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Mixes are special programs within the radio that command one or more channels to act together with input from only one
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There are a variety of types of mixes.
Types:
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servo is moved to a set percentage of its range. An example of this is
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moved. (see p. 62.)
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(simulates turbine engines, p. 63) and the elevator delay in
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are two examples of this (see p. 61).
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in
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(see p. 84) is another example that slows the servo movement to the trim settings for the other conditions.
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the importance of mixes.
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, p. 39.
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to move toward idle an additional set percentage to help close the carburetor.
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model loop even tighter than it can on elevator alone. (see p. 59.)
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