The Mode Survey - what do you fly?

[Andy Tabor]

1. Mode 2

2. North West England (Cheshire)

3. North West England (Cheshire)

4. Club instructor(s)

 

Mode 2 was recommended to me when I took up the hobby (in 1979) as being the dominant mode in this part of the country - it is still the dominant mode in our club, with only about 5 out of 75 members flying Mode 1.

 

Andy

[Dr. David]

1. Mode 2

2. N.E England

3. Ditto.

4. Self taught.

[Len Young]

Mode 1

Gateshead

Fly at Seaham

[RobC]

Hello there

 

1. Mode 1

 

2.  South East

 

3. South East

 

4. Self taught

[David Ovenden]

Hi,

1. Mode 2

 2. France

 

3. Kent

 

4. Some input from "instructor" but mostly self taught.

 

 

(Mode 1 is predominant round here but the better flyers seem to favour mode2- but not exclusivey so of course)

[Dr. David]

Another question you should have asked is how long the person has been flying, I find that a lot of older (sorry) long time fliers use mode 1 more.

 

[Rick Baxter]

mode 2

 

East Anglia    (Beds)

 

East Anglia   (Beds)

 

Self taught

[Ian Sant]

1) mode 2

2) Fly in Mid Wales

3) learnt in Mid wales

4) Self taught 

[Donald J]

Mode 2

South East

South East

Self-taught (TREX-500)

[michael drage]

mode 2

West Susssex

Any where there is suitable water (float planes)

self taught

[John Privett]

Posted by David Wilson 5 on 12/01/2010 17:21:07:

Another question you should have asked is how long the person has been flying, I find that a lot of older (sorry) long time fliers use mode 1 more.

 

 

Interesting point David.  One of the earlier posters mentioned he'd learnt mode 1 as it was the predominant mode used at Croydon Airport and Epsom Downs where he learnt.  I wonder if that was a long time ago?  I flew briefly at Croydon in the mid-80s and have flown at Epsom Downs since around 1991 and have met very few mode 1 flyers.

[Beagle]

Mode 2

Kent

Kent

Self taught

[Brandon Boyall]

Mode 2

Northampton

Northampton

Self Taught

LEFT HANDED! 

[twinstar]

mode 2

oxfordshire

self taught

[SteveH]

1. I fly Mode 1

 

2. West Midlands

 

3. Learnt in the Midlands

 

4. Taught by club member (BMFA A certificate)

[Huw]

Mode 2

N Wales

N Wales

Instructor Terry Green

[Les Turrall 2]

 

1.  Mode 2

 

2. West Midlands.

 

3. West Midlands.

 

4 Taught by professional instructor to A Cert. Similar for my  B Cert.

[Glyn R]

When is this survey going to be summarised ?

[Barry Slater]

I fly Mode 1

I fly in Yorkshire.

I learned in Yorkshire.

Self taught.

[Terence Moore]

I fly mode 1

West Midlands/Warwickshire is where I fly

Warwickshire is where Ilearned

With an instructor

[Neil]

Mode 2

I fly in North Wales

Learnt in North Wales

Club instructor

[Mark Grinnell]

Flew Mode 1 for 20 years - changed to Mode 2 (fixed and heli in both !)

 

I fly in the West Mids

 

I learnt in the West Mids

 

I learnt from an fellow club member.

 

[Tim Mackey]

Obviuosly the e-news letter has gone out!

Some peeps here have posted twice BEB - so the data will be upset

[Andy Murdoch]

Mode2

Sussex

Sussex

Dad / instructor taught. I didn't even know what modes were for years!!!

 

Started on 2 stick 2 channel mid 70s.

Interestingly for statistics, I only know of one mode1 flyer in Brighton club of 80 odd (some very) members.

[ozjimthree3]

I fly Mode 2

I fly in East Dorset

I learned to fly in East Dorset and Norfolk. Started in 2005

Mainly self taught with help and advice from fellow flyers. Currently reading the BMFA notes on, and practicing for the "A" certificate.

Hope to pass before my 77th birthday. Have had long and sometimes heated discussions regarding the merits of Modes 1 and 2 with an old flying mate of many years. He started with Mode 1 and reeds, I started with Mode 2 and full propo. But he's ten years older than me, so I couldn't possibly be flying the right mode, could I?