George - I also match the flap and ailerons for all flight modes. The 30%-50% mix applies to the flaps when they track aileron control inputs. This is a handling issue. All of this stuff is somewhat specific to the type of plane and varies somewhat for the same plane in different flight modes. Most of the mixes and presets are tweaked to gain better handling characteristics. I'll rely the designer of the plane to tell me the proper camber settings for speed, thermal, and cruise. Most everything else is adjusted to suit my personal desires, giving my plane the handling characteristics that I'm looking for. We need to realize that glider control setup and trimming involves efficiency and handling. The efficiency stuff is somewhat specific for a particular design. The handling stuff is somewhat specific for a particular pilot. happy trails - Rob Glover
From: "George Voss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Michael Lachowski'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> I was privy to a discussion between Joe Wurts and Jim Frickie a few years ago. The discussion concerned the position of flaps and ailerons during launch. Joe stated the flaps and ailerons should droop the same amount to reduce the drag between the interfering surfaces. It seems the same would hold true for the thermal mode. Shouldn't the flap and ailerons move the same amount to keep drag to a minimum where the flap and aileron meet? George -----Original Message----- From: Michael Lachowski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Re: Programming tricks help The other mix I often find missing is using the flaps as ailerons. The flaps should be moving with the ailerons at 30-50% of the aileron travel. If you get the ailerons and flaps moving together and put in elevator to camber mixing, you will be amazed at how much nicer your model flies. 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
