I've been using PCM for years and here is how I set up my failsafe.
Initial flights are done set to hold so I can dial in the landing mode. Once
satisfied climb to a good altitude and pull the stick down to a position that
puts the plane into a slow steady glide (no porpoise). Remember that stick
een due to a short between the ears.
EJ
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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:
My question. I only have a couple PCM receivers and currently do not enable
Fail Safe. But, assuming I wanted to enable and choose to go to "preset".
How do you test that? Turn of the Tx and watch the plane? Must be several
mistakes high to do this I suspect.
EJ
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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
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
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
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
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From: Tom Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Soaring Exchange
Subject: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which posit
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
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