How to Explain RC Jet Mixing

Radio-controlled airplanes, known as RC operate based upon the set of control surfaces that full-size models use. Mixing gives pilots built-in automated control and helps to smooth out unwanted flight characteristics. Overall, using mixing can make your RC airplane a lot easier to handle.

1. Make a plane more controllable through the air by mixing. Mixing allows two separate control inputs, such as elevator and throttle to work together, therefore making it easier to control the plane.


2. Program a variety of control surfaces that will work together under certain conditions. The majority of modern RC transmitters have a built-in mixing function that can be programmed. For example, just about all RC planes will rise underneath full power. Using the mixing function that can be added to a predetermined amount of down-elevator can offset this tendency. This is done when the throttle input is greater than 75 percent, and works to maintain level flight.


3. Use mixing when performing a variety of aerial, as done by many RC pilots. To help smooth out turns, when the model banks, add a small amount of automatic rudder input. There are models equipped with flaps that work by ballooning upward with a certain amount down elevator input. These flaps are useful to help slow down landing approaches. Mixing enables the RC jet to maintain predictable and stable flight, instead of increasing the pilot's workload at this critical point. Mixing is very useful in high performance models, such as jets.