Patent ID: 8287326

Claim:
A remote controller for an aircraft model, comprising: a body configured with a first joystick and a second joystick for respectively manipulating potentiometers to rotate to issue manipulation signals in two manipulation channels, wherein the body is configured to be held in a first direction and a second direction respectively, the first direction corresponds to a first manipulation mode of the remote controller, the second direction corresponds to a second manipulation mode of the remote controller, and the first direction is opposite to the second direction; a plurality of fine tuning buttons corresponding to the manipulation channels manipulated by the first joystick and the second joystick and configured to finely tune the manipulation signals; a mode selection switch configured to issue a mode selection signal; and a signal acquisition unit for acquiring the manipulation signals manipulated by the first joystick and the second joystick, and processing the manipulation signals according to the mode selection signal, wherein the signal acquisition unit processes the manipulation signals according to the first manipulation mode when the first manipulation mode is selected by the mode selection switch, and the signal acquisition unit processes the manipulation signals according to the second manipulation mode when the second manipulation mode is selected by the mode selection switch, wherein the mode selection switch comprises a first switch and a second switch provided on back of the body of the remote controller, and an antenna of the remote controller is configured to rotate around a shaft on the back of the body, wherein the antenna presses the first switch while pointing to the first direction and presses the second switch while pointing to the second direction, and the remote controller is in the first manipulation mode when the first switch is pressed and in the second manipulation mode when the second switch is pressed.