John;
How is your system comming along. Have you built up a prototype yet? I can't wait to see pictures of your Eindecker in flight.
Leroy
To answer Leroy’s It is coming along. The breadboard worked and I am waiting on the PCB’s. Even after I get it all working it will take some doing to get the Eindecker ready for its first flight. The up-down control will be a hybrid, half mechanical – half electronic. The two-wire flight system will operate a bell crank like most U-control models. But the bell crank will operate a servo driver that will operate the elevator servo. The reason for this is that it is truly a converted RC with a servo driven elevator. It would be a bear to convert any other way.
There are some threads about cost. At this point in time I have little idea as to the cost. If (big if) I do sell the system I plan to put it out as complete package. Handle, lines, electronics and connectors. All that will be missing is batteries (1 9V and 4 AA), and servos. In the low volume the units will be produced I can not buy these for less than you could. But my plan it make the system plug and play for the modelers who don’t have the background to deal with solder joints.
Attached is a picture of the control head mounted on a Tom Morris Handle.
Bottom line is I am several months away from the Eindecker’s first flight. And it all depends on if she survives the first flight. But if it was easy I could just watch TV instead.