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Exactly what I have done for just as long. <BR> <BR>I think a quick release canopy is just as good an alternative to the plug.<BR> <BR>Well, if this plug thing flys, you won't see me at another Nats flying Pattern. Just on principle.<BR> <BR> <BR><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: verne@twmi.rr.com<br>To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<br>Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:14:22 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Arming Switch<br><br>
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</style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>My caller’s always maintain control of my airplane until I come over to disarm it. It goes with the gig. If I’m using a new caller, all of that’s covered before we start. Chris Moon and I called for each other all through the Nats and we never called for each other before that. As it turns out, we have identical routines and from what I’ve seen, most guys have routines similar to ours.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>As soon as I land, my left thumb goes on top of the throttle stick at the base pinning it to low throttle which means brake on for me and stays there until I get to my plane to disarm it. When I’m initiating or disarming my plane, I don’t and won’t respond to anyone trying to engage me in conversation. My order for initializing is Tx, Rx, then batteries in that order. When I’m disarming, it’s batteries, Rx and Tx in that order. It’s all about safe practices and routine. I’ve had no mishaps in 8 years in electric and won’t have any mishaps. </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>In short, I don’t want or need a disarming plug. Those that do will probably figure out some other way to hurt themselves or someone else.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Verne Koester</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Keith Hoard<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 13, 2012 2:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> General pattern discussion<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Arming Switch</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal">Just how many airplanes have we seen fly out of caller's hands at contests? Is this a widespread problem, or just isolated to a couple contests? Why can't the caller maintain positive control of the airplane until the owner gets over to disconnect the battery? If the caller and/or pilot are that distracted after a flight, what is to keep them from forgetting to removing the arming plug? <br><br>I think this is a solution wandering around looking for a problem. If you can't remember to disconnect your battery as soon as possible after a flight and to only connect it just prior to flight then you won't remember to use your arming plug to perform the same functions.<br clear="all"><br>Keith Hoard<br>Collierville, TN<br><a href="mailto:khoard@gmail.com">khoard@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><br></p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal">On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Bob Richards <<a href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com">bob@toprudder.com</a>> wrote:</p><table class="ecxMsoNormalTable" border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0in;" vAlign="top"><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Ok, sounds like an EMI problem with the ESC. Some sort of stray electrical noise is coupling onto the ESC (possibly through the throttle input). </p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Regardless, disconnecting the battery or arming plug would have prevented the situation. Point taken.</p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Bob R.</p></div><div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 2/13/12, Mark Hunt <i><<a href="mailto:flyintexan@att.net">flyintexan@att.net</a>></i></b> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border-width: medium medium medium 1.5pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: currentColor currentColor currentColor rgb(16, 16, 255); padding: 0in 0in 0in 4pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 3.75pt;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><div><div><div><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Myself, among others witnessed a speed control (rx off) turn on violently during an interesting test in which the pilot showed us what a ringing cell phone can do when placed next to an armed speed control. No, I don't know the brand of ESC.</p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></p></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p></div><br>_______________________________________________
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