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EXAMPLES OF FLIGHT MODE APPLICATIONS
Acro: Airplane pilots can take advantage of ight modes to manage different phases of the
ight, instead of having to operate different switches. For example, a scale airplane might have
a ight mode for take-off with a few degrees of aps, no elevator compensation, landing gear
down, and low rates. Another ight mode can be used for a cruise mode that includes landing
gear and aps up, high rates, and the nose wheel steering servo disabled so it does not move
with rudder input. A third ight mode for landing might include aps fully deployed, landing gear
down, elevator compensation, and low rates.
Helicopter: Helicopter pilots commonly use ight modes to manage the advanced curves
common for helis. Flight modes might include a head speed setting for the governor, a gain
setting for the tail gyro, a throttle and pitch curve, rates and expo. Using all of these features on
one switch, a helicopter pilot can have ight mode 1 set up for low head speed and low rates,
ight mode 2 set up for medium head speed and medium rates, and ight mode 3 set up for
high rates. Instead of requiring a different switch to dene each function, the ight modes link
the multiple functions to a single switch. In the heli scenario, the throttle curves and governor are
used to perform aerobatics, but different head speeds change requirements on the tail gain, and