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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: john e. holliday on January 20, 2023, 01:36:10 PM
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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. D>K
I also have a profile Gaurdian set up with one of the new car radios. H^^
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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
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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. D>K
I also have a profile Gaurdian set up with one of the new car radios. H^^
Very nice Doc, you've been busy!
Dennis
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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
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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. D>K
I also have a profile Gaurdian set up with one of the new car radios. H^^
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.