[NSRCA-discussion] mode 1 and 2 together?

[Bob Richards]

When I worked at a hobby shop in the late 70s, we sold a boat load of the Cox Centurion .049 powered plane, and the associated 2 channel 2 stick radio. Elevator on the left, rudder (roll control) on the right. Funny thing is, I had no problem flying those. Just recently, a friend of mine let me fly his mode 1 plane (at altitude) and I did ok with it, but really had to think about it. It was just wierd.
   
  There is a mode 4, which is mode 2 with the sticks swapped (throttle and ail on left, elevator and rudder on right). I think I would have an easier time with that. 
   
  Maybe not. :-)
   
  Bob R.
  

Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:
  That's right. When flying systems with reeds, you could not actuate 
two switches at the same time unless they were on opposite sides of 
the transmitter, so elevator was actuated by one of the switches on 
the left side of the transmitter, while aileron was on the right 
side. The early proportional sets were set up to mimic the reed 
setup and that was called Mode 1.

Ron Van Putte

On Aug 27, 2007, at 7:24 AM, Dr. Mike Harrison wrote:

> Ron,
> I was around then and saw it happen. Reed was set up so that ail 
> was on one
> toggle and elevator was on another. Mode 2 came later by someone that
> thought 2 was better.
> Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Van Putte" 
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> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 3:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] mode 1 and 2 together?
>
>
>> OK. Here's a trivia question: Why was Mode I configured the way it
>> is? Hint: Think reeds.
>>
>> Ron Van Putte
>>
>> On Aug 26, 2007, at 2:53 PM, wrote:
>>
>>> I learned to fly Mode I back in the seventies, and when I competed
>>> back then in ballistic pattern it was Mode I. I had an absence
>>> during school, etc and when I came back to flying in the early 90's
>>> everyone was flying Mode II so that is the way I re-learned. I
>>> don't think I could fly mode I anymore.
>>>
>>> George
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