JR "Unplugged"

[Bill Glaze]

Don:
Per your last sentence, there *is* definite interest.  Please continue
with your essay.
For the Futaba guys, there is still the delete button, but my guess is
that many folks will do what I do; print it out and place a hard copy in
my "technical" file.
Bill Glaze

don szczur wrote:

>  F03 number 10.  I must have read your mind, its exactly as I've been
> practicing.. OK, I still have not picked up the manual so here it
> goes.  Thanks for having me check this as I now know more about the
> radio as a result! Here is the 3 step process:  First, select code 51
> and go Gear(5)---->flap(6). Second, enter the % you want them to go up
> into- 50% Pos 1, for example.  Finally, hit "page" and select "E-F".
> Done.  Just leave your gear switch forward and the "flap" switch will
> turn on and off your airbrake. Now, if still curious, you can do so
> much more as well. recall the "flap" switch is a 3 way switch.  You
> have the option of having it kicking in any of the 3 positions of the
> switch, or different airbrake rates for each switch position- You can
> tie to any of the following: E-F is kicks in the center and top
> position,  MD activates in the top and bottom (which is interesting if
> you want to set it up that way).  LD is again the same switch but it
> kicks in the center and bottom position.  You can play around with the
> rates for each of these if you want.  I figured how to do 4 positions
> with combinations of the gear switch and "flap" switch.  Have
> fun. BTW, I found a real simple trick to get around the airbrake need
> all together.  I learned this from the famous champion and one of my
> mentors, Von. If you are coming in hot, just add a little rudder and
> hold it.  Suprised how much airspeed it bleeds off. For more advanced
> braking, or, in significant crosswind, do this drill.  Tilt the wing
> into the wind and then push the rudder stick opposite.  You learn this
> quickly and as soon as you tilt the wing the correct direction as long
> as you just push opposite rudder you never get the rudder in the wrong
> direction  I once was at about 60 feet high at the runway threshold
> and used this technique and dropped it on the runway center without
> overshooting.  Hint FAI pilots, this also works for inverted rolling
> circles- push the rudder in the direction the plane is flying.  Troy,
> this will help in the one roller from inverted you will be doing for
> sure two weeks from Saturday (grin).  Before I diverge too much... You
> can select MX if you want it on the "mix" switch (back right), AU is
> the front right Aux 2 switch, GR is having it activated with the gear
> switch, SNP is having it activated on the snap roll button (another
> interesting thing) and STK is throttle.  You taught me something that
> is really neat.  Using the STK function, it kicks in at any point on
> the throttle curve (full mix) rather than it coming in a little at a
> time like in the offset from the first screen if mixing the throttle
> as master. Maybe if there is interest, I'll do a short "10 step"
> procedure on setting up a pattern plane with the 10X. Don
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