Our First Flight Controller! / FT Aura 5 Lite Bench Setup

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@rossrcfallacaro3422 4 жыл бұрын

FINALLY! A gyro that looks as good as an eflite controller!!! You guys truly are amazing and a blessing to the hobby. You are getting people into the hobby again when I thought it was dying off

@mmmasterscross7915 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh and Flitetest for the FT Auro 5 Lite. Love it ! Just ordered one for my RC Aircraft! What a great item! Thanks again!

@michaelwhinnery164 4 жыл бұрын

OMG thanks Josh. This company is far and away the best rc supplier and support on the web. The people, service and support is why I shop here. I'm picking up several of these. Because I can use them to teach my Grandchildren to fly rc planes before they outlaw the hobby

@SkyFireDrone2022 4 жыл бұрын

It’s been really awesome watching you guys grow and expand over the last seven years! 😎

@og_myxiplx 4 жыл бұрын

That setup is so well thought out. Far easier to setup the channel reversing than most gyro systems. Nice work guys!

@alanbier 4 жыл бұрын

In general a great series. One or two items could have been made a bit clearer - I don't think I missed it, but I don't think it's mentioned that the unit has to be powered up WHILE depressing the bind button for the satellite receiver to go into bind mode. If you're starting and stopping the video as you go you also may lose site of fact that the unit has to be in set up mode to set the 6 axis mode. However, I installed it and set it up in my Flitetest Corsair and it seems to be working well. The way it remembers your sub-trims, allowing you to set the transmitter back to zero (do that before you exit the trim mode) is REALLY cool and will allow for much better trimming once flying. Can't wait for the corona virus to clear. Firstly so that our friends and family stop getting sick and dying, and then down the road to start flying again (our field has closed).

@brownacres2639 Жыл бұрын

@Alan Bier do you know what to do if my light isn’t working

@nononsensenorseman9991 4 жыл бұрын

You guys are so awesome ! It's great all you do for the hobby.

@rotorismo 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful system to start flying with flight controllers. Inav has steep learning curve. The Aura 5 system gives the basic principles of a flightcontoller fixed wing setup more attention. Big thumbs up for this development! Sincere Flitetest product.

@rossrcfallacaro3422 4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! After further watching the video my question is answered! Awesome gyro and will definitely be purchased MANY of these when you are back in stock

@jacksonhawker2564 4 жыл бұрын

This is super cool josh. This will be great for training. Thanks for making this!

@DadsRCHangar 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool you guys have brought this board out, especially that any transmitter Can be used 👍🏻

@getthisshitgoin 4 жыл бұрын

THIS IS EFFIN' AMAZING!! BIG KUDOS!!

@kevinjulievan Жыл бұрын

Awesome . I just got one of these boards . Can’t wait to try it

@erad05 2 жыл бұрын

This Aura5lite completely met my expectations and I have to say that I'm pretty much impressed about it's performance and ease of use. I already have 3 of them. The first one in a FT mini Arrow (fiberglassed) and now the 3rd one in an E-Flite Habu STS.

@JM-bg4vl 4 жыл бұрын

Just got mine in today and already installed it in my fpv pusher. It was super easy to setup and switch directions on stuff. It worked exactly like it did in Josh's video. Im ready to fly tomorrow but I'm worried about watching the next video first.

@MCsCreations 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty impressive! 😃

@benstrasser1199 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Josh. I"d like to share a simple (and i believer a fool-proof) way to verify the operation of the stabilizer. With the stabilizer on and you're holding the nose of the model, tip the plane so the right wing goes up. The right aileron should go up. Tip the plane so the left wing goes up. The left aileron should go up. Holding the plane level, tip the plane so the tail (horizontal stab/elevator) goes up. The elevator should go up. Standing at the back of the airplane, rotate the tail to the (vertical stab/rudder) goes to the right. The rudder should go to the right. If the surfaces don't respond that way when the stabilizer is suppose to be active, you have a problem to be fixed. Those control surfaces that didn't respond as outlined should be reversed. If you doubt it, think about it..

@gyrogearloose1345 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ben. Isn't that exactly what he did? Two axes were "wrong direction" and he corrected them, at the AURA controller. So . . .

@RobbyRCPROBE 4 жыл бұрын

GREAT video and awesome board!!!

@AddictedRC 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Great features, and worth the relatively slightly higher price!

@gyrogearloose1345 2 жыл бұрын

What? What is a 6 axis flight controller less than 50 bucks (2021 USD) ?

@jlester42 4 жыл бұрын

Good Explanation. Well done sir!

@dollarbill6877 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's so cool how you guys set that gyro up!!

@epoweredrc 4 жыл бұрын

Very very awesome guys.

@collinmc90 4 жыл бұрын

awesome definitely gonna get this for my new Widgeon! help get those water landings nice and smooth.

@fidelgrillo4808 3 жыл бұрын

Did you figure out how to set this up with the Widgeon and what receiver to use?

@grahamkingston1679 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for showing

@DavidBeaver2112 2 жыл бұрын

Great controller. I tested it in an FT Explorer, worked fine, then I had to put it in my Extra 330S... making a great plane even better. I have yet to fully configure 6-axis mode since 3-axis is more fun. The PC based config tool works well enough, aside from having to write to the board before any changes take effect. Mount the board so that the bind button can be easily reached if a re-bind is required.

@DavidBeaver2112 7 ай бұрын

..... Two years later, same Aura5 still going strong.

@stephencantbewrong8250 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@edwinroper5458 8 ай бұрын

oh yea josh i did some testing and hooked up elrs receiver to it using a csrf to sbus converter board works perfect

@trialnterror 4 жыл бұрын

Your my favorite flight tester!

@ks3mov11 3 жыл бұрын

good job！

@fishalcoholic 3 жыл бұрын

Josh, we really need a deeper dive into the Config Tool. Modes, 3 and 6 axis, D/R and expo. From the desktop to the plane.

@484magnum 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh. Thanks for this video. Can you do a video like this installing and adjusting the Tactic Wise Gyro? I have a couple that work great right out of the pack, and two that the elevator control are backwards. I looked everywhere for instructions on how to correct this without any success. Thanks

@kkuenzel56 4 жыл бұрын

Just ordered mine yesterday! Will you be doing a video on using the computer program to setup the board?

@FlyingBuzzard 4 жыл бұрын

Great to see this finally .....it is nice...similar to old E-flite SAFE setup...just the board does the work Excellent ...no more servo reversers, etc ....to make controls go the right direction...Lol

@cmulder002 4 жыл бұрын

the kk2 flight controller flashed with "openaero" did this 8 years ago already and have been using a pair of them since. The lcd allows changes to be made in the field without a pc or anything. you do need a programmer to reflash this firmware when you buy the board but that is done just once. and they are cheap www.banggood.com/KK2-Flight-Controller-USB-Programmer-for-KK2_1_5-LCD-Flight-Control-Board-FPV-Racing-Drone-p-1428430.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN

@lifeinrc9051 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Josh, thanks for the videos as always, question, the Aura 5, Can we setup for a plane with flaps?

@wmdayman 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@krisking9251 3 жыл бұрын

I cant say enough good things about this gyro/receiver. This will take a good play and turn it into a GREAT plane. If you one the fence about trying this, buy it now and thank me later!

@PrincessTS01 4 жыл бұрын

i kinda wanna put this on my A10 I hope its ready for duel motors

@53roger 2 жыл бұрын

Great info...really interested in the product. i have a question. What are we to do with servo travel if using a FRSky? Is there another instructional video covering Frsky?

@christopherleveck6835 4 жыл бұрын

Ordered

@BrianPatrickWilliams 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have to have a Satellite receiver or can I use my regular 6 channel spektrum receiver?

@Goludan 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty close to the kopilot lite. I like it.

@MrBlompod 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome so would you recommend this for a very expensive big 2.3m Carbon Cub?

@jackcallahan1848 4 жыл бұрын

What satellite do I use for a turnigy radio/controller?? Pls help

@MeadowlarkFPV 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to made it removable so you can switch it from plane to plane?

@chrisdaws5382 4 жыл бұрын

Which model spectrum satellite did you use?

@_xtremebmxguy_ 4 жыл бұрын

Can you make a vid of the best way to fit it in the mighty mini Corsair

@thisisyourcaptin 4 жыл бұрын

7:40 This is why Josh is the Bob Ross of RC Flight. Dude makes happy little trees out of an RC compartment and sense out of the whole set up. Well done y’all. Excited for this. I have a Radian XL that I swapped the receiver out of for one with telemetry and lost the gyro stabilization. Is there a way to piggy back this into the set up I have gain back the stabilization? Oh was that a GEE BEE I saw in the back ground? Rocketeer one? By chance? Nate from Akron

@missiletm 4 жыл бұрын

You can put an Aura 8 in it and have stabilization with a Lemon RX vario bit you wont have the “safe” feature, i am assuming thats the rx you swapped into your radian. The only problem with stabilizing it is that you can lose the ability to detect thermals

@whawaii 4 жыл бұрын

@Nate - At what time code are you seeing a GEE BEE? I'm a big fan of the "Gee Bee Z" & have looked through the video 3 times. What are you seeing that I'm missing? Thanks.

@thisisyourcaptin 4 жыл бұрын

whawaii 😁. It’s my hint to them to build one. It put it in all the videos of there I ha e time to watch. 😬

@whawaii 4 жыл бұрын

Nate - The Rocketeer put the "Z" on my desired aircraft list & I've started on quite a few of them, but have never been able to complete one before something causes me to have to abandon it. I still have the radial gas motor I was going to put in the 1/5 scale one.

@nicksharp6950 Жыл бұрын

Can I put this in my Bixler 3 with a RadioMaster 6 channel reciever and TX16S remote?

@ka-50withsaams36 4 жыл бұрын

I spy a Galaga ship! 0:23 Nice Touch!

@djdaudeij 4 жыл бұрын

Would this work on a big FP heli like a MPX Funcopter?

@garrykennedy5484 4 жыл бұрын

Alright Josh!!! What's with the yuge wing to the right of the chimney? Oh, and the horizontal stabilizer on the left? Full size FAR part 103 ultralight????????

@ChristKrew-Rev1.8 3 жыл бұрын

I have a wing and my throws are supposed to be very minimal. Did not see how to do this with this board. Mostly want to use the launch assist and fly fpv acro. Any chance you guys can cover this?

@MrSilverback62 3 жыл бұрын

On a Taranis Q X7, where do you set up the servo throws to 125%?

@tombstonefpv9053 3 жыл бұрын

Looking for some help. Tried hooking up the board to my son's plane. I hooked all the inputs in the correct order, but all the control surfaces are not working on the correct sticks. I can swap the servo wires around to different pins and they will work, but it goes crazy if I switch on the gyro. Is the board channels mapped wrong? Do I need to hook it up to the computer and reprogram? Thanks

@edu8rd0m6 4 жыл бұрын

Will you guys ever do a review on the EMAX EZ pilot RTF drone

@clementgoetke2385 4 жыл бұрын

how does this compare to admirals rx600sp ?

@FliteTestTech 4 жыл бұрын

We are temporarily out of the FT Aura 5 Lite online 😬 we’ll be back in stock 02/26!

@Sean-sm3lr 4 жыл бұрын

Will this flight controller be open source?

@StevenDonaldonYouTube 4 жыл бұрын

Can you use any normal receiver? How do you connect a normal one, I don't have a "satellite" receiver???

@FlexInnovations 4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenDonaldonKZfaq Either a satellite, or a serial-based receiver that uses a protocol like SBus, SRXL, UDI, EX-Bus, X-Bus etc. to send all of your transmitter's data over a single wire.

@christopherleveck6835 4 жыл бұрын

@@Sean-sm3lr nope

@ChristKrew-Rev1.8 3 жыл бұрын

So in the no gyro it will shut of the board control to use the radio settings?

@donnieeudy6334 2 жыл бұрын

What about a fly sky radio will it work with it

@Bellairvideo 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks guys. Looks great as I normally fly in SAFE mode. Would this make my FMS YAK & Avanti fly similar to the Eflite Viper? Keep safe & well

@BrianPatrickWilliams 4 жыл бұрын

Did you end up using one in your edfs? I have the Freewing Yak and it is squirrelly on it's own.

@axeldunner1467 4 жыл бұрын

Can I connect it to a flysky transmiter?

@seth_chubs 5 ай бұрын

5:04 so is the satellite thing replacing my 6 channel 25 GHZ receiver that came with my FLYSKY remote or do I use all three things

@thefabulousplatypus8956 2 жыл бұрын

can anyone explain the 125% setting in the receiver setup step? why do that?

@nathanwatts2082 4 жыл бұрын

Would this work with FLYSKY receivers?

@cenabitednbfpv587 4 жыл бұрын

I love it those bnf sats go a mile or 2 ez so this is great for launching jitters ect. love this, just wish it could do a simple rth like the ko poilet, looks like you could rather easily add it. Is there plans to add this feature in a version 2? And do i need a programmer to swap wing styles? Thanks Josh FLIGHT TEST FTW!

@hifinsword 4 жыл бұрын

With the new AR637T coming out in the early May timeframe, and the old AR636 already discontinued, it looks like the new SRXL2 remote Rxs will need to be used with the AURA 5 Lite. Even though the other micro port on the AURA 5 isn't labeled, it does appear to be the SRXL2 port needed for the newer SRXL2 protocol remotes. Can anyone confirm this?

@olafandreassen4674 4 жыл бұрын

Where are you mount the gyro in airplanes!?

@lukajukic6439 4 жыл бұрын

Do you recomend fly sky transmitter

@MeadowlarkFPV 4 жыл бұрын

If you are doing a roll will the plane auto correct?

@spartan-fpv6936 4 жыл бұрын

Gday Josh, very cool flight controller does it work with open tx transmitters? as you mentioned frsky, great work as always mate.👍🛩

@Mark-W5ADK 4 жыл бұрын

For giant scale, the website mentions a 3d platform needed for the board. Is this something you can link us to a file for?

@Jensen-64 4 жыл бұрын

Can this be used with a flysky fs-i6 controller?

@mitchelfisher9422 3 жыл бұрын

Hey FT, will this work in a 4 motor b17 bomber?

@rc-fannl7364 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a nice board for easy setup. Maybe it would be smart to also have an indication of where the front is, at the top of the board?

@rossrcfallacaro3422 4 жыл бұрын

How does this system compare to eflite safe or As3x? Or let’s say an admiral gyro?

@bobeden5027 2 жыл бұрын

so where are all the links you spoke about?

@rossrcfallacaro3422 4 жыл бұрын

Pardon my ignorance, but I don’t need a regular rx besides the satellite rx, as this acts as a stabilizer and an rx all in one?

@thenatedog 2 жыл бұрын

pdf link is not working on the article page

@billwiththeb 4 жыл бұрын

Cool beans.

@michaelwhinnery164 2 жыл бұрын

Other than connect ability the aura5 lite board what are the pros and cons of a satellite reciever ? Why Is it called satellite reciever ?

@robmaahre3046 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. Need help with my a5l. I set it all up and worked flawlessly. I liked it so much I bought another and downloaded the config tool. I connected the a5l to the config tool and again perfect but I decided to upgrade my fw 1.13 to 1.16 no problem until I tried to power up again. All The servos swung back and forth to full travel the motor kept beeping and only blue led was flashing slowly on the a5l. I went back to config tool and noticed my movement bars were now gone and both status monitor Windows say unavailable in autodetect mode. But it did show the proper fw1.16. I decided to do a reset as per your KZfaq video using the config tool and convert option it’s said it went well and an orange led on the a5l lit briefly but. Once it was all done same slow blue flashing led and servos going crazy. I tried my second a5l and it works perfect. Need help, thanks

@loweffortengineering9736 4 жыл бұрын

does this work with a regular reciever?

@MuertoChango 3 жыл бұрын

can you use it with arduboy or iNAV?

@waleswideman1 3 жыл бұрын

On My flysky i6 I can only mix one thing, I need 3 mixes flaperons spolerons, role with rudder and pitch with throttle. Will this let me configure those mixes?

@Santanig5 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings, really digging this new FC, having used the AR636 with AS3X and SAFE I am always on the lookout for what's next and what else is out there, with only 5 channels is there a plan to be able to use this in a 6 channel aircraft (flaps and retracts) or will you only play in the fixed gear arena? Thanks!

@kf4293 Жыл бұрын

I'm planning to experiment with my standard flysky receiver. After all, it's sending all the basics to the Aura lite, but my transmitter can handle 10 channels... thinking I might be able to reassign those empty slots? Dunno yet.

@rumpleman4569 3 жыл бұрын

would this be adequate to install in a large gas model? i was thinking that the vibration from the engine might throw it off. also can i use a regular receiver such as a spektrum AR610?

@kentlam9374 3 жыл бұрын

I am trying to setup the Aura 5 Lite with my plane using dsm2 satellite receiver and Jumper T8SG plus controller. I am able to follow all the steps. However, there is an issue. I followed the steps to setup the switch for the 3 flight modes but only get 2 modes - manual (top) and stabilized 3-Axis (mid) but no 6-Axis level mode when I moved to low switch. I setup the 3 position switches with values 100(top), 0(mid) and -100(low). Did I do anything wrong?

@erad05 3 жыл бұрын

I ordered this Board with the Receiver shown in this video. Is this satellite Receiver all I need, or do I need another Spektrum Receiver to connect to this one ? I really don't get it.

@avlawns3037 4 жыл бұрын

That looks so much better than the old FlyMentor system...cameras and gyros and 3 big boxes....

@Recovery12Life Жыл бұрын

This is getting frustrating. I got everything right except my satellite receiver had a 4 wire port that wont fit the aura 5 lite 3 prong mini plug

@ILLEagle_1 4 жыл бұрын

3-axis and 6-axis modes I think as stabilize and auto level modes

@charlesrevei7182 4 жыл бұрын

Does this work with the fly sky FS_th9X?

@ronowens1524 3 жыл бұрын

What is a satellite receiver? I don't see any listed examples.

@hugoenriquez2558 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh! I went through the setup per your video, but my spektrum satellite receiver shows no lights to show in bind mode. Why doesn't this work?

@seanmackey1469 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry this may be a dumb question as I am new to this. I have an order Spectrum DX6i. Does this replace the need for a receiver? If not can you recommend a receiver ?

@BillKisel 3 жыл бұрын

Could I set up the flight modes so that 0 = beginner/level flight, 1= 3 axis gyro and 2 = expert/no gyros or must the auto level always be in the 1/middle position? Thanks.

@lienmeat 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know how to enable "Bank Limit Assist"? I have the latest firmware and newest aura config tool. I see level assist and launch assist, but not bank limit assist.

@jfzeligman 4 жыл бұрын

Ok... Basic noob questions.... 1) is satellite a receiver? 2)where do you plug in the 3 channel server connection cable it doesn't fit where you put it in the video. 3)does the battery/esc plug in to the receiver THEN the ayra or the other way around.? Ty!