rhodesengr

If I buy a DX6i radio, will I be able to use it with other brands of helicopters than the e-filte-blades?

augerin2

Short answer ,, YES I have a Dx6i and I fly my Trex 450, 500esp & 550e Fbl all without any problems. You could also fly a nitro heli but you would not be able to use a govenor on the motor. So as my local heli shop guru Jeremy says you'd have to program the radio to fly a throttle curve like they did before govenors came along,, No big deal.
My recommendation buy a Dx7 instead, that way you could run a governed nitro heli if you ever wanted to. just my 2 cents

rhodesengr

I was think more in terms of less expensive brands like Esky.

nothinbetr2do

yes, if you replace the receiver with one that works with your dx6i

Beachcomber

I think what you're asking is: can the Spektrum DX6i talk to other brands of radio, the answer is no. If you buy a brand of heli like E-Sky or Walkera, you will have to replace the receiver with a Spektrum receiver (or Spektrum compatible clone). All the other electronics on the heli (ESC, servo, etc) will work with any radio, as far as I know. Watch out for helis that combine the receiver with other stuff, like ESC, onto the same circuit board. That becomes harder (if not impossible) to change just the radio receiver.

rhodesengr

ok thanks. That is what I need to know.

ncsky

I don't know if this will work with the Heli Max brand of helicopters or not?

I know they are introducing this for airplanes, but maybe something in the future with the HeliMax brand?

http://www.tacticrc.com/tacj2000.html