ORIGINAL: philg2005
I am building a seagull decathlon, i no its not a trainer but i have experience flying rc, and it is also a high wing model. Do you think the bracket idea would work ok? It basically means both elevators would be connected.
I had a funny feeling this morning when I read your post that it might be this plane. Have you read Mike's review of this plane? If not, it's here:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=415
He mintions twice, including in the final paragraph, that he thinks 2 elevator servos is overkill. Either build a Y pushrod and use one servo, or get the appropriate Y servo harness. I've got one of these planes waiting to be assembled, and I've also got a Futaba 6EXA. I'll probably go with the Y pushrod since it's less weight and money.
BTW, I was able to mix channel 6 with the elevator on the 6EXA. However, it requires having the flap knob set exactly in the middle. If you move it either way, the channel 6 servo loses some of its movement. This is obviously not acceptable for flight. It is a pity they didn't allow a slave setting so the slaved channel would be disconnected from its normal control. Oh well, I'm still quite content with the radio. The most complicated mixing I really need is for dual aileron servos.