LoS Beginners: Setting up the basic model on ETHOS

🔗 https://www.MrD-RC.com 🔗 https://www.patreon.com/MrD_RC In this video we look at the first steps in getting your Radio Controlled plane ready for it's maiden flight. By the end of this video we will have our transmitter set up, the receiver bound, failsafe set, and the everything plugged in to the model. This may sound unfamiliar, but hopefully by the end of the video you will have an understanding of what all this means. Don't worry, there is a lot of new information in the beginning. But you soon learn what everything means and does. If you have any questions, please leave a comment. I'm happy to make more videos on individual aspects of the hobby for beginners; if it helps them to understand more. That's why we do this, not just RC people on YouTube, but in general. We love to fly, and love to help new folks get in to the hobby. In the next video in the series, we will finish up the build. This means checking throws and setting rates and expo. Again, don't worry about these terms. I briefly cover them in this video. But in the next video, I'll have more depth and explain how to set everything up. ✈️ Contents ✈️ 00:00 Introduction 00:38 An overview of the transmitter 02:30 A very basic overview of the communications between the transmitter and receiver 03:19 An overview of channel order 05:04 Creating the new Airplane model on the ETHOS transmitter 09:02 Having a look at what the wizard created and how it ties in to the channel order 09:44 Adding a throttle cut 12:07 Taking a look at the leads in the airplane 12:38 The ESC or Electronic Speed Controller 13:01 Explaining the servo plug. What the colours mean 13:54 The aileron servos 14:14 The tail surfaces servos 14:36 Plugging in to the receiver 16:29 Remove the propeller before plugging in a battery 17:21 Which way around does the propeller go? 18:05 Binding the receiver to the transmitter 20:19 Checking the control surfaces are moving the correct directions 21:20 How to reverse a channel if it is backwards 22:21 Checking the motor and throttle cut 22:40 Setting the failsafe 22:57 Testing the failsafe 24:18 Demonstrating trim 25:19 Fixing the receiver in the model and antenna positioning explained 26:32 What's coming in the next video 26:56 A brief explanation of rates 27:21 A brief explanation of expo 27:56 Conclusion Thank you for watching this video. Time is precious, so I hope that you got some benefit from this video. If you have any questions, please leave a comment and I'll do my best to answer. Please try to keep questions relevant to the video in, as they may also help others who have the same question. ✈️ In this video ✈️ 🔗 Adding model images to your transmitter: https://youtu.be/naSg_4CyJPs 🔗 How to bind all types of FrSky receiver: https://youtu.be/2QL7DWcH1G0 ⚙️ FrSky Tandem X20S transmitter: https://bit.ly/MrD_3x6n6JL ⚙️ FrSky S8R receiver: https://bit.ly/MrD_3f89KG1 ✈️ Help other RC pilots find this video ✈️ If you found the video useful, I'd appreciate a thumbs up. This will help YouTube share this video with other RC pilots who may find it helpful. If you would like to get more videos when they become available, please subscribe and click the notifications bell icon. If there are links above, they may be affiliate links. If you click them, it will help me and my channel at no additional cost to you. ✈️ Supporting me and other resources ✈️ 🛩 There are more tutorials on my web site at https://www.MrD-RC.com. 🛩 You can also join like-minded people at the Fixed Wing RC Rebels group and INAV Fixed Wing Group on Facebook. 🛩 Join the channel's discord server at https://discord.gg/HMvrgZX6su 🛩 Liking the video, subscribing, and clicking the bell icon can help greatly. This shows YouTube that the video is helpful, so it will be shown to more people, who may have the problem dealt with here. 🛩 If you found my video useful, you can become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MrD_RC 🛩 If you prefer, you could always buy me a Coffee at https://www.mrd-rc.com/go/ko-fi/ 🛩 I also have merch at https://mrd-rc.creator-spring.com/ This include branded items as well as general fixed wing RC apparel. Thank you for your time, and don't forget to fly it like you stole it!