<div>I find it strange that some radios call it mode 3 and some mode 4.. You also fly this mode Chad? </div> <div> </div> <div>Chris<BR><BR><B><I>Chad Northeast <chadnortheast@shaw.ca></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">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!<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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 :)<BR><BR>Chad <BR>(from a nice balcony in Nafplio, Greece!).<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: Derek Koopowitz <derekkoopowitz@gmail.com><BR>Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 9:48 pm<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mode 3 Futaba Jr Q?<BR>To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR><BR>> Chris,<BR>> <BR>> Let's experiment with my 14mz this weekend... I'll bring along a <BR>> spare RX<BR>> and we'll plug some servos into it and then we can see if we can <BR>> change it<BR>> to how you need it - making sure that the mixes work as <BR>> advertised as well.<BR>> <BR>> -Derek<BR>> <BR>> On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 8:46 AM, krishlan fitzsimmons <<BR>> homeremodeling2003@yahoo.com> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > Ok, thinking of getting a new radio before the nats as my <BR>> Stylus's are<BR>> > pretty old and I'm not sure I can do without them to have them
<BR>> serviced as I<BR>> > really need the practice.. lol.. My question, I have heard <BR>> that the 14MZ has<BR>> > assignable stick channels. Therefore allowing me to switch the <BR>> "normal" mode<BR>> > 2 sticks to my mode 3 . Which is to reverse the aileron and <BR>> rudder sticks.<BR>> > Ail Throt left, Rud Ele right stick.. Can the 12Z do this? <BR>> Also, what about<BR>> > the 10x or 12x?<BR>> > Yes, I could purchase a radio and have it rewired, but not <BR>> sure I'd get it<BR>> > by the nats with the lead times that Radio south has.. I know <BR>> they are busy<BR>> > at this time of year.. My reason for not sending my radio's <BR>> in.. lol.<BR>> ><BR>> > Thanks,<BR>> ><BR>> > Chris<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> >
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