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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.
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moved. (see p. 62.)
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THROTTLE DELAY (simulates turbine engines, p. 63) and the elevator delay in AIRBRAKE are two examples of this (see p. 61).
DELAY in HELI (see p. 84) is another example that slows the servo movement to the trim settings for the other conditions.
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model loop even tighter than it can on elevator alone. (see p. 59.)
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