<div>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.</div> <div> </div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>Maybe not. :-)</div> <div> </div> <div>Bob R.</div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Ron Van Putte <vanputte@cox.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">That's right. When flying systems with reeds, you could not actuate <BR>two switches at the same time
unless they were on opposite sides of <BR>the transmitter, so elevator was actuated by one of the switches on <BR>the left side of the transmitter, while aileron was on the right <BR>side. The early proportional sets were set up to mimic the reed <BR>setup and that was called Mode 1.<BR><BR>Ron Van Putte<BR><BR>On Aug 27, 2007, at 7:24 AM, Dr. Mike Harrison wrote:<BR><BR>> Ron,<BR>> I was around then and saw it happen. Reed was set up so that ail <BR>> was on one<BR>> toggle and elevator was on another. Mode 2 came later by someone that<BR>> thought 2 was better.<BR>> Mike<BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "Ron Van Putte" <VANPUTTE@COX.NET><BR>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 3:11 PM<BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] mode 1 and 2 together?<BR>><BR>><BR>>> OK. Here's a trivia question: Why was Mode I configured the way it<BR>>> is? Hint: Think
reeds.<BR>>><BR>>> Ron Van Putte<BR>>><BR>>> On Aug 26, 2007, at 2:53 PM, <GLMILLER3@SUDDENLINK.NET>wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>> I learned to fly Mode I back in the seventies, and when I competed<BR>>>> back then in ballistic pattern it was Mode I. I had an absence<BR>>>> during school, etc and when I came back to flying in the early 90's<BR>>>> everyone was flying Mode II so that is the way I re-learned. I<BR>>>> don't think I could fly mode I anymore.<BR>>>><BR>>>> George<BR>>> _______________________________________________<BR>>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>>
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