..................I would love to be the cool guy that flys mode 1 in the US, ...............
ummmm.... QQ and I are the Cool Mode 1 flyers in the USA....
lol
I think that at the last FAI F3A World Championships.... out of the top 10 pilots....
Jason and Andrew were the Only Mode 2 pilots....
(Maybe some one else can confirm that?)
In 3D, particularly Rolling Harriers.... Mode 1 is more intuitive/easier.... set the aileron, set the throttle
and just stir coffe on the left stick.....
Some examples here....
http://www.giantcircus.com/Videos/FA...9-Duralite.wmv
and here
http://www.giantcircus.com/Videos/Ha..._Reversals.MPG
and maybe one'r'two here....
http://www.giantcircus.com/Videos/WWWIII_P2.wmv (starting at about 2:30)
and a few here....
http://www.giantcircus.com/Videos/SX-Cable-2009.wmv
in my little experiance flying full size.... the mode 1 thing didn't cause problems....
flying a real airplane is so different.... (you feel things).. that my mind didn't mix the two...
Bottom Line... IMHO, fly the mode that your friends fly.....
But!!!....IMHO, for racing and precision flying, Mode 1 makes more sense....
seperating the two most influential controls enables more precision on each....
ORIGINAL: Spitfire222
.......... At least Mode 2 has the advantage of logically being similar to a full size plane's stick.
so..... these are model airplanes... not real airplanes....
ORIGINAL: DadsToysBG
The English drive on the wrong side of the road,
lol.... no... they drive on the "Left" side of the road....
ORIGINAL: Ralph White
If you desire to be the best flyer in your club, you need to fly Mode 1. ........... When you see a Mode 1 flyer take note as to whether he is or is not the best and smoothest flyer at the field that day.
If you plan to fly pylon, Mode 1 is far better. It is much easier to rotate the wings and then pull elevator around the pylon without moving the ailerons unintentionally.
One of the best model flyers I have ever know, Steve Ellison of Oregon, started with Mode 2 and switched to Mode 1 when he started flying pylon. He never looked back.
Also the very best model pilot I have ever seen fly flies Mode 1, Ted White of Arizona. He never won major contest like the Nationals because he did not practice or commit to it.
Be the expert at your field - fly Mode 1. Don't worry about what the others are flying, you'll be out flying them anyway.
Ralph White
Neoga, IL
yeah... I gotta agree with this......
ORIGINAL: Bonified Wingnut
Try scratching your nose while you fly in mode 1, theres a lot of insects here in MI.-BW
But everyone knows... the bugs only come around when you are doing a torque roll..... try to scratch in a torque roll while flying mode 2!!! lol
ORIGINAL: 150flyer
Mode - 2 is right, mode - 1 is not
OMG... THE master has spoken... this thread should have just ended here!!!
lol