Your guru probably learned on reeds. Ever wonder why early RCers flew Mode One (or why it is called mode one)? With reeds you put the roll (or yaw) axis on one thumb and pitch on the other. Thus the early propos followed suit - Mode One. Of course, if you could afford the Space Control brick (like $6,000 in today's dollars) then you wanted Single Stick – available on most early U. S. systems (climaxing with the Pro Line). (My first propo was the Orbit 3+1 – an analog SS system but more compact then today's systems). Like Chuck, I had to re-learn on two sticks ... when FCC 1991 regs made my Pro Line SS obsolete. Actually, It was the availability of multi mode programmable systems that finally forced me to give up my SS JR propos. Regis
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Randy Bullard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The thermal mode has about 3 degrees of camber, lots of ail>rud > > coupling, a bit of up elevator preset, and about the same differential as > > the speed mode. > > Now this is very interesting. Someone with a much lower AMA number than mine > used preach to me that real pilots don't us ail>rud coupling. They learn how > to fly properly with both thumbs. So now I've wasted all those years trying > to learning how to fly with both thumbs for nothing? ;-) In reality, I > suspect most of the best pilots use a combination of coupling and two thumb > flying. > > Randy > > 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
