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Old 09-22-2011, 09:46 AM
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Default Emergency Engine Kill... Choke Servo or Opto-Ignition Kill from Transmitter

I recently had a throttle servo box "unglue" on one of my gassers... it was at a hairy rpm... it was so low that i couldnt safely fly it till it ran out of gas, so i decided to bring her in hot, and ended up doing a ton of damage when the landing gear came off... it did fuse and rear stab damage.

Would you use a choke servo to kill the engine in a situation like this or use a device like a Samrt FLy or 42% prod kill switch activated via transmitter.... just curious to what the majority here would do