Concentration-consecrated

[Keith Hoard]

    I guess there's nothing in the AMA Pattern rules about putting
explosives in your aircraft. . . . .however the new office of Homeland
Security may have a thing or two to say about it!!



Keith L. Hoard
Cordova, TN
khoard at midsouth.rr.com

Today President Bush announced that all this time he's been misprouncing the
word "Iraq." He said it's actually pronounced "Syria."


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ferrell" <johnferrell at earthlink.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: Concentration-consecrated


> I just put out the annual safety article in our club's newsletter so I am
> pretty sensitive to this issue at the moment.
>
> Take a step back and think a little further. Would it not be a better idea
> to self destruct fly aways?
> Eric's disaster could have been a whole lot worse...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Hoard" <khoard at midsouth.rr.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Concentration-consecrated
>
>
> >     Could you use a Futaba PA-2 autopilot device in conjunction with the
> PCM
> > lockout?  The way I understand the autopilot device works, it gets input
> > from a receiver channel to determine the amount of authority (0% to
100%)
> > over the aileron and elevator channels.  During normal flight, that
> channel
> > would give the PA-2 0% authority, basically turning itself off and
> allowing
> > you full control of all flight controls.  However, if the receiver goes
> into
> > lockout, program the input channel to put the PA-2 into 100% authority
to
> > level the wings and nose, as well as put the throttle to idle, gear up,
> > center rudder, ect.  I read a review about this device and it can be
> pretty
> > aggressive recovering your plane to level flight, especially from a nose
> > down attitude.  However, I think that would be better than the
> alternative.
> >     I know this wouldn't help if the battery gets disconnected, but we
had
> a
> > kid show up at the field last weekend with a park flyer on channel 50.
He
> > wasn't a member and just thought he could turn on his Tx and launch his
> > plane.  Luckily nobody was on Channel 50 and he was caught and the rules
> > explained to him.
> >     Obviously you would have to remove or disconnect this device for
> > contests, but if this $50 thing can save a $1500 pattern plane during a
> > practice session then it may be worth investigating.
> >
> >
> >
> > Keith L. Hoard
> > Cordova, TN
> > khoard at midsouth.rr.com
>
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