RealFlight G4 Manual (12.2 MB) - Knife Edge Software

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R/C transmitter required No Required: 4-8 channels. Computer radio not required Required: computer radio with multiple model memory. Recommended: radio with 7-12 channels. Transmitter Mode: Joystick Emulation Interface The purpose of the Joystick Emulation Interface is to create a program on your own R/C transmitter to provide RealFlight with raw stick inputs. This enables RealFlight to use its own software radio to control all of the stock aircraft. It also allows you to use a single model memory, or program, on your R/C transmitter to control, without modification, all of the stock aircraft in RealFlight. We suggest that you perform the Channel Mapping and Controller Calibration procedures in this order, respectively. This will prevent you from having to re-calibrate your controller if one (or more) of the channels is not mapped correctly. Channel Mapping Before accessing the Channel Mapping… menu item, you will need to create a new program or model memory on your R/C transmitter. We suggest that you call it RFJOY or something similar. Please make sure that this new program meets the following criteria: • Is an airplane program--you do not want a heli program with all of its mixing (since all the mixing will be performed by the RealFlight software) • Does not have any mixing programmed • Has trims centered • Has ATVs set to 100% • Has dual rates and expo turned off – as these may be emulated in the RealFlight software radio Prior to starting this wizard, make sure that your transmitter is attached to the InterLink Elite controller and that the controller is on. Click the Controller menu followed by the Select Controller menu item. There will be a momentary pause while RealFlight detects the R/C transmitter. Next, click InterLink Elite Transmitter X 145
Channel. After this is accomplished, click Channel Mapping… Follow the onscreen instructions, making sure that you read all of the instructions in each step. Once you have finished, it is best if you never modify the RealFlight radio program in your transmitter again. A change in this “RFJOY” program will affect every RealFlight aircraft flown with this transmitter. Instead, edit the Software Radio in RealFlight. Changes to the Software Radio only affect the aircraft whose radio you have edited. Controller Calibration By calibrating the R/C transmitter for use with RealFlight’s software you are, in essence, advising RealFlight as to the minimum, maximum and center values for each channel on your particular radio. To calibrate your transmitter, click the Controller menu followed by the Controller Calibration… menu item. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the calibration procedure. You are now ready to fly any of the stock aircraft available in RealFlight. Transmitter Mode: Pass Through Interface This is the most advanced method for controlling the RealFlight aircraft. It provides total control of an aircraft from your own radio and utilizes all of your radio’s mixing functionality. All values received by RealFlight are passed directly to the aircraft without modification from the RealFlight software. The disadvantage is that you will have to create a new radio program (model memory) on your R/C transmitter for each aircraft you want to fly with this mode. You must also set up your radio, mixes, trims, dual rates, etc. on the transmitter for each aircraft you want to fly with this mode. The advantage of this mode is that if you are mainly flying one or two aircraft on RealFlight, you use your own radio program for these aircraft and have complete control over them. It also is a very good tool for learning how to use your own R/C radio as it forces you to set up the transmitter the same way you would have to set it up if you were going to control an actual R/C aircraft. Before you use the Pass Through Interface- IMPORTANT! Make sure that you follow the procedures for both the Controller Calibration… AND the Channel Mapping… menu item in the previous sections BEFORE attempting to use the Pass Through Interface. Failure to do so may result in an aircraft that either does not perform adequately or fails to perform at all. 146
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GREAT PLANES RealFlight Generation
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Heli Orientation Trainer 224 Virtua
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How to read this manual RealFlight
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Chapter 3 Getting Started A brief o
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3. Click OK. The RealFlight G4 Laun
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• Some radios (e.g., Airtronics®
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• Recordings • Training • Vie
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To select an aircraft, simply highl
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QuickSelect Tabs- RealFlight G4 off
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menu commands to zoom out. To do so
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computer’s keyboard. Either metho
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RealFlight Trainers- RealFlight G4
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Airport Editing- RealFlight G4 offe
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Chapter 4 The InterLink Elite Contr
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QuickSelect- The InterLink Elite al
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Chapter 5 The Simulation Menu Allow
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This dialog lets you choose the fly
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Airport Editor Menus- Selecting the
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Edit Menu- To save the folder, righ
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View menu- Select Parent- All objec
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To exit the Pivot Camera feature, r
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Selectable Items- The Selectable It
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5 Degrees The object will rotate 5
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To determine what items are contain
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Object Palette Window- The Object P
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G4 also allows you to easily replic
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these instructions. Instead, we enc
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Mute/Unmute Audio At times, you may
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The sun settings are not applicable
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RealFlight offers you the ability t
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menu is visible, simply mouse click
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Import The Import menu item allows
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process can take several minutes fo
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where you would like to save the ex
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one of the files exists. That is, t
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The Settings that are available to
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For each type of sound that is adju
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Console- enough so that minor chang
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Font Size- This option allows you t
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The desired values may be input dir
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Errors- This option allows you to m
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Chat Messages (Received)- This opti
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Flight Failures- To adjust the Prob
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• Reverse Channel - One of the ch
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Page 110 and 111: You may also increase/decrease the
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Page 116 and 117: Aircraft Selection… When you clic
Page 118 and 119: Color Scheme- If applicable, this l
Page 120 and 121: Open…- This menu item is used to
Page 122 and 123: For example, if the aircraft name i
Page 124 and 125: Additionally, you may also press th
Page 126 and 127: Look From- Alternatively, you can s
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Page 130 and 131: Add and Removing Components- There
Page 132 and 133: RealFlight G4 allows you to create
Page 134 and 135: Alpha Channels Almost all of the co
Page 136 and 137: Reset Position There are three ways
Page 138: Aircraft MRU The final items in the
Page 141 and 142: • Select Controller • Controlle
Page 143 and 144: As directed, place all sticks, knob
Page 145 and 146: It is important to have a basic und
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Page 153 and 154: Remember that Channel Mapping is us
Page 155 and 156: • Autorotation/Deadstick • Free
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Page 167 and 168: Minimum Bar Height- This setting de
Page 169 and 170: Limbo Instructions A limbo competit
Page 171 and 172: Selecting Your Name For the Event-
Page 173 and 174: Three Pylons on Course- This settin
Page 175 and 176: All players start at the same point
Page 177 and 178: Zone Point Values- Zones A through
Page 179 and 180: The person who starts the event (th
Page 181 and 182: End Current Event This menu item im
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Page 186 and 187: Please note: a computer’s IP addr
Page 188 and 189: Host Information- The Host Informat
Page 190 and 191: Before you can join a session, you
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To open a recording, click on the f
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Left/Right Arrows- The left and rig
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Recordings MRU If you have previous
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Once you click on the Training menu
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You’ll also notice the menus have
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Boundary- The Boundary menu item al
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You’ll notice that RealFlight swi
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2. Press the keyboard’s space bar
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To start the trainer, click Heli Ho
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• Reset Aircraft • Boundary •
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A checkmark will appear next to the
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• Throttle, Yaw - You control bot
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• Reset Aircraft • Boundary •
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A checkmark will appear next to the
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Heli Orientation Trainer As you bec
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Select Level- A drop-down menu will
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By default, G4’s radio gadget app
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Chapter 12 View Menu Adjust your va
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Selecting this item brings forth a
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RealFlight G4 automatically picks t
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Click on the viewport that you wish
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Zoom In Once you have selected the
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Click on the viewport that you wish
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Chapter 13 Window Menu Tools to add
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Gadgets A Gadget is an on-screen di
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Heading- This option displays the h
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The Binocular option is a great way
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Variometer- A variometer is an inst
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Modifying the NavGuides- To add any
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Pilot: Height (AGL) Pilot: Height (
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Click on the Window menu followed b
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To determine the active window, sim
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• Keyboard Commands… • About
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The Keyboard Commands screen contai
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Clicking on the ‘X’ in the titl
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Appendix A Basics of Flying Underst
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gear and a broken prop. If your pla
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the underlying aerodynamics in orde
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Cyclic Stick (Right Stick)- The cyc
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Idle-Up- A switch on the controller
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Appendix B RealFlight G4 Launcher T
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Restore Defaults- Use this button t
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This hardware information will assi
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View Web Site- Click the View Web S
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View Web Technical Support- Choosin
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Appendix C If You Experience Diffic
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Update Your Drivers- Before you do
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Examples of Common Problems and Sol
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Glossary 180-Degree Turn R/C Term 3
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Autorotation R/C Term Autorotation
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lade is over the canopy), and remov
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menu to start an Event. Exponential
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control RealFlight features using m
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RealFlight G4 is considered a Joyst
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Pitch Axis R/C Term Plumb String R/
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to Yaw left or right). Left Rudder
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USB technology allows you to connec
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Index A About, 264 AccuModel, 3, 29
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Mode 4, 143 Movement Modes, 40 MRU,
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3. Additional Prohibited Uses. Neit
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of the right to enforce such provis
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InterLink Elite Futaba Corporation
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