Hey All,
Just wanted to know if it is a good idea to reverse the elevator servo so when I pull the stick back to me, the plane drops and when I push the stick foward, the plane rises? It just seems it will be less confusing not having opposite hand motions between the throttle and the elevator. Hopefully Sunday will be a nice day and I fly for the first time. Any input will be appreciated,
Thanks,
John

If that's the way you've trained yourself... OK, but its an unusual setup.

The reason behind having you pull for up and push for down is partly from the desire to simulate the setup in a full scale aircraft. The full scale has the stick set so the pilot pulls back to raise the nose. (OLD saying: Pull the plane's nose toward the pilot's nose and up it goes.)

There's actually no problem with you making any control assignments/reversals you want. If it works for you... its fine.

Any other person attempting to fly the model would be cnfused unless the controls were put back to a normal mode.

It really isn't that confusing once you're used to it, but if you switch it around, no one else will be able to fly your plane that way. If you start flipping the reversing switch back and forth so someone else can help you with the plane then sooner or later you will probably get confused and take off with the elevator backwards (which is not good)

Please don't reverse the servo function, a previous post said it right, nobody will be able to help you and you can't fly other peoples planes, as you will when you get experienced.
Putting in a reversing switch, would be semi ok, as when you take off you will find out real quick if the switch is in the wrong position, as the plane noses over on take off.

Limeybob

This is beginning to look like the old mode 1 vs mode 2 thing. The reasons to learn to fly the way most people do in the USA is the ability to go almost any place and fly with the locals. If you need help you can get it. You won't get any assistance from a buddy box if you have something reversed. Use fhhuber's advice and it will come to you naturally. If you are going to Japan go to mode 1. That's what most of them fly.

Not really a Mode 1, Mode 2 issue, the sticks move in conventional directions.
I was in the far east and learned to fly Mode 1. and have found it very useful.

Limeybob

Hey Everyone,
Thanks for all your good advice...........the servos stay the way they are!

Again, Thanks
John

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John I must be missing something[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img] take off means left stick forward, untill flying speed is attained then right stick toward you to lift off. Level crusing flight means left stick back a little, and right stick is already in crusing position. Flying faster without gaining altitude means both sticks forward. Flying slower without loosing altitude means both sticks backward. Landing means both sticks backward or toward you to slow, and maintain flight untill touchdown. You better go with conventional forward stick down elevator & down nose, and pull the stick back for up elevator to raise the nose. That sure makes sense to me. You are flying a plane, not telling your right hand what your left hand is doing![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]