[NSRCA-discussion] Mode 3 Futaba Jr Q?

[Derek Koopowitz]

What do they call Kimbro's mode?  He pushes for up and pulls for down... and
I'm not even sure he has a throttle stick either.  I think his throttle is
on a switch - switch on is full throttle and switch off is idle.  ;-)

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:

> There must be something about the Canadian air or being cooped up all
> winter or something like that which makes the Canadians use those
> weird modes.  I think it was Ivan Kristensen who started it years ago
> by using something like "Reverse Mode 1".
>
> Ron VP
>
> On May 19, 2008, at 3:43 PM, krishlan fitzsimmons wrote:
>
> > 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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