Dizzies

[john e. holliday]

There are some of us that get dizzy flying or have problems keeping up with a plane.   I built the plane for the Ringngmaster marathon and for me as I wanted to try and  and get as many take off and landings as my age.  I think it would work for other people, especially new comers.

These are pic of Pat Kings solid wing Ringmaster Jr.   

I also have a profile Gaurdian set up with one of the new car radios.

[Dennis Toth]

Doc,
I agree we need a way to shut off the power when we want without needing a full RC transmitter attached to our handle or hip. I think the remote key fob systems that were discussed are what we need. I feel it is not only a convenient way to end when you want but also a safety issue that would allow a pilot to end the flight any time. This could include if the pilot gets dizzy, has a medical issue or if they need to stop the flight cause of spectators being to close on the field.

Best,    DennisT

[Dennis Leonhardi]

There are some of us that get dizzy flying or have problems keeping up with a plane.   I built the plane for the Ringngmaster marathon and for me as I wanted to try and  and get as many take off and landings as my age.  I think it would work for other people, especially new comers.

These are pic of Pat Kings solid wing Ringmaster Jr.   

I also have a profile Gaurdian set up with one of the new car radios.

Very nice Doc, you've been busy!

Dennis

[Ken Culbertson]

Doc,
I agree we need a way to shut off the power when we want without needing a full RC transmitter attached to our handle or hip. I think the remote key fob systems that were discussed are what we need. I feel it is not only a convenient way to end when you want but also a safety issue that would allow a pilot to end the flight any time. This could include if the pilot gets dizzy, has a medical issue or if they need to stop the flight cause of spectators being to close on the field.

Best,    DennisT

I couldn't agree more.  Surely there has to be a 2.4gh paired system out there somewhere.  We box ourselves in so much.  Thanks to Brett for removing at least one of them with the line rule.

Ken

[phil c]

There are some of us that get dizzy flying or have problems keeping up with a plane.   I built the plane for the Ringngmaster marathon and for me as I wanted to try and  and get as many take off and landings as my age.  I think it would work for other people, especially new comers.

These are pic of Pat Kings solid wing Ringmaster Jr.   

I also have a profile Gaurdian set up with one of the new car radios.

Nice planes, John.  I'm sure they fly as good as they look.

When I was trying out ways to get kids lined up to try flying I found an RC car outfit for ~$27.  It had access to off the wall frequencies that were locked in between a Tx and the Rx.  It worked very well to kill the fuel whenever you wanted.  It wasn't hard to get a kid, mostly boys, involved, at least briefly.  We didn't get many local kids to join in, but I understand other areas had better luck.

Just pick the cheapest RC set.  The trainer outfit was a Li'l Hacker, a half A combat plane.  The one boy, one of the RC pilots kids, did quite well in just a couple of flights.

This still requires at least 2 adults.

Happy New Year.