bevar

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Rich,

Naah...that radio is too new!

Beave

Chris Smith

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Hi Andy,
Sorry about the Boomer. Out of all the guys in the Nashville jet band, I think I am the only one using Futaba. That means everyone else is successfully using JR in jets. And most all of us are using 2.4 regularly.
And you know how much Scott and Randy fly. I wouldn't give up on 2.4 (or JR for that matter) just yet.

Cheers,
Chris

TUMBLER

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actually I did have a total lockout a couple weeks ago, but before I took off the BEC had come unplugged when i pushed the battery into the plane. It was my guess that the BEC had just become unplugged again in flight(my own fault). I had 150 flights on the plane without a problem and then it mysteriously locked out right after I had the BEC become uplugged. I doubt it was the 2.4 system. It was more than likely my fault for not securing the connection.

FenderBean

Finally a truthful soul

Jetmodeler

Hey Rich,
Brother Bill flew the Bonner 4 channel and I had the 8 channel, great radios, lousy servo reliablity, but they don't hold a stone to 2.4. Since switching to 2.4 flying is so much more solid, until I had my first lockout experience last year, and no repeat since with same airplane, same reciever and no change to setup, just the location. The experience reminded me of what flying with PCM used to be like.
Jim

Gooseman240

I have to say, reason 2.4 is failing is human error. After all we are all human and forget something until after the fact....

I had a bought a nice 2.4 ghz phone, lasted my wife and I 3 years, then it failed. Phillips brand. Scary stuff, I guess if point is to be made, everything will break....

(and read the fine print)

FenderBean

Dont have to yell about it

Gooseman240

My Bad.... trying to make the fine print... well.... fine like insurance policy fine... sorry


MAN YOU ARE FAST!

FL510

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B

I got a buddy here with one brand new in the box.

rolsen12

I also have had no proplem on2.4, but I think a lot of this getting hit stuf is battery spiking.

paladin

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the problem with 72mhz is that 9 out of 10 foamies sold in the us go to non AMA members. who use our old 72mhs equipment and don't care if it is in a plans, car, boat, etc. or about getting to close to other flying sites. hold your 72mhz equipment for five years and the wave will pass and it will be solid.

Joe

Wayne22

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yeah you're right...way to risky to fly expensive jets on 2.4, 72, or even 27......I'm going back to Guillows rubber power! Then there will be no more disappointments!!! - NOT!!

2.4 is good fer me!!

Tim Redelman

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For you 9% I have lots of rx's I'd like to part with start sending cash !! Its definitely the way to go!!!

Tim

Mike06659

Yes, you should go back to 72 let us know how it works out

JackD

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To the ones dumping 2.4: please let me know where you dump your stuff

Kelly Rohrbach

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BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kelly Rohrbach

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Plus the fact that we now have more powerful servos (400+ oz, move over 30 lbs wow) longer leads due to much larger models and so on. Like a good buddy of mine always says, "Do the best you can to stack the chips in your favor"

topgun24

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I will never go back. 3 years of flying without a problem. Hundred's of flights at several jet shows with no problems. Prior to 2.4 I saw planes shot down every weekend at our "public park". No doubt I would have lost a jet in this time period to lazy, rude, careless about others that fly at a public park. We used to have to hunt them down to get our turn at the frequency and many times they were sitting under the hut talking. If a person got the frequency it was theirs until someone hunted them down and took it from them.
Not to mention showing up at the field on channel 52 only to find that there are 4 guys on 52 today and channel 36 has nobody. What a pain. Maybe at some small private fields 72 was not a problem but it was at larger/more crowded parks. All those problems are gone and it is rare for anyone to claim they lost the radio or got hit nowadays...

Jack Diaz

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No more 2.4 lockouts or kero fires for me either.
These are going back to all my planes.

Jack

hotspot 01

On 2.4 for two years maybe 200 flights on electric jets and over 50 flights with my turbine jet not one problem so far using JR.

afterburner chuck

Never left 72, weatronics is the way I roll

wojtek

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I'm thinking of going back to 72mhz myself .. seeing the big antenna in front of me, and a nice long whip out of my jet ... its like almost being able to see the waves of the RF link between the TX and the jet. With 2.4 i cant see anything, and i just don't trust that little stubby plastic transmitter antenna .. Would you jump into a pool if you could not see the water?


~V~

billaltman

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I would be out of the hobby if it wasnt for 2.4 system, changed over 4 years ago and havent looked back . had so many crashes due to 72 mhz , man who in there right mind would go back. anyway thats my story and im sticking to it.

roger.alli

Wow, what a weapon that JPX looks. I want one.

Roger

GrayUK

Flying Futaba FASST since the day it came out, ZERO issues in heli's, Jets, electrics and IC.
Fantastic system, would never go back to 35meg (UK).

Paul