Flash 8 2.4GHz, Maxima 9 receiver, Tx battery (Mode 1/3) ACTION 2019

Flash 8 is the second member of the new Hitec computer series Hitec RC for recreational modelers. In its construction, the main focus was on the practicality of cabinet design, the ergonomic layout of the controls, the ease of programming with the help of an intuitive menu and the ability to "serve" most of the recreational and sports models of motorized aircraft, gliders and helicopters. In addition to the Flash 7, it has one channel, half the memory capacity for the models, a larger number of switches, two assignable digital trims, smarter programmable functions with more configurable parameters, a larger number of flight modes, a larger number of CCPM types for helicopters, much more!

Box: Flash 8 has at first glance a simple, soberly elegant cabinet that does not cause the user a fear of being transformed into a murder robot or imperial clone at an unstoppable moment. The minimum of corners and hidden corners also means that the new transmitter will be easier to keep clean.

Controls: Precise crosscuts with adjustable force of the neutralizing springs and the ability to move the locked left or right axle for adjusting the main functions are provided. This allows you to freely select the operating modes of the 1-4 controllers. The control levers have adjustable lengths, you can also buy long aluminum heads (same as for Aurora 9 / 9X transmitters). The digital trims have a pitch, center and end position, and a graphical display of the display positions. They are located slightly eccentric and are easily reachable. Other proportional functions can be controlled by two rotary actuators on the side of the transmitter with mechanically locked center position and two multifunctional digital trims located on both sides of the main switch. 8 switches (of which five three-position and one torque two-point) and one button can serve as channel switches for switching flight modes or switching on / off mixes." All controls are freely assignable.

Transmitter power: The Flash 8 comes with a LiFe battery, but allows for a wide range of power sources: NiMH rechargeable battery packs with 4-6 NiMH cells (AA size, pencil) or LiPo LiPo LiFe. The battery voltage is displayed on both the numeric and graphical display. The LiFe battery can be charged even without removing it from the transmitter via the built-in charging connector and the CA-S12 charger supplied with the RC kit.

Transmission system: Flash 8 is an eight-channel transmitter operating in the 2.4 GHz band; You can use one of three transmission protocols to control your models:

• Super fast unidirectional AFHSS G2 protocol with Maxima 6 and Maxima 9 receivers allows for very short latency, which together with a 7 ms frame rate signal ensures very lightning-fast steering responses. This, of course, requires the use of digital servos with corresponding parameters (Maxima receivers operate ONLY with digital servos, analogue ones are not able to operate with a 7ms repeat signal).
• Bidirectional telemetric AFHSS protocol works with Optima Minima and Optima telemetric receivers and works with analogue (with a standard repeat rate of 20 ms) as well as digital servos. When using Optima telemetric receivers, the transmitter offers, of course, telemetry display data from all types of telemetric exchanges and Hitec sensors as well as HTS-Voice telemetry output.
• SLT protocol compatible with many RTF and Tx-Ready models, such as Hobbico, Nine Eagles,

User Interface: For the programming of the transmitter, the rotary 3D programming wheel / button and one button together with the backlit graphic LCD display." The 3D programming wheel is used to move the program menu and set values; Its press opens the field of the selected setting parameter or confirms the settings you have made. The additional "Back" button returns to the previous parameter or menu level.

Software: The software comes from the proven system of Aurora 9 and 9X transmitters. It shares the same basic menu structure and most functions. As with Aurora, you will find three basic menus - Operating, System, and Program.

The operating menu is used to operate the transmitter in normal operation - displays the type and name of the selected model, the current flight mode, the type of receiver used, the digital trim position, the transmitter's power supply, the timers 1 and 2, the temperature measured by the transmitter and the telemetry receiver The supply voltage of the receiver.

The system menu is used to set basic functions such as selecting model memory (30 models, also for creating a new model, copying the model to another memory, and deleting the model memory), choosing the model type, assigning the transmitter channels, trimming trim size, - viewer, telemetry display and set-up, transmission protocol selection, receiver type, pairing and proximity check, crossover mode, transmitter system settings (power mode, contrast and backlight, audible alarm, power on)

The program menus are three - depending on the type of model selected: the ACRO, the GLID gliders and the HELI helicopters for the motor (acrobatic) models. The program menus have a number of common features:

• Turning the meaning of deflections,
• Subtrimy,
• EPA deflection settings,
• Dual and exponential deflections (independently adjustable for both directions from servo neutral, exponential waveform with adjustable offset),
• Servo speed adjustment (0-25 sec),
• Five freely programmable mixes (with an independently adjustable response for each half of the deflection of the control function, exponentialisation and offset);
• Two timer functions (count up or down, from zero or the selected start time, trigger by any switch or in the adjustable position of the gas controller);
• Servo monitor displaying deflections in individual channels as bar graphs,
• Locking the gas switch (locks the neutral gas for safe model handling before starting). <" / Li>

And, of course, the full range of features specific to the model type:

ACRO Menu for Aircraft Engine Models:

• Five flight modes with adjustable transition time between modes 0-10 seconds,
• Differentiation of aileron deflections,
• Mix studony for wings and deltas,
• Mix for butterfly tail surfaces,
• Mixer for controlling the elevator 2 servos (with the option of ailerons)
• Aileron-rudder mixer (with exponential adjustment, adjustable offset and adjustable rudder response speed)
• Mix camper - camber (ailerons in the role of flaps) for "angular" turns of 3D acrobats; With exponential adjustment, adjustable offset and adjustable flap response rate),
• The 5-point gas curve adjustable in XY mode (ie the response size and the position of the actuator that responds to it) is adjustable with exponentialisation and adjustable offset,
• Flap control mixer with automatic trim trim (with adjustable flap response speed)
• Landing configuration - Moving flaps and ailerons to landing position with automatic trim trim (with adjustable damping and ailerons response)
• Mix for remote gyro gain control,
• Switching off the engine.

GLID glider menu:

• Five flight modes with adjustable transition time between modes 0-10 seconds,
• Differentiation of aileron deflections,
• Mix studony for wings and deltas,
• Mix for butterfly tail surfaces,
• Mixer for controlling the elevator 2 servos (with the option of ailerons)
• Engine shutdown,
• Aileron-rudder mixer (with exponential adjustment, adjustable offset and adjustable rudder response speed)
• Mix camber - allows you to change the curve of the profile by rolling the flaps and ailerons upwards (for greater penetration) or down (for higher lift) with automatic trim trim (with adjustable flap and aileron response)
• Mix camber - camber (ailerons in the role of flaps) for "sharper" turns of slope and acrobatic gliders,
• Flap control mixer with automatic trim trim; With exponential adjustment, adjustable offset and adjustable flap response rate),
• Butterfy mix - allows you to brake by simultaneously swinging the flaps downwards and the aileron upwards (with automatic trimming by the elevator), controlled proportionally by a gas controller or a switch (with adjustable timeout)
• Mix for remote gyro gain control" / Li>

HELI menu for helicopters:

• Five Idle modes: 1. Normal, 2. Idle-1, 3. Idle-2, 4. Idle-3, 5. Hold with adjustable transition time between modes 0-10 seconds,
• Mix for remote gyro gain control,
• Mixer plates (90 ° for models with mechanical mixing or flybarless systems, 120 ° (3 servos), 140 ° (3 servos), 180 ° (2 servos), 90 ° (3 servos), 90 ° Electronically mixed CCPM plates),
• The Swash Ring limit,
• Gas curve - 5-point curve adjustable in XY mode, with possibility of exponential adjustment, adjustable offset and gas trimming when hanging with LT / RT digital triangle,
• Collective curve - 5-point curve adjustable in XY mode, with possibility of exponential adjustment, adjustable offset and triangle of collective when hanging with LT / RT digital triangle,
• Autorotation,
• Revomix - to compensate for the reaction moment caused by the rotation of the carrier rotor (with a 5-point curve adjustable in XY mode, exponentialisation and offset);
• Gas-cycle mix (with exponentialisation and adjustable offset response velocity),
• Governor control,
• Switching off the engine.

To simplify the programming of the new model, the transmitter program, after selecting the desired model type, asks for its basic characteristics - for ACRO and GLID types, the number of servo control wings and flaps and tail arrangement, for HELI type on the type of cyclic plate. The transmitter then assigns the controlled functions to each transmitter channel and assigns the appropriate controls (you can change this assignment at any time). For clarity, the Program menu is "dynamic" - for example, if you choose that the model has a normal tail surface, the program menu will not offer a mix for butterfly tail surfaces.

The transmitter and firmware software of the VF part can be updated via the USB interface HPP-22 similarly to the Aurora 9 / 9X transmitter. <" / P>

The data socket on the back of the transmitter also allows the PC to be connected via the USB interface HPP-22 to display telemetry and store telemetry data in the computer memory.

At the back of the transmitter you can also find a 5-volt socket to power additional external devices, such as "head trackers" for FPV.

The Trainer drawer (teacher-pupil) is used to control models with a dual control system with two Hitec transmitters connected by the teacher-pupil cable; Flash 8 can serve as both a teacher and a pupil. In the role of a teacher's transmitter, the pupil can pass all channels or only selected ones; The pupil may also be given partial control with a limited range of deflections while the teacher has full wheelhouse deflections.

PC simulator: You can of course use Flash 8 along with a suitable USB interface to control PC simulators such as Ikarus Aerofly RC7. You can use the Ikarus IK3031010 USB Interface with the IK31036 adapter.

Flash 8 can be hung around the neck of the center hinge with standard Hitec straps. A tailor-made console is being prepared.

The RC kit contains:

• Flash 8 transmitter with crossover mode 1
• LiFe 6.4 V 1400 mAh transmitter battery
• CA-S12 mains charger for LiFe rechargeable battery
• Maxima Receiver 9
• Operating Instructions