Its the "Glitch Free" technology that sold me..LOL
06-18-2012, 07:46 PM
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Cheap is cheap I agree, yet it's ironic that some of these chinese cheap 2.4 systems use a more robust transmission technology than Spektrum (the reliability of components could be another story)... Now that's a real shame! Yet a lot of Jet flyers still use DSM2 "which should be Ok for small events"[X(]
06-19-2012, 09:16 PM
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Don't knock it until you have tried it, there are thousands of happy club guys flying this system without complaint and they are always on back order at HK which must say something. Another example of the old jet pilots adage "if its not expensive enough then it's no good". I would use this over another wellknown brand that I have had experience with anytime.
06-20-2012, 07:15 AM
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I wouldn't use one in anything outside of a foamy. Not because of a price, or the fact that it's from hobby king, but because of lack of a track record. Once tens of thousands of systems are having thousands of glitch free flights, and no failures I would consider it. But when it comes to the only link between me and my jet, I'll stick with what has worked for me and thousands of others for now.
06-20-2012, 08:08 AM
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I wouldn't use one in anything outside of a foamy. Not because of a price, or the fact that it's from hobby king, but because of lack of a track record. Once tens of thousands of systems are having thousands of glitch free flights, and no failures I would consider it. But when it comes to the only link between me and my jet, I'll stick with what has worked for me and thousands of others for now.
I wouldn't use one in anything outside of a foamy. Not because of a price, or the fact that it's from hobby king, but because of lack of a track record. Once tens of thousands of systems are having thousands of glitch free flights, and no failures I would consider it. But when it comes to the only link between me and my jet, I'll stick with what has worked for me and thousands of others for now.
I agree that is why I fly DSM2
06-20-2012, 01:35 PM
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ORIGINAL: jetster81
Don't knock it until you have tried it, there are thousands of happy club guys flying this system without complaint and they are always on back order at HK which must say something. Another example of the old jet pilots adage ''if its not expensive enough then it's no good''. I would use this over another wellknown brand that I have had experience with anytime.
Don't knock it until you have tried it, there are thousands of happy club guys flying this system without complaint and they are always on back order at HK which must say something. Another example of the old jet pilots adage ''if its not expensive enough then it's no good''. I would use this over another wellknown brand that I have had experience with anytime.
Don't get me wrong, I fly my jets with Futaba 12FG, but I have seen many DSM related problems but non 9X related (with FRsky module)
Actually, the 9X radio is a great radio for the price, and you can change the software easy, choose any kind of module and have so many upgrades for it.
I always recommend it to the beginners who wants a good system for a relatively low cost model.
06-21-2012, 05:30 PM
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Some people are so far up themselves they are unable to say anything good about some of the excellent products sold by Hobby King
Some people are so far up themselves they are unable to say anything good about some of the excellent products sold by Hobby King
yup what he said
06-21-2012, 07:01 PM
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ORIGINAL: littlepiston
yup what he said
ORIGINAL: TimWatson
Some people are so far up themselves they are unable to say anything good about some of the excellent products sold by Hobby King
Some people are so far up themselves they are unable to say anything good about some of the excellent products sold by Hobby King
yup what he said
06-21-2012, 07:07 PM
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ORIGINAL: Pepperpete
And a second time yup what they both said.
ORIGINAL: littlepiston
yup what he said
ORIGINAL: TimWatson
Some people are so far up themselves they are unable to say anything good about some of the excellent products sold by Hobby King
Some people are so far up themselves they are unable to say anything good about some of the excellent products sold by Hobby King
yup what he said
06-21-2012, 07:59 PM
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There's nothing wrong with these systems when flying foamies, but I have never seen a foamy become a 200mph, 40# out of control molatove coctail. A lot of it comes down to responsibility.
I am by no means an elitist jet pilot either.
I am by no means an elitist jet pilot either.
06-21-2012, 08:50 PM
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Its funny, I bought a 12X for my 10lb foamy. Needed all 12 channels.
Dont think i could ever trust a 50 dollar radio to fly a 10k plane.
Sometimes you just get what you pay for. My 2 cents.
Bob
Dont think i could ever trust a 50 dollar radio to fly a 10k plane.
Sometimes you just get what you pay for. My 2 cents.
Bob
06-21-2012, 11:23 PM
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ORIGINAL: TimWatson
Some people are so far up themselves they are unable to say anything good about some of the excellent products sold by Hobby King
Some people are so far up themselves they are unable to say anything good about some of the excellent products sold by Hobby King
Others are apparently up THEMselves, unable to say anything good about those of us who have had negative experiences and wish to help others avoid the same mistakes.
In the mean time, I suggest that anyone wanting an extremely inexpensive 2.4 look into the Tactic line made by Futaba. No frills, dirt cheap, available at your LHS, and backed by a domestic customer service organization.
06-22-2012, 01:29 AM
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ORIGINAL: Dieselman1220
huh, only $53.00 wonder what the profit margins are on Futaba/JR products?
huh, only $53.00 wonder what the profit margins are on Futaba/JR products?
I'm still using it, with a 2.4 module.
For the identical radio set(Europe spec) the Hong Kong hobby shop price was 42% of my LHS price, or 45% of the big discount store price, so Futaba and JR always enjoyed huge margins. I suspect the difference has been eroded considerably by internet shopping.
