Can 4 Channel Radio function like a 2 Channel?
#26
Yes, the cheapest radios probably won't do it, but I did this about 20 years ago with my old Hitec Flash 5 (which had a two plane memory) back when computer radios were the new thing. Any computer radio will have AIL-RUD mixing, even if it doesn't do much else.
#27
I also had the 3 channel Kadet jr with elev/rudd on the right stick. This was my second plane after first learning how to fly with a powered glider and one of those two channel radios.
Continuing to learn with my 3rd plane with ailerons was a breeze as I was used to turning the plane with just the right stick. I learned how to coordinate rudder with ailerons to properly turn an airplane shortly after that.
Continuing to learn with my 3rd plane with ailerons was a breeze as I was used to turning the plane with just the right stick. I learned how to coordinate rudder with ailerons to properly turn an airplane shortly after that.
#28
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For Mode II, when you are flying an airplane that has only rudder for roll control, you put it on the right stick, along with the elevators. That way, your reactions will be instinctive once you learn to fly. Too many people think "rudder" as a control surface and not as a control function. With more-complex aircraft, you put roll and pitch function on the right-hand stick, and the throttle and yaw on the left-hand stick. With a model such as the Spirit glider, you have roll controlled by the rudder, so put it on the roll control. That way, any experienced pilot can help you. Putting the rudder on the left-hand stick will only cause confusion and slow your learning.
That's how you do a "proper" setup. The rest is just arguing because people confuse the "rudder" control surface (left stick on complex airplanes), with "roll" function (right stick on all airplanes).
Again, with a model that has only rudder for roll control, you put on the normal roll control channel, which is the right-hand stick.
That's how you do a "proper" setup. The rest is just arguing because people confuse the "rudder" control surface (left stick on complex airplanes), with "roll" function (right stick on all airplanes).
Again, with a model that has only rudder for roll control, you put on the normal roll control channel, which is the right-hand stick.
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I am building my first plane - a Great Planes Spirit sailplane. There seem to be few 2 channel stick radios available. Can I buy a 4 channel radio and set it up to function like a 2 channel with the rudder on the right stick and the elevator on the left stick? Is it simply a matter of plugging the servo into the correct slot on the receiver? And will I still have the same adjustability of trim, end points, and whatever else you can control? Thanks for the help.
However unless you have a very good reason for wanting to fly this very unusual mode I would strongly suggest you set it up with both rudder and elevator on the right stick. Around 95% + of US pilots will have the primary controls on the right stick.
People are giving away 72 mhz 4 channel TXs. $10 to 15 should get you TX RX and matching crystals.
Get an experienced modeler to check things over and trim it out for you before you try and fly it yourself.