Someday, i want to get a Gremlin, or similar style quad. Right now, other hobbies are forcing me to back burner that plan. In the mean time, i did go out and grab the cheapest quad i could find at the local superstore. I know a $25 toy isnt really comparable to what the home built stuff is performance wise, but while im learning flight basics, its nice to have something that isnt a big investment to slam into a wall because of a mistake i made. Also has tought me a few things im happier to have not learned with a more expensive one like pull the props off after every flight and remove the hair, keep fingers away from props, stuff like that.
On to my question.
The one i have has
Throttle(up/down) and Rudder(turn left/right on the left stick
Elevator(forward/back) and Aileron (strafe left/right) on right stick.
There is not an option to change it, but i own a soldering iron and a screwdriver. I already had to take the controller apart once to fix one of the sticks getting stuck. given the simplistic board, i think it would be possible to cut traces and re-route the appropriate controls.
Because the model i got has self leveling, it seems that swapping Rudder and Aileron would be more intuitive, but i could see why the current layout might be better to learn if i eventually want to learn to fly something that has more advanced controls, and might not have/need that.
I think i also might just be biased against the current setup because its difficult to turn without accidentally adjusting throttle most of the time launching myself into the ceiling.
On to my question.
The one i have has
Throttle(up/down) and Rudder(turn left/right on the left stick
Elevator(forward/back) and Aileron (strafe left/right) on right stick.
There is not an option to change it, but i own a soldering iron and a screwdriver. I already had to take the controller apart once to fix one of the sticks getting stuck. given the simplistic board, i think it would be possible to cut traces and re-route the appropriate controls.
Because the model i got has self leveling, it seems that swapping Rudder and Aileron would be more intuitive, but i could see why the current layout might be better to learn if i eventually want to learn to fly something that has more advanced controls, and might not have/need that.
I think i also might just be biased against the current setup because its difficult to turn without accidentally adjusting throttle most of the time launching myself into the ceiling.