ORIGINAL: dale_8888
Hey is the idea of 'buddy-boxing' for two radios control the one plane, so when the instructor feels they need to take over, they can just use their radio or what?
I'm a bit confused with the whole 'buddy-box'. I do agree with khodges though, that passing the radio is the best way to go.
Cheers
Basically yes. The instructor holds the Master radio and the student holds the buddy/slave unit. As long as the instructor keeps a trainer switch activated on the master the student will have full control of the plane. If/when the student endangers the plane or manuevers need to be done that the student is simply not ready for (landing) the instructor releases the training switch on the master and INSTANTLY has full command of the plane. The best part of this is that the instructor doesn't need to chase a hesitant student around the field trying to get him to surrender the radio. Too often I've seen students who "just knew" that they could save a plane refuse to surrender a TX and end up destroying their plane. Their response is usually: "Darn, so close". Yeah, right.[:'(]