HobbyEagle A3 Super II 3-Axis Stabilizer - How to install & Setup

Here is my show & tell + install instruction for the HobbyEagle A3 Super II Stabilizer :)
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[@txdave2]

This is a very helpful video. I have the newer version of the stabilizer which allows you to program it from a computer. Otherwise, the setup and connections are basically the same. You do a wonderful job of explaining things in a succinct and easily understood manner. Thank you.

[@DutchRC]

Thanks David and Also thanks for reminding me! I did spot the newer version.. I should order one to give it a go :) Cheers and happy flying!

[@stijnwenselaar1268]

Hi DutchRC, Is this Stabilizer a good option for a RC delta wing.? And do you know if it is compatible with Flysky controllers?

[@DutchRC]

Hi there Stijn, yes.. I do like this stabi & it can indeed be set up for a plane with elevons :) Yep.. should work with any radio system really...

[@mariusvalentincojocaru3195]

Hi there, Dutch! Is good to know that the small CAPACITOR is very useful in any system, specially if you are having more then 3 servos. I am having no problems since I start using it. It's a "must have" for everyone. And is not even 2€. Happy Easter!

[@DutchRC]

+marius valentin cojocaru Hi there Marius, very good point sir! It definately adds an extra layer of security :) To be honnest, I have not had problems without a cap.. But this stabeliser actually locks you out, for quite a few seconds, if it needs to reboot.. So yeah.. In this case it is most definately mandetory :)

[@BenStrasser]

This video was exactly what I was looking for; in addition to wiring etc you provided a most helpful systematic step by step review of they call the Program Card options, a fine explanation of each and how you select them. Great. I have three pages of notes. Many thanks.

[@DutchRC]

Thank you very much Ben :) Glad you found the video to be helpfull offcourse!

[@leecornelius964]

Dutch, does the unit include instructions?

[@DutchRC]

@@leecornelius964 Mine did not.. but you can find PDF's online

[@leecornelius964]

Dutch, I've hooked up the unit per your instructions. The controller doesn't move my control surfaces at all? What am I missing?

[@DutchRC]

@@leecornelius964 Ghehe :) That is a bit hard to see from here ;) Did you possibly forget to set a seperate channel in your radio to control the stabelizer's mode?

[@florentinocamposjr1540]

The programming box will work on A3 Pro? Thank you.

[@DutchRC]

I can't check, but that is what I was told yes :)

[@alandurden1826]

if you haven't got the programming box do you connect it to your pc using an app?.

[@DutchRC]

not that I know.. Maybe that is an option in the newer version, but the one I have can only be set-up with that box

[@willieripple]

Awesome learning video, I just ordered two of them for a hawker hurricane and my flight test ugly stick!

[@DutchRC]

Thanks Willie :) Glad you found the video to be usefull.. Pretty nice stabi's these fur sure! I have a couple in planes myself..

[@masoudamiri3675]

Good work. Keep up the good work,, Max

[@nickvledder]

I discovered this video today. Nice video, exactly what I needed, thanks! Is it still in use?

[@DutchRC]

:O :O :O I still have this one in one of my planes ;) BUT.. I allso just received a more modern one (with GPS)

[@nickvledder]

Is the new one of the same brand? I am looking forward to a video about it...

[@DutchRC]

@@nickvledder This is the one I just got in: www.banggood.com/ZOHD-Kopilot-Lite-Autopilot-System-Flight-Controller-with-GPS-Module-Return-Home-Stabilization-Gyro-for-FPV-RC-Airplanes-Fixed-wing-p-1559349.html The HobbyEagle has more flight modes, but the ZOHD has the GPS thing.. Both are EASY to set up by the way...

[@Txumeta]

Podría conectar a la centralita PowerBox Competition

[@chrisscotty4518]

On every plane it works perfect....on my fw190 flightline the trainer or auto level mode is not working perfect. I can not move the aileron,ruder,elevator smothly, they shiver if i move my sticks.....only in the trainer or autolevel mode. In normal or off mode it works perfect....whats the reason for that? In my other planes there was no problem.....

[@DutchRC]

sorry for the late reply Chris.. can't make heads or toes of this... can it that plane has digital servo's?

[@chrisscotty4518]

@@DutchRC 2 metal gear and 4 normal, dont know digital, how can i see. What can i do if it has digital

[@DutchRC]

@@chrisscotty4518 some stabi's can't handle digital servo's (the specs of the servo's should state if the servo is digital or not)... maybe you can try some spare servo's on those channel(s) to see if that works better?

[@chrisscotty4518]

@@DutchRC good idea, i ll try

[@cenabitednbfpv587]

Mine is 6 axis but got only.the stablization unit no programing box, i did get wires and the LC filter

[@DutchRC]

Yes.. you can indeed order these With or Without the programming box.. This is because if you allready have that box, you don't need another one..

[@walterdennisclark]

A this moment in the video:11:40, where you talk about your needing only the brown wire, what happens at the other end? How do you "not" use the yellow and red wires? Surely that means you grind away the other two sockets of the connector and insert the brown lead into the signal pin. Or do you merely cut the red and orange wires and insert it in upside down?

[@DutchRC]

Howdy Walter :) damn man.. it's been a while sinds I shot this video :P Thanks though for the comments cause I now see (again) the stabi has a Sbus in :O Good opertunity to swap out the receiver for an Sbus one :) okee.. for the first connector, I simply pullen the connectors (the metal parts) out of the servo connector.. drive.google.com/file/d/11iBNUrHovjpBOs8YtagrcUrpu8G3e6_o/view?usp=sharing I hope you can see that photo? If so, you can see that the Yellow & Red wires essentially go nowhere..

[@Txumeta]

Habría alguna posibilidad para ver este video en Español. Me parece un video muy bien explicado aunque no lo entieda.

[@DutchRC]

I wish I could sir, but my Spanish really wouldn't be good enough for that :$

[@scottfirman]

If you are using retracts or flaps what channel should you use. I can run an 8 channel receiver on my Tactic ttx Tx850 so just wondering. would you just run this on channel 7 or 8?

[@DutchRC]

Howdy Scott :) Yes sir.. the unit does not care from what channel the mode-signal originates :) Any channel will do

[@scottfirman]

Yes,I figured that one out lol.

[@scottfirman]

After all this time, I had the Spektrum receiver in my Maule completely fail after 4 times using it. I am switching to My Tactic receiver with this set up. When the Sport receiver fails in any Horizon plane, they make you buy the programmable receiver which requires a cable( extra fee) . They do not sell replacement receivers that are already set up for your plane.

[@DutchRC]

hmm that is a shame.. I assume that old one was a receiver with Safe?

[@scottfirman]

@@DutchRC Yes. I guess it doesn't matter as I do not use safe anyways. I know I had an Apprentice that had also had the original receiver fail( I bought it off Market Place, on online local resale website). I ended up selling that one. Sadly, I had purchased 3 Apprentice that year and should have squirreled one away as a spare. Last year I couldnt buy a used RC Plane if my life depended on it. This year, I gained 3. All super awesome classics!

[@DutchRC]

@@scottfirman I would probably remove the Safe stuff even if it worked ;) Does the plane need it?

[@scottfirman]

@@DutchRC I never had to use it so No. I think its just an added feature that they throw in so they can charge extra. Then if it fails, they can really hit you. I noticed on all the Horizon planes that the important parts are priced just where you would want to buy the part rather than replace the whole plane. At this point, the safe receiver isn't worth almost half the cost of the whole plane, not when you can acess after market electronics that can do the same job. I noticed as every Spektrum plane fails, I end up going with Tactic. half my fleet is now tactic.

[@RedSpecOpsuk]

@DutchRC Very informative video .keep up the good work much appricated @MrOildale Really!!! DutchRC has one of the best RC channels on here

[@DutchRC]

Thanks Andrew ;) Don't worry man. Just as in real like you have sertain 'people' on YT as well ;)

[@MikeRCChannel70]

Oh, the new splash screen? :) Good instructional video.

[@DutchRC]

+MikeRC Channel Thanks buddy! :) Ehmm new splash screen? :$

[@celaleddinozer144]

ı have airbus a380 and edf f100 jet could I use both and how can I setup

[@DutchRC]

Hi there :) Sure.. I think this stabeliser would work just fine in both applications, but you might want to dial down the sensitivity on the EDF F100..

[@celaleddinozer144]

İs there any safe select or beginner intermediate and expert

[@DutchRC]

Hmm no not really.. I think this ZOHD stabi would be more towards what you are looking for: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5LNe2muZcd0Y8U that one does have GPS and with that a "panic" option :)

[@kevinlam4533]

anybody uses it on thrust vector control?

[@shanec4441]

Will my transmitter functions work as normal like end points set, servo reverse, D/R EXP, and trim tabs work with gyro? Will these functions have to be programmed thru the gyro? Will this gyro work with a gas plane with electric ignition?

[@DutchRC]

That last question i can't really answer, but I think you should be able to just Not use the gyro for the throttle & ignition channels? You Will have to do the reversing in the gyro itself, otherwise it will 'correct' the wrong way around. You really should Not use trim on Any gyro / stabeliser as it will see that as input & not correct that axis anymore.. DR / EXP & end points will work as without the gyro..

[@shanec4441]

DutchRC Adventures The A3 Super II will work with gas planes. There is a vibration setting mode to reduce interference due to the gazers that vibrate a lot. I found this information on the Hobby Eagle site. 😊

[@DutchRC]

Ahhh I hadn't even considered the extra level of vibration :$

[@mikesrccorner]

hey Dutch... this is not up my alley (yet) but i'm sure it's a great resource for anyone who is using these components. Hope you are having a great weekend and hope the weather is improving. cheers mate! :-)

[@DutchRC]

+Mike's RC Corner Thanks for stopping by buddy :) This indeed is specialty equipment... But yeah.. I hope it will help people set it up, or even more: show potential customer that the setup is really easy :) The forecast for tomorrow looks great! :D I hope to be able to shoot a few video's to start the new month well :) Hope you, and the weather over there is good! Cheers :)

[@mikesrccorner]

yup it was a nice day here 14C and sunny but the wind picked up this afternoon so i couldn't fly. but i shot a video with me goofing around with an RC truck with my son. Also made my hat cam today and will show a quick video on that. Videos will be out either tomorrow or monday :-)

[@DutchRC]

+Mike's RC Corner Sounds about the same as todays weather over here :D There was a bit less wind in the evening though :) Sounds good man! Nice weather has a way of inspiring us to shoot video's again huh? :)

[@mikesrccorner]

Yep it sure does. Today was not good though it was rainy and then windy and colder! blah! hoping for a good week this week i still need to get the ft011 in the water yet!

[@DutchRC]

+Mike's RC Corner You indeed DO need to get that boat in the water! :D

[@walterdennisclark]

Thanks for putting this video together. The second from the top input is A E R. Far more complicated is the end you didn't talk about. I presume you stick the connector into the receiver sideways so only the signal pins are connected. Hopefully your receiver pins are spaced apart the same distance that way. Then there's the top most input, again you talked about the obvious for quite a long time but neglected the other end. Presumably you cut off some how, or grind away the red and black pins so you only have a single female end that is then inserted into the signal pin of your landing gear channel. Is that right?

[@DutchRC]

Howdy Walter, I have indeed used a 'sideways' way of connecting only the signal pins.. This was a common practice on for instance the KK2 flight controllers.. You do offcourse have to have 1 pin-pair hooked up the normal way otherwise the A3 won't get powered.

[@walterdennisclark]

And the top input with the single conductor . . . Doesn't that require you modify the connector that goes to the receiver by grinding away the power and ground contacts?

[@DutchRC]

Well nope.. I'll have to look it up later in the day (not home at the moment).. I recently converted the plane this A3 is in from Futaba to FrSky, but I definately didn't do any kind of connector-mod / grinding..

[@walter021171]

Muchísimas gracias por responder . Igualmente con tu vídeo será forma de buscarle la vuelta para configurarlo en Argentina

[@DutchRC]

Eso es genial! :) Y sí ... en este hobby es casi obligatorio entender inglés: $

[@walter021171]

DutchRC Adventures tenes razón , aguantare el traductor de Google , cualquier duda al momento de colocarlo y configurarlo , te puedo consultar ?

[@DutchRC]

Sí. Tengo que usar el traductor de google también :) No, realmente no ... la configuración es bastante simple :)

[@ringerdiggsycobbsy6254]

Just wondering which control and receiver is the best to use that isn't going to break the bank can I use just about any controller and receiver thank you

[@DutchRC]

Funny: I had just had a look at these for a new plane Yesterday ;) and yes: this stabilizer will work fine on any transmitter / receiver combo really.. There is no "best radio" to be used for the A3 :)

[@ringerdiggsycobbsy6254]

@@DutchRC I have an old Jr analogue transmitter and receiver should I plug it into the exe port there is 2 of them on the receiver

[@DutchRC]

@@ringerdiggsycobbsy6254 you would want to use the normal PWM inputs.. so 1 wire per channel

[@JohnVHRC]

Nice. I have one I need to figure out yet

[@DutchRC]

+JohnVH541 It really is pretty simple once you get started :) It took me about 10 minutes to install it in the airplane :)

[@philkennedy1105]

I can follow all instructions but baffled at the last wire not sure how that’s plugged in ?? you said each single colour 1, 2 , 4, how do you put that one plug into them three??

[@scottfirman]

Hey Dutch,any Idea what cap that is as far as Mah? I didnt get one in my kit but it would be incredibly easy to make your own using a servo extention and the right sized cap.I want to build one.

[@DutchRC]

Ehmm! No.. sorry.. I do not.. And to be honnest, I'm not that knowlidgable on that.. But yes.. should be really simple indeed..

[@DutchRC]

ps: does this help you out? www.banggood.com/HobbyEagle-HEA16VC-16V-EZ-Plug-Capacitor-p-1048642.html?p=TO251813974002015038

[@scottfirman]

Yes,its just a small capacitor with a regular servo plug and one wire removed mabe two,cant remember. its a simple plus and minus. Do you know where its supposed to plug in? they should have told you that eh?

[@scottfirman]

Yup,that would do it. I am surprised its that large but yeah,doesnt matter. I need to wait till I get Banggood straightened out,then I can order stuff again. I still need to order a camara,antenna,receiver and transmitter for my goggles and will probably go through them or H.K. to do it. At this point in the game,I am in no real rush to get my FPV going.

[@DutchRC]

Ohw that last part is simple.. Anywhere really.. Receiver? Fine! The stabeliser? Allso fine.. remember the + and - are all connected anyway..

[@ShuhDonk]

I am new (2 weeks) to rc planes and after watching this video I ordered one.. this is awesome and will be a welcome addition to whatever plane I will get next have an apprentice right now). When will the follow up video be for this?

[@DutchRC]

+ShuhDonk Hi there sir :) Thanks for watching & commenting offcourse :) What plane were you thinking to buy?? :) Well.. there is A: time.. But mainly the weather over here.. I've had far to much wind for 3 weeks now ;) But it looks like better weather is on it's way.. Which is good, cause I've got thing to test indeed ;)

[@ShuhDonk]

I do not have anything in mind yet lol.. I did order a few esc's, 50a and an 80a, a 4 pack of micro servo's and a bunch of other random small things (my first time on Banggood.com, lots of cheap stuff there!) I am ordering a FrSky X9E transmitter as well, I think that is the radio I want to have for future planes and fpv stuff.

[@DutchRC]

+ShuhDonk Yeah man. I think you would be on the right track then :) 50A & 80A do seem quite big :P Can't wait to read what you Are going to order :)

[@lw216316]

When I try auto-level it will level but one wing dips down, and sometimes when it levels it does so inverted.. what is wrong ?

[@DutchRC]

Damn! That's an old video :) I do actually still use this stabilizer though and I have not run into that problem. I should add that I don't use the auto-level mode much.. I'm sure you calibrated things?

[@lw216316]

@@DutchRC Yes, I calibrated and since the gyro works well - I think the calibration went well. I ran 4 flights and got the same results. I checked my setting to be sure it was set for my upright and level placement of the unit in the plane.

[@DutchRC]

@@lw216316 I must admit it's almost a funny mishap :) But I'm sure you'd like to have it work as it should.. weird really.. I would have expected more people to comment with this error if it were something common.. It can ofcourse always be a bad gyro in the thing.. I do sometimes get that with quadcopters after really bad crashes..

[@lw216316]

@@DutchRC I ordered 2. So I will put the 2nd one in another plane and see if it works okay.

[@walter021171]

Se puede configurar en español ?

[@DutchRC]

Lamentablemente, no lo creo, señor ...

[@walterhuber2456]

Sollte auch in Deutsch sein????

[@DutchRC]

You wouldn't like my German skills Walter ;)

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@DutchRC Who won the war, Basil?! 🤔😜🤣🤣

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

I came here because I just ordered the Hobby Eagle A3 Mini. I remembered getting sensible advice on other subjects on this channel before. Lets hope that your mind is better than mine these days. 🙄😉😊

[@DutchRC]

@@theoztreecrasher2647 small steps sir :) have you already started tinkering with it?

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@DutchRC Not yet, Dutch. It looks like it might finally be on a plane to Oz - just before the Chinese New Year holidays! 😱😉😊

[@terrr6980]

where flight demo ? i cant find..

[@DutchRC]

Hi there Terrr, I have offcourse flown with this system by now.. The thing with shooting video's though, is that not Every one turns out well enough.. So I don't have a flight-demo video on it Yet.. I did very much like how it performed by the way...

[@terrr6980]

cool, so what diffrence between norm,avcs and abal modes ?

[@DutchRC]

I have only tried the Normal, AVCS and hover modes by now. I was mostly interested to see if the system doesn't interfere with flying in normal mode, and it didn't.. It felt like the Eagle wasn't there.. In AVCS mode it mostly was a hands-off flying plane.. As easy to fly as driving an RC car.. Hover mode was pretty good, though the gains were a bit to high (the plane I have it in is 'a bit' touchy)

[@terrr6980]

thanks for a the light sir

[@DutchRC]

Most welcome Terrr :) I think you can imagine it's hard to 'show' how well a system like this does in a video.. (hence why I wasn't happy with the resulting video's :$)