Spektrum AR636 AS3X & SAFE Receiver How-To

Here's most of how I set up Spektrum AR636 AS3X/SAFE receivers. This is a rough draft. I plan on doing a better version later. I didn't cover registering your receiver and updating the firmware in this one. I have much more info to share, but it'll take some time to put it all together.

Here are the links to some of the documents, hardware, and files that I use:

[txkflier]

It's hard for me to make a short video about AS3X/SAFE. Look in the video description for the links to the documentation, hardware, and software used in the video. Thanks..

[modelmaker]

You helped me unlock the true potential of some old receivers I thought I couldn’t program..

[modelmaker]

Excellent video, learnt what I have been missing… can’t wait to fly here now

[jimworley]

Re-viewed your video today to try to fix a weird anomaly I was getting with the elevator. Your video helped me diagnose it and fix. Thanks! SudsyJim

[robertstoner]

You helped me out more than Spektrum/horizon or anyone else on YouTube

[gsgoering]

Excellent, txkflier! This was very helpful. You confirmed a few things I'd figured out and taught me quite a bit new. It was fun to see the RV9 file you created for me play a bit part in the video. :)

[duanehillier]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Are the first and only person (out of a dozen people I have asked) who is able to describe, explain and demonstrate how Safe & AS3X work and how to set it for use in a model. Bravo Zulu! Might be a stupid question; will the settings you demonstrated for safe & AS3X work for a helicopter?

[thebunkreport]

Awesome video! Very detailed and helped me a lot!

[muhammadfayyaz]

Thanks a lot for this detailed procedure!

[bobanderson]

Perfect Your Video helped perfectly!
TY,
Bob

[drb_enraged_citizen]

Hey good job with this. I have a question for you though, does the priority setting have anything to do with the amount of angle limits with the 636 receiver? In other words, if you use 140 priority on roll will that give you more of a bank angle than if you use 165 on roll priority? Trying to figure out what settings to use for a scratch built MQ9 Reaper. Any feedback will help thanks.

[bobanderson]

DX-9 ver 2.09 All is well now

TY,
Bob

[ccarlley]

Gonna watch this again. A lot of good stuff. I just yesterday ordered a NX6 TX from HH to take advantage of SAFE Select. What is the drawback to SAFE Select?

[Mikebfpv]

Excellent tutorial, it might be just what I'm looking for. I want to set up an AR636(a) in my original timber 1.5m, to fly like my sport cub s. I like the 3 position modes of just regular safe (not safe select) with beginner, intermediate, and advanced, with the panic button. It just flies really nice. With my timber, I struggle when turning off safe select. I'm a new pilot to airplanes. I'm not even sure if I should do this, or just man up and learn to fly the timber with safe select (and keep repairing it) lol. Any tips for me? Thanks, Mike.

[joebo]

This helped so much. I now understand how to program my old Spektrum AR636A and AR636B SAFE receivers. I just have 1 question. I am using a Spektrum DX7s and using my flap/gear 3 position switch for flight modes. I have it set so mode 1 is no AS3X or SAFE, 2 is AS3X but no SAFE, and 3 is AS3X and SAFE. I was planning on using my bind click button for SAFE bailouts. Will this work on all 3 flight modes or only ones where SAFE is active?

[jeffreyjoos]

great video. wondering if you have ever experienced an error when trying to load a file into the safe model program? Im getting a (unhandled exception has occured error) If I click on continue it will not do anything. i loaded the program from a link from rc groups. Possibly a bad or older file? version 1.6.1 thanks

[MichaelRossFLHTK]

Great Video, Is there a link I can dowload the SAFE Model builder software?

[gdcarter]

Your explanations are very good and you have helped a lot, Would I be able to program an AR636B in the same way also as the Tx I have is a an old DX6i and only have 2 way switches, could I still get it to work?

[allencummins]

I’ve got my airplane bound and it is bound and safe, but I cannot get a switch assigned to safe. I’ve called it all instructions in your video, but I still cannot get a switch assigned to safe. I take the receiver and move it but if I put it in solid and try to find a switch, I can’t get it to work

[kevinbuckley]

Worked great on my SU29. In safe mode the ailerons twitch. Can you suggest a fix either thru the receiver or transmitter. Thanks, Kevin