Snap Switch

[Wayne Galligan]

I have to jump on the stupid wagon here too.   I was just learning the advanced pattern and was trying out the snap switch. I had previously been using it for the engine kill switch.  On approach at the Hot Springs event last fall on the base leg of approach I pulled the(kill) snap switch.  Plane disappeared into the woods.... no crunch so I gave it a little throttle, pulled on the stick and from behind the trees my airplane reappeared.   Lucky for me I was high enough.  
NO MORE snap switch for me.  Besides you cant fly the snaps in the opposite direction unless you reprogram the switch.  And after snap rudder corrections are difficult if when fiddling with the snap switch.

Which brings up something else while we are on the snap subject.  I have found that if a snap is properly executed that opposite rudder is needed to maintain the heading.   When judging... If I notice the lack of heading correction after the snap am I right to assume that the snap was not properly performed? Or is that I may be driving the snap to deep or hard?  I still see what appears to be very fast barrel rolls on some snaps and of course these appear to be on heading after the roll. 

Wayne G.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Kane 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 9:26 AM
  Subject: Re: Snap Switch


  That's exactly it. You program the throw and direction of your rudder, elevator, and ailerons. In practice I have found "flying" the manuever with the sticks to be better than using a snap switch. It lets you independantly release the surfaces, resulting in a cleaner exit. That's how the best of the best finish an avalanche or a downline snap with the plane in the correct orientation. Like everything else, it takes practice. I do use a rate switch to change throws for snaps and spins.

  And as Buddy experienced, the snap switch can be deadly if triggered at the wrong moment. 

  "Edward C. Hernandez" <ehernan3 at peoplepc.com> wrote:
    Ok, what's a "snap switch"? Is that some button or toggle programmed to move the surfaces for you instead of moving the sticks yourself? 

    Ed Hernandez

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: BUDDYonRC at aol.com 
      To: discussion at nsrca.org 
      Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 3:27 PM
      Subject: Re: Partner Construction


      ED
      Yes, I bumped the snap switch on final about three feet up during practice Saturday after the contest and smashed the front end. I hate it when that happens.
      Buddy 


  Bob Kane
  getterflash at yahoo.com


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