RE: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-11 Thread John Diniz
k me how I know this works. JD -Original Message- From: Tom Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 10:03 PM To: Soaring Exchange Subject: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position? OK, those of you who fly PCM - what's your preference on fail safe settings (Hold

Re: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-10 Thread Ed Jett
een due to a short between the ears. EJ - Original Message - From: "Doug McLaren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ed Jett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position? On Sat, Apr 09, 2005 at 10:16:

Re: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-10 Thread Ed Jett
al Message - From: "Tom Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Soaring Exchange" Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 10:03 PM Subject: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position? OK, those of you who fly PCM - what's your preference on fail safe settings (Hold Last Input, or Preset

Re: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-10 Thread miamimike
What I'd like to see is a provision in PCM radios to easily lock in your failsafe settings while you're flying. That way you might be able to experimentally find a set of control positions that seem like they will land your model in the least destructive manner, and then just hold the sticks and pr

Re: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-10 Thread Simon Van Leeuwen
PCM is the better modulation without a doubt. I set it up to make it fly as slow as possible... Tom Watson wrote: OK, those of you who fly PCM - what's your preference on fail safe settings (Hold Last Input, or Preset)? My inclination is to have everything return to neutral except maybe rudder

Re: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-09 Thread Lee Cox
This is a point that I have been looking for an answer for also.   My question>> Why would it not be better to have your plane go to full flaps and a little rudder if you loose contact??? That would let you know immediately that something is wrong and keep the plane in a safe flight mode and c

RE: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-09 Thread Bill DelHagen
I set it to full crow. As a slope racer, most of my flying is fairly close to the ground and so the best I can hope for is that it slows down before it hits. Bill DelHagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Tom Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Soaring Exchange Subject: [RCSE] PCM failsafe -

Re: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-09 Thread James V. Bacus
Opinions vary... Fail Hold (last input) is what I do for my unlimited models. At 10:03 PM 4/9/2005, Tom Watson wrote: OK, those of you who fly PCM - what's your preference on fail safe settings (Hold Last Input, or Preset)? My inclination is to have everything return to neutral except maybe rud

[RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-09 Thread Tom Watson
OK, those of you who fly PCM - what's your preference on fail safe settings (Hold Last Input, or Preset)? My inclination is to have everything return to neutral except maybe rudder to 1/8 - 1/4 throw or something. Don't want to ignite a debate on why PPM is better...presume the decision on wh