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- Subject: Re: Some Glider Questions...
- Message-ID: <1992Aug24.114616.470@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>
- From: kaiser@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (Chris Kaiser)
- Date: 24 Aug 92 11:46:15 +1200
- References: <1992Aug20.205241.23356@col.hp.com> <1992Aug20.222823.1121@col.hp.com> <BtG047.E7C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
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- In article <BtG047.E7C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib) writes:
- > In article <1992Aug20.222823.1121@col.hp.com> gregt@col.hp.com (Greg Tarcza) writes:
- >
- > >Radio:
- > >> If somebody *WANTS* to stay with polyhedral gliders do you
- > >> still suggest to buy a 4 channel system, or a simple 2 channel AM
- > >> system is enough?
- >
- > I've heard that the split sticks make for good glider piloting
- > (you aren't creating "stick thermals"). Still I bet it takes
- > getting used to, I'll bet...
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- Here in New Zealand most people fly the opposite mode to you guys anyway - we
- generally have throttle and aileron (or rudder if no ailerons) on the right stick
- and elevator and rudder on the left stick. This means that the primary direction
- control is on the other stick from the elevator. Personally I think this makes
- it easier to fly smoothly (but then I've always flown this mode). Also the feel
- is so different to full scale flying that I don't think there's any comparison
- between the control sticks and an aircraft joystick.
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- Chris Kaiser
-
- Postgrad, Elec. Eng. Dept.
- University of Canterbury
- Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND
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