ORIGINAL: branded
ORIGINAL: csdilley
Why not skip the kill switch and set a kill switch from the radio to close the throttle. That reduces the component count, increasing reliability. Just my 2 cents
The reason that we shut down the ignition is in the event the trottle becomes "stuck" or the linkage becomes disconnected. It's a Safety thing..........
Exactly!!
Last year a friend was flying his Giant stinger with no secondary kill switch and his throttle link came off. The engine stayed at about 1/2 throttle and he had to fly the plane about 40 min to burn off the fuel. BUT this was his 2nd flight that day and he was REALLY SWEATING about his batteries going dead before the engine cut out. Well the RC gods were kind to him and he made a great dead stick landing but he learned a BIG lesson that day as did I.
You must have TWO ways to kill your engine.
Pete