[NSRCA-discussion] How to safely arm/disarm your motor packs?

[Daniel Dupont]

I don¹t disagree with youŠ.I just won¹t used a arming connector to do
itŠ.all my plane have quick latch for the canopyŠ.

Daniel on MacBook Pro

From:  John Ford via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Reply-To:  John Ford <astropattern at yahoo.com>, General pattern discussion
<nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Date:  Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 4:31 PM
To:  David Harmon <k6xyz at sbcglobal.net>, General pattern discussion
<nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Subject:  Re: [NSRCA-discussion] How to safely arm/disarm your motor packs?

I've seen too many "radio arming" incidents in my day...
If I was CD'ing a contest, I'd need to trust that 20 pilots with 15
different radios, and 20 different planes, have radios that are all 100%
reliable, using proprietary devices that are 100% correctly designed, and
that all 20 pilots have applied 100% proper expertise to programming the
radios and setting up the devices.
If I am 5% wrong on  any of the above, someone on my flight line is at risk
of ending the day at the ER.

I agree with the Nats line Chiefs..."I need to see your disconnect, or you
can't fly on my line".

J

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 22, 2015, at 17:15, David Harmon via NSRCA-discussion
<nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> + several on that from me.
>  
> 
>  
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> David Harmon
> Sperry, OK
>  
> 
> From: NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On
> Behalf Of Daniel Dupont via NSRCA-discussion
> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 4:04 PM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] How to safely arm/disarm your motor packs?
>  
> 
> Hello,
> 
>  
> 
> I don¹t used one and will never do unless it become a ruleŠ..theres no reason
> to use one, instead I have a throttle that has a safety switch assigned to on
> my Jeti radio, and that lock the throttle to no output and my radio will not
> even power up unless that switch and others are in a safe position, determined
> by me which I do program on all my planes even the jet/edf planes.
> 
>  
> 
> As far as connection with a 10S or moreŠ.I used Power Pole connector and see
> no problems with them connecting directly.
> 
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> 
> To me a arm/disarm switch/connector is just another possible point of failure
> and I try to keep them at the minimum in my setup.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards
> 
>  
> 
> Daniel on MacBook Pro
> 
>  
> 
> From: lucky macy via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Reply-To: lucky macy <luckymacy at hotmail.com>, General pattern discussion
> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 2:11 PM
> To: "nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] How to safely arm/disarm your motor packs?
> 
>  
> 
>  Hope the title isn't confusing nor do I wish to start any kind of
> philosophical 'war' on pit area safety, etc.
>  
> I hear there are 10S pattern setups that don't use an external arming plug.
> That seems unsafe to me to have the batteries connected to the motor without
> an external physical circuit breaker but I'm probably overlooking some
> capability that can be set up using a Futaba 14MZ.  With the advanced planes
> that are a little awkward to a carry around armed and where the hatch has to
> be screwed into the fuse for extra canalyzer security it seems like an
> accident waiting to happen this way.
>  
> So for those that know how to relatively safely set this up could you pass on
> the formula?  My new Mythos doesn't have an external arming plug and I'm
> beginning to think I made a mistake.
>  
> thx,
> lucky
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