RE: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-11 Thread John Diniz
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

Re: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-10 Thread Lee Cox
This is a point that I have been lookingfor an answerfor 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 close

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

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

Re: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-10 Thread Ed Jett
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 - Original Message -

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

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 soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] PCM