How many of you flying with Styluses have flipped into to reflex mode and realized that the plane was NOT getting up on "step" because you still had camber dialed in as well as reflex?

Reflex doesn't override camber but merely subtracts from it. This is not a serious situation but I've found that more than a couple of times that I had neglected to pull the camber slider back when I flipped into reflex.

A few years back, I came up with a little programming fix to help me avoid this. Simply, if I have any camber when reflex is invoked, the rhythm timer produces a tone sequence (dit dit dah) that is unique and doesn't sound like any other tones or sequences that I've programmed or are inherent tones heard from the Stylus. Further, no reflex will not be invoked UNTIL camber is removed.

This little function will use (2) stick switches and (1) rhythm counter. In the example below, I will be using SS2, SS5, RHYTHM2.

First, we're going to use the Boolean function in the switch menu (SW). Scroll to REFLEX and set the switch to #19. Scroll to the right of #19 and hit the (+) key so that the word "AND" appears, then move the cursor to the right of "AND" and hit the (+) key until SS2 appears. This prevents reflex from being invoked if any camber is dialed in.

Second, while in the switch menu (SW), scroll to Rhythm2 and set the switch to #19>AND>SS5. This enables the rhythm counter.

Third, move to the stick switch menu (ST-SW). Select STICK-SW>2. Set the channel to CB. Move the cursor that this it is flashing over the PNT. Move the camber slider 3-5 clicks (~5%), then hit the (+) key and the value to the far right of the screen should now be just to the right of "PNT". Scroll to the right so that the next screen appears and verify that the stick status is ON when the camber slider is all the way toward you (no camber). The display should read ON>H (ON). Further the status should go OFF when you move the camber slider away from you a few clicks.

Fourth, while in the stick switch menu hit the (+) key to get to SS5. Follow the steps above (step #3) doing everything the same except when scrolling to the next screen verify that the stick status is OFF when the camber slider is all the way toward you (no camber). The display should read ON>L (OFF).

Fifth, scroll to the timer menu (TIMER) scroll all the way to the right until RHYTHM appears. Hit (+). When the rhythm screen appears, hit the (+) or (-) key to select Rhythm2. Then move to the right of >2 and hit the (-) key until the letter "A" appears. Set the display to read:
RHYTHM>2>A >0:00
> 1SEC >S2 > 1T

Move the cursor back to the left of "A", then hit the (+) key so that "B" appears. Set the display to read:
RHYTHM>2>B >0:01
> 1SEC >L1 > 1T

Rhythm 2A gives the two dits and Rhythm 2B gives the dah. Test by invoking camber, then flip into Reflex and you should hear the new warning.

Stylus Boy