Michael Wargo: Special Spoileron Mix and Mixing instruction tips 

Truth is, check out my video on the tundra or grand tundra.... I used a ton of mixing to get it to fly knife edge. Significant rudder aileron and rudder elevator.

@@MichaelWargo So.. for a knife edge on something like a Tundra you would typically need: 1) opposite aileron (to effectively avoid the rudder rolling the plane upright) 2) a bit of down elevator (to keep the plane tracking in a straight line). Presumably you would only enable these mixes when about to do a knife edge (using a switch)? Otherwise these mixes could be a pain - eg biplanes can need rudder to assist in normal turns and you don't want the ailerons fighting you. But I got the impression you would have such a mix enabled all the time? And your written document doesn't mention switching to enable mixing. Sorry for this essay! And thanks for any tips :-)

@@stedenvideos3825 Not necessarily. A tundra I might make switchable. The amounts I mixed were pretty extreme. the main reason to leave on is that when doing a point roll or the like, will stay straight with the mix. You have to roll through knife edge. This way, it does not want to push or pull out of straight. That kind of thing. What about a flat turn...

@@MichaelWargo Bit cold here but just been out trying a rudder/aileron mix on my tundra. What a difference! The tundra normally has a strong rudder to roll coupling. Mixing in aileron to oppose that roll tendency when using rudder changes the whole feel of the plane. Anything that needs rudder is now a whole lot easier - hammerheads, knife edges, etc. TBH there is still part of me that feels like this sort of mixing is cheating just a little bit. But on the other hand I can now use the tundra to practice aerobatics from a rough field (where fancier planes would struggle to take off) - so all good! Thanks for the tip.

They have to be on separate channels. I never use one channel for both ailerons. I cannot be done if on one channel

@@MichaelWargo okay great that makes sense and thanks for the quick response! Is this something you can do on a DX6 as in does it have enough channels to have both ailerons on a separate channels and putting the ability to turn the mixing on and off on another switch? Mostly wondering because I’ll hopefully be ordering the PA addiction V2 XL in the near future and am wondering if I’ll have to upgrade my radio as well to get the most out of it.

Yes, a DX six can do it. The sixth channel is the flap channel and that will be your second aileron.

I think he is using a iX20 from Spektrum

Actually, elevons is a set up for a flying wing, where the elevator is also used for ailerons. The left and right surface go up and down for elevator and then they moved to differential to roll the airplane like ailerons. The mix actually shift between spoilerons and flaperons Depending on whether they are moving up or down

@@MichaelWargo well... i stand corrected! thanks! i love learning new things!