Hi Kevin,

Yep, Gordon hit it on the head, we definitely have a semantics problem here!

We are discussing 2 distinct scenarios:

1.) A normal failsafe gets generated by the receiver. In certain radios (JR 10X?), a delay can be programmed in, wherein the radio goes from "hold" to whatever the failsafe preset positions are. This is the delay you are describing I assume? This failsafe occurs, after the delay, the receiver commands the ECU to shutdown in the same matter as pulling the throttle back...the ecu cannot distinguish this from a normal shutdown whatsoever. I agree in this case, your radio would distinguish between a commanded (emergency) shutdown and a failsafe (delayed) shutdown.....sounds good to me. I fly Futaba and we do not have this feature, at least not in the 9ZAPS unless I missed it.


2.) Again, a normal receiver failsafe occurs, but in this case, it is interpreted by the ECU to be a failsafe event, completely independant of the normal shutdown of the turbine. In this case the delay is introduced by the ECU. This could cover the cases of radios that do not have the failsafe dely feature.



Clear as mud, right?