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Old 03-17-2016 | 12:58 AM
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PaulFitzGerald
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Hi everyone, I've been flying model aircraft on and off for the last 45 years and rc for 35 years. The first time I used a gyro was in a twin engined aeroplane to be able to control when one the engines died . This was a single axis gyro for the rudder and I used the maximum amount of gain. It worked very well provided you didn't turn into the dead engine. I built another twin this time an A 26 using two Saito 56 to power it. I thought two four strokes would be reliable enough not to have to use a gyro. I was wrong one engine died I struggled with it to find out which engine died, not to turn into the dead engine. Two minutes later I now owned a heap of balsa sticking out of the ground. How I wished I used a gyro. I vowed that if ever built a multi engined aeroplane it would have a gyro be it I.C. or electric. I don't care what people think cheating or otherwise, with at least €250 gone, €15 on an Orange 3 axis gyro isn't much to pay to help to save the day!!!