[NSRCA-discussion] Mode 3 Futaba Jr Q?

Chad Northeast chadnortheast at shaw.ca
Mon May 19 12:58:31 AKDT 2008


Hi Chris

Yep, have flown mode 3 for almost 10 years.  Ivan K. got me on it, and he refer's to it as mode 3, but the 9C and 8U etc. actually call it mode 4 as I understand it.

Chad

----- Original Message -----
From: krishlan fitzsimmons <homeremodeling2003 at yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 11:44 pm
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mode 3 Futaba Jr Q?
To: chad at f3acanada.org, General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>

> I find it strange that some radios call it mode 3 and some mode 
> 4.. You also fly this mode Chad? 
>    
>   Chris
> 
> Chad Northeast <chadnortheast at shaw.ca> wrote:
>   Every Futaba radio back to like the 7Super series can 
> switch the mode 3 electronically.  The 9Z, 14Z (therefore 
> 12Z) go one step further and allow you to put anything on the 
> sticks, so you can assign them in whatever crazy way you wish!
> 
> One thing NOT to forget when doing this is trim things dont 
> always move with the trims, so when you move the rudder and 
> aileron trims across whatever they were set to they will stay 
> at.....so if you had a lot of rudder trim in the model, when you 
> cross the trims you will now have a lot of aileron trim.
> 
> After many years of switching radios to mode 3 (or mode 4 as 
> some of the radios call it) I have found this out the scary way 
> a few times :)
> 
> Chad 
> (from a nice balcony in Nafplio, Greece!).
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Derek Koopowitz <derekkoopowitz at gmail.com>
> Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 9:48 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mode 3 Futaba Jr Q?
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> 
> > Chris,
> > 
> > Let's experiment with my 14mz this weekend... I'll bring along 
> a 
> > spare RX
> > and we'll plug some servos into it and then we can see if we 
> can 
> > change it
> > to how you need it - making sure that the mixes work as 
> > advertised as well.
> > 
> > -Derek
> > 
> > On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 8:46 AM, krishlan fitzsimmons <
> > homeremodeling2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Ok, thinking of getting a new radio before the nats as my 
> > Stylus's are
> > > pretty old and I'm not sure I can do without them to have 
> them 
> > serviced as I
> > > really need the practice.. lol.. My question, I have heard 
> > that the 14MZ has
> > > assignable stick channels. Therefore allowing me to switch 
> the 
> > "normal" mode
> > > 2 sticks to my mode 3 . Which is to reverse the aileron and 
> > rudder sticks.
> > > Ail Throt left, Rud Ele right stick.. Can the 12Z do this? 
> > Also, what about
> > > the 10x or 12x?
> > > Yes, I could purchase a radio and have it rewired, but not 
> > sure I'd get it
> > > by the nats with the lead times that Radio south has.. I 
> know 
> > they are busy
> > > at this time of year.. My reason for not sending my radio's 
> > in.. lol.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
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>    
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