Mode 1 or Mode 2
 

Im wondering why here in Australia transmitters are setup to operate in mode 1? Mode 2 seems far better to me especially because I am right handed. I could operate the elevator and aeilerons with my right hand and basically just fly with one hand while keeping the less used rudder and throttle on the left side. Is there any reason why I cant just swap everything over.

Regards,

Troy.

Mode 1 or Mode 2
 

In the states most but not all fly on mode 2,there is really 4 modes,if using a instructor to learn to fly there might be a problem,but other than that, no problem,you'll just be set a little different than your fellow flyers if you fly with a group.

Mode 1 or Mode 2
 

I've been flying mode 1 in the states for 25 years. Every radio I've bought (except my first one) I've had to switch over. It's just a matter of swapping a spring and lever arm from one side, and a ratchet clip from the other side.

When I bought my first radio (1977), you could get them either way, and as a "know nothing" teenager, I took the hobby store's advice and went mode one since I'm left handed. It's what I learned...got good with, and still use.

Here is my advise after all these years:
It really doesn't matter which way you learn, as you will get used to anything. What matters the most is what mode does most of the people in your area fly! As you get better, eventually you will help new pilots, you will help train, or you will want to check fly a mate's airplane, or let a buddy fly one of your planes.

This is something I really miss in this hobby, as I watch my best friend training new pilots and check flying other's new planes, and when he has a great flying plane he hands off the Tx to a buddy and says "here, check it out!"

I can't do that because I fly a different mode. I've lived in the same city for 22 year and have only seen one other person flying mode 1. Several years ago I attempted to "switch"...spent many hours on a computer sim, and gave it my best shot at the field. It was too late. My brain just couldn't do it after all these years of "naturally" flying mode one. Not only did it religate a very experienced pilot back to the stages of a "trainee"...but it also started messing with my brain when I did indeed fly one of my planes mode 1 again.

I finally gave up on the idea of switching, because I didn't like the feeling of being uncomfortable and unsafe. So I'm just going to have to miss out on being an instructor for my club or flying my buddies planes...unless of course someone from Australia moves to Kansas:)

Go with what everyone else is flying...you wont regret it. Not only that, it will be much easier to find an instructor:)

Mode 1 or Mode 2
 

Its kind of a matter of how you learn. I prefer Mode 2, and the argument there was thats how full scales are set up, but now that i fly full scale for a living, more time that not, the pilot flys with his left hand. There is no wrong way, just what is more comfortable for you.

Mode 1 or Mode 2
 

Thanks for the advice Tatoo. I was going to change it over but what you said made a lot of sense so I will leave it as mode 1 instead. I suppose I will get used to it soon enough. ..............Now if I could just get myself over to Wichita you could instruct me how to fly.

Regards,

Troy.

Mode 1 or Mode 2
 

Your welcome here in Kansas anytime!!!:)

Mode 1 or Mode 2
 

"When in Rome...", everyone in Japan flies type 1 too so I learned it when I began flying over here. Maybe I was lucky, hadn't flown for a few years so it only cost me one plane to adapt...type 2 full throttle on go around = type 1 full down elevator into ground on go around... :stupid: -> :eek: -> :o -> :D -> :cool:

Moving back to the States soon but I'm thinking I'll stay with type 1, getting too old to relearn old tricks.

Mode 1 or Mode 2
 

Good advice from everyone Troy. Go with what the vast majority of flyers in your area are using. You can learn either way, but trying to change after learning would be a bear. Like me trying to drive on the left side of the road in England (do you guys drive on the left?)

Mode 1 or Mode 2
 

Yeh we do drive on the left side of the road too Crosswind. There are no other flyers in my area that I have found yet anyway. (I live in a small town with a population of only 15000.) So I suppose its really up to me. Think I will stick with mode two so If I do find other flyers in Broome then at least we will more than likely be setup the same.

Thanks,

Troy.

Mode 1 or Mode 2
 

I agree with the idea of going with what everyone in your area is flying.

I fly Mode 1 here in the States. My instructor learned to fly in Mexico. They generally fly Mode 1 there, and he taught me what he had learned.

I truly believe that there are some advantages to flying Mode 1. First, it puts the Aileron and Elevator functions on separate thumbs. These are the most used functions. So, the case of making a slight slip and putting a bit of Elevator in where only Aileron is wanted, and vice versa is eliminated. Second, by necessity, in Mode 1 you learn to use both thumbs. This makes the use of Rudder a very natural function.

Now, flying Mode 1 hasn't been a real limitation to me. In my club I am an instructor pilot. I always ask my students which mode they want to learn. So far, they have all said Mode 2. I can take a trainer plane and fly it in Mode 2 with no problems. So as a result, I have trained quite a few RC pilots over the years.

My only regret for my students is that they are missing the joy of flying Mode 1. ;)