What's up guys? Fairly new here and fairly new to quads. Been flying off and on (mostly off) for about a year, and recently got back into it. Was flying the Vortex 250 pro during that time. Anyways I just finished building my first quad a few days ago, and set it up on BF. The stock rates on there are crazy high or maybe Im just used to the Vortex lower rates? Either way, if this is the standard (high rates), how do you guys fly so smooth without over doing something, as in the tricks, like rolls and whatnot? I feel as if if I just breathe wrong the quad's gonna react to it. The sticks are so sensitive with these rates.

Now on to my real question. I've never tightened the gimbals on my X9D Plus, so maybe these stock PIDs/Rates are just sensitive to me because my gimbals aren't tightened enough. Is this the case? Does everyone tighten their gimbals on their Taranis? Will tightening my gimbals make flying these rates a bit more easier?

For the record, I lowered my rates quite a bit, but would rather tighten my gimbals and go with the standard if it's more practical.

Thanx in advanced for any advise.

Hm you could also try some expo, or lower rc_rates to get center stick a bit more calm... Another thought, depending on how well PID are set up, the quad can overshoot quite a lot. And last but not least, the Vortex is a pretty big ship - a lighter, smaller quad with stronger motors etc. might just react faster, even with same rates.

Also some tx allow to change stick length - more lever means more fine control.

(17-Feb-2017, 09:26 AM)fftunes Wrote: Hm you could also try some expo, or lower rc_rates to get center stick a bit more calm... Another thought, depending on how well PID are set up, the quad can overshoot quite a lot. And last but not least, the Vortex is a pretty big ship - a lighter, smaller quad with stronger motors etc. might just react faster, even with same rates.

Also some tx allow to change stick length - more lever means more fine control.

Ok cool. Someone else also mentioned that adding some expo would help. I'll go ahead and give that a shot. I was also reading that tightening the sticks could make a tremendous help in improving flight, so I might try that as well. Guess I'll just experiment and find what I like best.

Thanx man.

You can also try to adjust the length of the sticks. My right stick is adjusted so it is longer than my left stick. I find it easier to do smooth flying with a longer stick.