evans@mhuxt.UUCP (crandall) (10/28/84)
<> This net is probably the place for rc discussions until a net.models or net.rc is formed... I wonder if anyone out there has any comments on mode I vs mode II? I I will probably get back into model aviation soon as I now can afford rc (I flew ukie and ff as a kid) and have a preference for mode I as what little flying I did ten years ago was of that variety. It seems quite a bit more natural to me when it came to coordinating turns and the like. It looks like 99.9+% of the people seem to be mode II these days, so I'm having a problem finding someone to help me out. Does anyone know of a mode I pilot in central NJ? thanks in advance Steve Crandall mhuxt!evans
irwin@uiucdcs.UUCP (10/31/84)
You are correct in stating that most RC pilots fly mode II. We have a club with about 80 members and they are all mode II. I am told by some of the most senior members that the mode I is a carry over from the old reed system days. The mode II systems are more in line with the full size planes which are tandem seating. The throttle is usually on the left and the stick is controlled with the right hand. On a side by side, this would not hold true since the throttle is usually dash mounted and the senior pilot assumes the left seat. It is generally accepted that mode II copied the tandem aircraft. Since you have not flown RC for 10 years, I would bet that you would not have that much trouble changing over to mode II with the buddy training systems that are around. Note the base note about starting a notes file for RC, you should respond to it. When we have enough we will see if we can get one set up. al irwin
bart@ucbvax.ARPA (Bart Miller) (11/01/84)
Come on. This newsgroup is NOT the place for RC discussions. Hang on to them until you get a group set up. --bart miller
irwin@uiucdcs.UUCP (11/02/84)
Let's move further discussion on this topic to net.rec.
stevel@haddock.UUCP (11/02/84)
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haddock!stevel Nov 1 15:08:00 1984
The appropriate group, if created, would be net.rec.rc. It seems logical
that until there is a consensus that a new group should be created
further discussions should go there. I am going to forward the base
note over to net.rec and see what happens.
Please post all further RC articles to net.rec.
I too am interested in this so I am not speaking just to get rid
of the articles, I will be reading net.rec. See you there.
Steve Ludlum, decvax!yale-co!ima!stevel, {amd|ihnp4!cbosgd}!ima!stevel