So I have an H that I got from a guy that crashed it. The landing gear was broken and one side a little sloppy. watched the videos on YouTube and tore into it found a broken part. one side of the fork (the point) is broken off but it still engages good enough that it only droops about 1/2". I put foam tubing on the ends of the legs to offset the difference and it sets level. I was testing it tonight and I usually fly as low as the GPS allows it with the landing gear up....well landing gear was up but it was not keeping it the usual 4-5 foot off the ground...not sure why it doesn't know the gear is up. could have been catastrophic as I usually rely on the software to keep me safe above AGL I can send pics of the part if i need to but I guess my question is how does it know the gear is up
Landing Gear Retracted Switch?
- Thread starter Wakeborder2
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There's no sensor for gear up or gear down. The servo motor will stop when resistance is felt on the internal motor. If you want to test this pull the servo, grab a nine volt battery and touch the outside terminals with a wire attached to the 9 volt. Reverse the wires and the motors work in reverse. Servos will stop in the full up or full down position. Several websites have servo motors. I believe they are in the $40 range.
http://us.yuneec.com/Typhoon-H-Landing-Gear-Seat
Or...
http://us.yuneec.com/Typhoon-H-Retract-Module
As Steve has posted you can also repair it yourself.
Or...
http://us.yuneec.com/Typhoon-H-Retract-Module
As Steve has posted you can also repair it yourself.
You can fly close to the ground with landing gear up. I sometimes use this to drag the camera through the tops of tall grass for very interesting video.
