Sparhawk,
Good discussion point. Do you leave your transmitter on during the two minute turbine shutdown/cooling sequence?

Please explain how you operate your ECU and turbine shutdown sequence. I appreciate the feedback.

I've seen it done both ways at jet rallies and you bring up a good point. How does the rest of the RCU jet community do it?

AMA requires EVERY RC jet pilot to have their failsafe set to throttle down, trim down...how your control surfaces and gear are set up is up to the individual, though to use this technique the landing gear have to be "down" during failsafe operation.

Note: When a person first turns on most 2.4GHz systems, TX first, then RX, the system will still start with the failsafe condition, then go to the TX selected condition. Better have that gear down selected for the failsafe if you're turing on radio equipment after fueled and sitting in the pit area, with wheels on the ground. I can't imagine leaving my TX on that long, or picking up the jet while I turn on my TX, just in case my failsafe is set incorrectly.

Failsafe set up (throttle) it is part of the AMA basic turbine waiver check requirements and a person must demonstrate this knowledge.

My ECU power is always on when the RX is on...ECU battery is plugged in all day without a separate switch and unplugged at the end of the day. If there is enough of a demand for it, I'll go ahead and finish the "expanded edition" of the checklist which has each step, followed by a short paragraph explaining the step, logic behind it, notes, cautions and warnings that apply to it. The outline draft version includes articles in truncated form from advice I received from experienced RC turbine pilots, BVM, JPO and AMA documents on RC turbine jet landing, maintenance and proficiency training.

Yes, on my gassers, electrics, etc. I always turn off the RX first, then the TX and my failsafes are all set...most events with large models here in the U.S. have people demonstrate failsafe conditions before they are allowed to fly. For ALL RC models, TX on first, then RX...at least for the brands I use. I'm not sure if there is a brand out there that has a different requirement.