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Old 03-20-2006 | 05:15 PM
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Capt Jim
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Default RE: There's a scary lot of discontinued Futaba gyros !!

Hi..and thanks for the lead, but yes, I have seen that FAQ on Futabas web site. They open that infomercial with a situation wherin someone asks about using a two axis gyro to torque roll....but that is not my objective. The other items in that same thread address particular set-up problems with a particular Futaba gyro under some unique circumstances. It was OK reading, but it doesn't address in depth the use in an airplane rudder application... solely to achieve perfectly straight lines..., and since it is Futaba...it doesn't mention any other manufacturers.
I get the feeling that the vast majority of gyro users are heli applications. Plane flyers either have had bad or disappointing experiences with them, or just dont care....and then with Futaba discontinuing so many of their formerly finest offerings.....well..it just doesn't give me a very good feeling about Futaba gyros.
Thanks much anyway...
Jim