The Mode Survey - what do you fly?

[Flanker .]

Hi all. Mode 1

 

Live n fly in Spain (Spain seems to be very mode 2 Tx's are supplied mode two)

 

Learned  in North Wales self taught plus instruction at great club

 

My first TX was mode one.

[Andy Hogg]

Hi All

 

Mode 2

South East

South East

Self Taught

[Steve Houghton]

1. Mode 4 - the first vote!

 

2. Currently in Cheshire

 

3. Learnt in Cumbria - Kendal MAC

 

4. Learnt from self-taught instructor. Several club members were mode 4 then (mid '70's).

 

 

[Paul]

Hi All,

 

Mode 2

Warwickshire

Warwickshire

Self taught first on elec helis & planes. Advice and help from club members when started on IC planes.

[mal brewer]

 Just a slight diversion here, what is mode 4, or mode 3, if there is one? And did anybody ever fly with the 'cuddle-box' type transmitter,I think Idris Francs's 'Flight-Link' radio was of this type...................Mal.

[Victor Saliba]

I fly mode 2

Hal-Far Airfield - Malta

[Toni Reynaud]

1.   Mode 2

2.   Central southern

3.   North-east - Grimsby

4.  Mostly self taught with occasional hints, but was ground crew in RAF, so it was natural that primary controls were both on one stick. Graduated from single-channel to 1+1 then to a Gem4!

 

[Snorbitz]

Mode 1

Northamptonshire

Davntry (DMAC)

Instructor

 

Can i just say as part of the "Under 40 years old " bunch i grew up with Playstations and early computers etc where the throttle was generally on the right...hence i fly mode 1. Just feels right to me. I raced cars back in the 80s and i think they were mode 2 but then computers came along and the rest as they say is history.

[Myron Beaumont]

I know this is not for comments But if you've flown the real thing then mode two is your thing . Joystick / rudder pedals /throttle with your available hand  ? Seems to me there is this factor to bear in mind possibly .

[RichB]

Mode 2

East Northants

East Northants
Self-taught

[Geoff Jackson]

Hi,

Flown Mode 2 for 30 years

Fly in the NorthWest and taught in the NorthWest by an instructor.

Of a club of 20 members we only have 2 Mode 1 flyers luvingly known as "kackhanders"!!

[Olly Giles]

1. mode2

2.Cheshire

3.Cheshire

4.Club members and dad

[FlyinBrian]

Fly Mode 1

Live in Northampton

Learned to fly in Kent

Taught myself

[Chris Dickens]

1. Mode 1

2 Northamptonshire

3 northamptonshire

4 Self taught (early 70's) but all members of the club at that time flew mode 1and trimmed models out for beginners.

[Chris Dickens]

Posted by mal brewer on 06/01/2010 13:02:41:

 Just a slight diversion here, what is mode 4, or mode 3, if there is one? And did anybody ever fly with the 'cuddle-box' type transmitter,I think Idris Francs's 'Flight-Link' radio was of this type...................Mal.

 Mode 3 & 4 are left handed (mirror image) mode 1 & 2

[fly-navy]

1-Mode 1

2-West Mid.

3-West Mid.

4-Instructor

 

And use "Me fumbs"

John

[Alan Randall]

1. mode 1

2. Nottinghamshire

3. Nottinghamshire

4. Taught. Mode 1 is what the club I joined flies 

[Allan Bowker]

1) Mode 2

2) West Midlands

2) West Midlands

3) Instructor taught - (Where are you Ian Maher?)

[James Hindle]

1. Mode 1

2. Yorkshire

3. Yorkshire

4. Self Taught

 

I think you should ask how long they have been flying as in our club the older memebers are Mode 1 and the newwr members Mode 2 ?

[Clive Matthews]

Mode2

Northumberland   

Cleveland

Self Taught

[Miketgd]

Mode 2

South

South

Instructor

[Barry Reeve]

mode 1

kent

[Bob Webster]

1. Mode 2

2. Aberdeenshire - Buchan Aeromodellers

3. Aberdeenshire at Newburgh with Aberdeen Aeromodellers (1980)

4. Instructor

 

We have only one Mode 1 flyer in our club out of about 20 members. 

[Ian Deeley]

1) Mode 2

2) South East

3) South East

4) Self taught

[Phil May]

1. Mode 2

2. South Wales

3. South Wales

4. very good instructor