<div>Jon,</div> <div> </div> <div>I have very fond memories of my Proline single-stick radios.</div> <div> </div> <div>Bob R.</div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Jon Lowe <jonlowe@aol.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I was around also. All of the very early proportional systems were <BR>single stick. Examples were Space Control, Sampy, the Orbit analog and <BR>other analog systems. The big transition to proportional didn't come <BR>along until digital proportional came out, because the analog systems <BR>were so unreliable and unstable, drifting drastically with temperature <BR>changes. With the advent of digital proportional came the modes. Mode <BR>1 was designed to ease the transition from reeds to proportional. Heck <BR>there was even a digital system which had individual levers for each <BR>control just like reeds, made by EK Logitrol, if memory serves
<BR>corrrectly. Kind of defeated one of the main benefits of proportional, <BR>being able to mix controls at will. Mode 2 was around at the same <BR>time, as was single stick. Most of the early digital systems were <BR>available in all three versions. Mode 2 and single stick were for <BR>those who wanted to emulate real airplane controls, and Mode 1 was <BR>basically an outgrowth from reeds. I remember many, many arguments <BR>about which was "better" that last even until today. Most Americans <BR>fly mode 2, and most Europeans fly Mode 1, a notable exception being <BR>the current world champion. Thumbs vs. finger flying was also as <BR>debatable, thumb flying being a carry over from reeds. My Dad and I <BR>flew mode 2 from the start, although my Dad tried mode 1 for awhile, <BR>but went back. Single stick was very popular with many top flyers of <BR>the day, but it phased out over time as they were expensive to make, <BR>the American makers of radio gear died off, and new
flyers gravitated <BR>to dual sticks.<BR><BR><BR>Jon Lowe<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Dr. Mike Harrison <DRMIKEDDS@SBCGLOBAL.NET><BR>To: NSRCA Mailing List <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>Sent: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 7:24 am<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] mode 1 and 2 together?<BR><BR><BR><BR>Ron,<BR>I was around then and saw it happen. Reed was set up so that ail was <BR>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>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR><BR><BR>________________________________________________________________________<BR>Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -
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