The flourish of 9303 posts has diminished. Here is one specific example of it's versatility for programming sailplanes It opens up possibilities heretofore unavailable in any radio regardless of price, let alone at a $600.00 price point.
I just programmed the LET Sperber 4.5 meter electric with an 8 servo wing. Flaps, inner ailerons, outer ailerons, top spoilers. In this case the outer two ailerons are Y corded together, but if they were not, these could easily be mixed to an aileron or rudder channel, and there would be two mix values available plus the availability of flight modes to select various trim settings in each of these two mix values. If this were a scale ship, to accommodate the use of a retract and tow release plus maybe a brake, you could easily use matchboxes for increased flexibility or a channel expander for switched functions (up to four on a channel). A six servo wing with spoilers sharing a channel would be even simpler. Example: In the Sperber I assigned motor control to the BUTF lever (throttle stick), proportional spoilers to the right slider channel, and then using flight modes I actually was able to assign full spoiler deployment to the landing mode with full flaps. This was set on a second mix switch so it could be turned off and on. The end result was that you could either have independent proportional spoiler control, Flaps and full spoilers on a landing switch, or flaps alone with proportional spoilers for glide path control. All this plus elevator comp in all modes, plus a flap trimmer on the right slider. Wow! By the way, the throttle hold feature is like getting an extra channel. Using flight modes you can program the electric motor to run off a switch or proportional stick/lever and have it become inactive (throttle hold) when in a chosen flight mode. The assigned stick or lever can then have another function entirely such as flap or spoiler control. I am sure there are many other undiscovered possibilities. Also with the addition of two matchboxes on say, two of six aileron flap channels, a whole new range of possibilities become available. Big advantage: Lightning fast programming via the spin a click "cricket" wheel. One finger does it all. JD Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
