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The mode survey

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Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator	05/01/2010 09:58:51
Moderator 15748 forum posts 1460 photos	Hi, OK as a research engineer I suffer from overpowering curiosity. The recent discussions on what mode people fly have brought up some questions in my mind. Question 1: It's said that Mode 1 and Mode 2 are approximately equally used. Is that true? Question 2: It's sometimes claimed that there is a "North/South" divide regarding mode usage - with mode 1 being more popular in the North. Is that true? Well lets find out. There are about 20-30,000 RC flyers in the UK (I think) so if we could get a sample response on here of about 200 then, (assuming its a fairly random sample) then we should be able to find the answers with reasonable accuracy. So here's the survey...answer the following 4 questions; 1. What mode do you fly? If you can fly more than one just give the one that you are most "at home" with. 2. What region do you do most of your current flying in? 3. What region did you learn to fly in? 4. Did you learn from an instructor (even if informally), or were you self taught? Now remember, this isn't about which mode is "best" or why you fly the one you do, or the wonderful spiritual experience your great aunt Hettie had whilst flying mode 4 Let's just stick to the questions and see if we can get an answer. I reckon that there are about 100+ regular contrubutors on this forum but over 10,000 members, so we will need a some of you who don't contribute regularly to take part in this one please. The more people who respond the more accurate the result. Happy surveying.... BEB.
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator	05/01/2010 10:00:36
Moderator 15748 forum posts 1460 photos	I'll start the ball rolling... I fly Mode 2 I fly in the North West of England I learnt in the North West England I learnt from an instructor. BEB
Mowerman	05/01/2010 10:08:55
1542 forum posts 105 photos	I Fly mode 2 Learnt in the south (Reading) plus Corfu (RC Hotel) Now Fly in Yorkshire Instructor in Reading MAC (Thanks Dave Gray) and Corfu (Thanks Mike White)
Mark Lubbock	05/01/2010 10:10:28
313 forum posts 13 photos	Hi, I fly Mode 1, I live in the Midlands Learnt in the Midlands Self taught. I fly Mode 1 because that was the mode of the first 5 channel (Futaba 5lk 27mhz) & not because of any percieved advantages of either. I can fly other modes equally badly. I can see this thread degenerating into a 'which is best/most realistic' etc. before too long!! Cheers! Mark L
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator	05/01/2010 10:15:38
Moderator 15748 forum posts 1460 photos	OK guys as Mark has said its already at the "why" stage! Other threads have done that - and Timbo's right its a pretty fruitless argument. So let's stick to just the facts please. One point of clarification - can we keep it to "fixed wing" at the moment. We could do Helis separately if there is interest. But including them at this stage might distort the result! BEB
John Privett	05/01/2010 10:41:26
5987 forum posts 239 photos	1. Mode 2 2. Surrey 3. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 4. Some input from "instructor" but mostly self taught. (Mode 2 is dominant where I fly - I can think of only one Mode 1 flyer, not seen him for a few years, and when he flew helis he flew Mode2)
Tim Mackey	05/01/2010 10:44:31
20919 forum posts 304 photos 15 articles	Mode1 North Wales Midlands Instructor
Bob Cotsford	05/01/2010 10:48:38
8060 forum posts 444 photos	Mode 2 Midlands Midlands self-taught (some might disagree about the accuracy of the 'taught' bit!)
Roger Adams	05/01/2010 10:55:45
66 forum posts	I fly Mode 2 I fly in the West Midlands I learnt in the West Midlands I learnt from an instructor. (Thanks Bigsy) PS the answers apply to my son as well, so thats 2 replies (Thanks again Bigsy)
Robin Coombs	05/01/2010 10:55:53
144 forum posts 6 photos	1. Mode 2 but can also fly mode 1. 2. South (Africa) 3. Ditto. 4. Self taught. In a past life I was a club instructor at a now defunct club. We seem to have a fair balance of both mode 1&2 at my present club. We even have 1 Mode 4. His right hand is paralised.
Lee Wilson	05/01/2010 11:07:04
452 forum posts 258 photos	Mode 2 North Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire Instructor
Ultymate	05/01/2010 11:08:05
1700 forum posts 62 photos	Mode 1 N.Wales N.Wales Instructor
Phil Cooke	05/01/2010 11:13:22
2280 forum posts 1547 photos	1. Mode 2 2. East Midlands (Derby) 3. South Cheshire (NW) 4. Instructor at SCRCS - thanks to Gordon Canavan! Was taught to fly the basics on a Ben Buckle Red Zephyr many moons ago now and my first rudder and elevator stick inputs were Mode 2, thats the way my tutor flew so thats the way I carried on... Edited By Phil Cooke on 05/01/2010 11:14:23 Edited By Phil Cooke on 05/01/2010 11:19:51
Pete B - Moderator	05/01/2010 11:15:33
Moderator 7594 forum posts 732 photos	Mode 2 France South (Hampshire) Instructor
Ross Clarkson	05/01/2010 11:17:31
1438 forum posts 106 photos	1. Mode 2. 2. South East region. 3. South east region. 4. Started Mode 2 on Heli's and kept it once converted over to Aeroplanes. Also, right handed.
Bruce Richards	05/01/2010 11:36:22
1849 forum posts	1. Mode 2. 2. South East region. 3. South east region. 4. Instructor
andy watson	05/01/2010 12:01:36
1942 forum posts 20 photos	I fly Mode 2 I fly in the North West of England I learnt in the North West England I learnt from an instructor.
Jonathan Lewzey	05/01/2010 12:11:03
1136 forum posts 683 photos	Mode 2 South East South East Initially self taught, but mostly with an instructor.
Colin Naylar	05/01/2010 12:14:42
230 forum posts 16 photos	mode 2 Ceredigion Ceredigion self taught
Garry Pollard	05/01/2010 13:02:00
1091 forum posts	1 Mode 3 2 Lincs 3 Yorkshire 4 Self Taught