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How much redundancy is necessary to establish a reasonable level of protection for your model aircraft?

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Battery backer

The battery backer will automatically switch from a discharged battery pack to a charged one. 

A servo for each aileron 

Mount servos out in the wing with relatively short 4-40 rods going directly to the aileron horns. 

2 servos for elevator control. 

Use one servo on each half of the elevator along with separate control rods to each elevator half or 2 servos on a servo doubler system. 

Use coreless servos 

A coreless servo will allow a "blow back" to neutral on an in-flight servo failure. While it's possible to have a servo failure resulting in a full power, full deflection lock in it is extremely rare.

Use of servos with adequate torque

 It is much better to have a bit of "overkill" on servos as opposed to lack of power although any standard servo may be used on throttle. 

Use a little extra displacement in engine choice

Additional power can get you out of tight spots.


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