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ORIGINAL: Nergall

I want what my fellow Spektrum flyers have - ONE RADIO - that binds to every plane they have.

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ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer

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ORIGINAL: Nergall

I want what my fellow Spektrum flyers have - ONE RADIO - that binds to every plane they have.

I am always amazed at how many people want ONE radio. What is wrong with having 4 or 5 - or 12?

My brother once had one radio. Then if broke and was in the shop for two months - July and August. He missed the best part of the flying season because he had ONE radio

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ORIGINAL: BuschBarber

Other than that, there is no reason to haul around multiple transmitters and maintain the batteries in all of them.

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ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer

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ORIGINAL: BuschBarber

Other than that, there is no reason to haul around multiple transmitters and maintain the batteries in all of them.

That's like saying, ''Other than that there's no reason to wear a seatbelt''

As long as there's a reason... There's a reason. And there are more than ONE good reason

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ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer

Until their only one craps out. Or they need a buddy box. Or until they want to check whether a problem is in a transmitter or receiver. Or...

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ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with flying all of your planes with one transmitter. But there IS something wrong with thinking that one transmitter is all you should ever need or want.

Most of my planes need at least 6 channels, but if I had a problem with my main Tx, I can still fly many of my other planes with a 4-channel radio (or fly the regulars with one of my OTHER 6-channel radios)

I have two radios, and agree that it's handy to have a backup. I managed to max out the memories on the Futaba 8UHP, so bought a 9CHPS to take up the load. With the Campac module, I can swap aircraft between the two. Very handy! Because both use modules, I can swap from 72 mhz, Futaba 2.4 or Spektrum 2.4.

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ORIGINAL: TimBle

$3000 FOR A 8J....

you need to change hobby shop buddy..

I think I can get 10 x8J for that price a start a Rc school for economically disadvantaged children

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ORIGINAL: Nergall

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ORIGINAL: TimBle

$3000 FOR A 8J....

 

you need to change hobby shop buddy..

I think I can get 10 x8J for that price a start a Rc school for economically disadvantaged children

Sure doesn't look like the 8J will do what I want, so I'd have to buy an 18MZ at this point - which I ain't gonna do.

And, as to the one radio thing, sure I have quite a few radios right now, but exactly how does a "backup" radio help if my main radio is FASST and the backup is FHSS?

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ORIGINAL: aeajr

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ORIGINAL: Nergall

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ORIGINAL: TimBle

$3000 FOR A 8J....

 

you need to change hobby shop buddy..

I think I can get 10 x8J for that price a start a Rc school for economically disadvantaged children

Sure doesn't look like the 8J will do what I want, so I'd have to buy an 18MZ at this point - which I ain't gonna do.

And, as to the one radio thing, sure I have quite a few radios right now, but exactly how does a ''backup'' radio help if my main radio is FASST and the backup is FHSS?

Not advocating this but since you asked.

If you have two radios, one FAAST and one FHSS you can choose what price level receiver you want to put in each plane along wtih what radio capability is needed.

If the FASST quits and you need to send it in you fly the planes that are on the FHSS radio.

If you have some key planes that you always want to fly, or that you fly in competition then you set them up on both and keep a spare receiver so you can swap.  The lesser radio might not have all the features BUT you can certainly fly the plane.   You can fly almost any 6 servo plane on a standard 4 channel radio if you want.  So a 6 channel computer radio, even a limited one, should be able to fly almost anything if you plan for it.

There is a key point you are missing here.

Spektrum does not make BnF planes, Parkzone does.   HobbyZone does.   Other HH brands do.  They USE spektrum technology but they don't make the planes.

Futaba does not make planes.   So they are not about to make BnF planes.


So your real question is, " Why isn't Hobbico, Great Planes, ..... making BnF type planes  using FASST receivers.  Answer, too expensive and they could only be flown with Futaba/Hitec radios as that is all the FASST modules would fit. 

So Hobbico comes out with AnyLink which works with any Futaba, Hitec, JR or Spektrum radio.  The receivers are about 40% of the price of the FASST receivers and about 1/3 less than FHSS receivers.  And they work with a wide range of radios based on the AnyLink module.

You ain't gonna see no BnF type planes based on FASST or Futaba FHSS.  Get an AnyLink module and fly the TX-R planes.  Or get a Spektrum module for your module radios and fly the BnFs too.   For a plane that is made for flying less than 1000 feet away, if it is reliable,  the AnyLink module should work fine.



 

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So your real question is, " Why isn't Hobbico, Great Planes, ..... making BnF type planes  using FASST receivers.  Answer, too expensive and they could only be flown with Futaba/Hitec radios as that is all the FASST modules would fit. 

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ORIGINAL: Skaluf

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ORIGINAL: rgburrill
Well, I'm glad I did not include Futaba in my comment about ''discriminating''.  Apparently it wants to ''discriminate'' against JR, Hitec and AIRTRONICS (yes there are those who prefer Airtronics, if only because AIR is in the name ).

Care to explain further?

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Friends don't let friends buy Futaba.

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ORIGINAL: frivera12

Why Futaba along with Great Planes, Hobbico etc does not offer models with the BNF specs??? I know that they are offering some RX-R models but it will be easier to just BNF like the other brand.......

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ORIGINAL: BobbyMcGee
But if it's too much for a person to look at the model showing on the transmitter screen to make sure it's the same model they are about to fly, then they should not be flying planes in the first place, and I suppose those would be the same people who ask someone what someone else is doing.

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ORIGINAL: aeajr

There is a key point you are missing here.

Spektrum does not make BnF planes, Parkzone does.   HobbyZone does.   Other HH brands do.  They USE spektrum technology but they don't make the planes.

Futaba does not make planes.   So they are not about to make BnF planes.


So your real question is, '' Why isn't Hobbico, Great Planes, ..... making BnF type planes  using FASST receivers.  Answer, too expensive and they could only be flown with Futaba/Hitec radios as that is all the FASST modules would fit. 

So Hobbico comes out with AnyLink which works with any Futaba, Hitec, JR or Spektrum radio.  The receivers are about 40% of the price of the FASST receivers and about 1/3 less than FHSS receivers.  And they work with a wide range of radios based on the AnyLink module.

You ain't gonna see no BnF type planes based on FASST or Futaba FHSS.  Get an AnyLink module and fly the TX-R planes.  Or get a Spektrum module for your module radios and fly the BnFs too.   For a plane that is made for flying less than 1000 feet away, if it is reliable,  the AnyLink module should work fine.