[NSRCA-discussion] mode 1 and 2 together?

Mon Aug 27 12:40:13 AKDT 2007

Probably used and flow by "Doc" Goode.  (Good).  He and his brother pioneered a lot of old RC, tube type.  If you could get the plane to land in the adjacent field, it was a successful flight.
Don't forget Ed Thompson's Digitrio.  Later to become Digi-Quad.  I shipped many of these kits and semi-kits to military active duty personnel oversea's and here in the US.  A lot of guy's cut their teeth on these kits.  It was affordable and reliable at the time. 
 First kits used metal linear servos, like the original Bonner's.  Of course, later on Fosgate engineered the Pro-Line, single stick and dual stick, using Kraft mechanics.  Kraft and Pro-Line were the radios to have in the late 60's and early 70's.

Vince Vlassick
> 
> From: Jon Lowe <jonlowe at aol.com>
> Date: 2007/08/27 Mon PM 04:25:19 EDT
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] mode 1 and 2 together?
> 
> You are correct.  Forgot about that brand.
> 
> Ok, what was the brand of analog proprotional gear that had a HUGE, 
> vertical box, single stick transmitter with the stick dead center in 
> the box?  Was somewhat popular on the east coast as I remember.  It's 
> driving me nuts since I can't remember.
> 
> 
> Jon Lowe
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> From: DwayneNancy <dwaynenancy at suddenlink.net>
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> 
> It was Klientronics not EK that had the funny looking Tx.  I had a 
> Logitron
> 1 and it was mode 2.  It used Bonner reed servo cases with EK 
> electronics.
> Dwayne
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> I was around also.  All of the very early proportional systems were
> single stick.  Examples were Space Control, Sampy, the Orbit analog and
> other analog systems.  The big transition to proportional didn't come
> along until digital proportional came out, because the analog systems
> were so unreliable and unstable, drifting drastically with temperature
> changes.  With the advent of digital proportional came the modes.  Mode
> 1 was designed to ease the transition from reeds to proportional.  Heck
> there was even a digital system which had individual levers for each
> control just like reeds, made by EK Logitrol, if memory serves
> corrrectly. Kind of defeated one of the main benefits of proportional,
> being able to mix controls at will.  Mode 2 was around at the same
> time, as was single stick.  Most of the early digital systems were
> available in all three versions.  Mode 2 and single stick were for
> those who wanted to emulate real airplane controls, and Mode 1 was
> basically an outgrowth from reeds.  I remember many, many arguments
> about which was "better" that last even until today.  Most Americans
> fly mode 2, and most Europeans fly Mode 1, a notable exception being
> the current world champion.  Thumbs vs. finger flying was also as
> debatable, thumb flying being a carry over from reeds.  My Dad and I
> flew mode 2 from the start, although my Dad tried mode 1 for awhile,
> but went back.   Single stick was very popular with many top flyers of
> the day, but it phased out over time as they were expensive to make,
> the American makers of radio gear died off, and new flyers gravitated
> to dual sticks.
> 
> 
> Jon Lowe
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> From: Dr. Mike Harrison <drmikedds at sbcglobal.net>
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> 
> 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
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> From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 3:11 PM
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> > 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, <glmiller3 at suddenlink.net> 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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