Fail-safe settings for control surfaces

[L Caldwell]

Hi All,

What is the general concensus for the best setting for the control 
surfaces on a pattern plane, and why.  I'm going to be put a PCM 
receiver in my plane, primarily for the throttle fail-safe, but I'm not 
sure what would be best for the control surfaces.

I would like to have the safety of the onlookers, other fliers, and 
field neighbors as the main priority, but still have a chance to recover 
the plane if it comes out of failsafe.

I've considered these options:

1)	Low idle, controls at neutral but with a slight amount of up 		 
   elevator.  That might be a good way to see brief lockouts, but
	the plane could travel a long way if it stayed locked at at high
	altitude.

2)	Last good signal doesn't seem like a good idea to me if it
	stays locked out.  You could get anything there.

3)	This seems safest for the crowd, but probably bad for the future 	of 
the plane.  Low idle or engine off, full spin entry on the 		 
controls.

Any better ideas?

Larry Caldwell
Brookland, Arkansas
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