Power up the TTX650 and make sure your throttle hold, switch H, is off, position 0. If you


on the TTX650, connecting a flight pack and pushing the small black button (above right) until the blinking LED becomes solid. Use the settings as found in the box below that Lennie Morgan from Hobbico recommends for best results.


should forget this, the TTX650 will remind you that the throttle hold is on both with a window on the main screen and an audible alarm, very much the same as the throttle position in the airplane mode. With the TTX650 on, carefully remove the polycar- bonate body of 1SQ and insert a fresh flight battery. Connect the battery and notice a small black button on the PC board. Careful- ly depress the button until the red LED goes from blinking to solid. The radio and craft are now bound.


At low rates, I found the model very easy


to fly, high rates were snappy and I’m sure in the hands of a much more capable heli pi- lot, would be able to do some interesting aerobatics.


I ended up handing the transmitter over to Jared; he is the happy owner of the 1SQ after all. Jared’s first response to the TTX650 was typical of a 14-year-old. “this transmitter is cool!” Jared went on to fly three more batter- ies on the quad, flying it both indoors and out. Jared also felt a difference in the ease of han- dling compared to the stock transmitter that


came with the 1SQ. He also commented that the transmitter felt good in his hands which led to more flights and the subsequent, “Hey I need that back now.” Looks like Angela has a birthday idea for Jared now.


In conclusion, my goal has been to show you how three different models programmed into the TTX650 can benefit. It really was not that long ago we spent just as much if not more on a standard FM system that was capable of only six or ten model memories. Adding to the value in savings is the fact that the Tactic TR624 6-Channel SLT 2.4 GHz Receivers retail for $39.99 and are usu- ally sold for $20.00. That means one can eas- ily outfit a large if not all of their fleet of air- craft into 2.4 GHz if you are still holding out on 72 MHz.


With the now wide array of models we all fly, from micro airplanes to sport electrics and even quads, we no longer need a trans- mitter for each type of model. Now thanks to Tactic, there is a high quality, economi- cal sport radio for the sport modeler that can do it all.


HeliMax SQ1 Setup BASIC ADJUSTMENTS


• All channels 1–6 are set to NOR • Gyro is set at 30 • Swash Ring is set at 100


DUAL RATES AND EXPO


Low Rates: • Channel 1 Aileron: +/– 80 Expo: –20 Switch: B in 0


• Channel 2 Elevator: +/– 80 Expo: –20 Switch B in 0


• Channel 3 Throttle: +/– 100 Expo: 0 • Channel 4 Rudder: +/– 100 Expo: 0


High Rates: • Channel 1 Aileron: +/– 100 Expo: 0 Switch: B in 0


• Channel 2 Elevator: +/– 100 Expo: 0 Switch B in 0


Jared Haynes received his Heli-Max 1SQ for Christmas and has really enjoyed flying it. Using the Tactic TTX650, Jared found the controls much smoother and the transmitter easier to hold than the stock transmitter.


FLYING MODELS


• Channel 3 Throttle: +/– 100 Expo: 0 • Channel 4 Rudder: +/– 100 Expo: 0


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