ORIGINAL: on_your_six
6 channels is enough if he chooses it to be so... the ailerons can be flown on one channel and wyed together, the elevators can be controlled with a reversing wye, and the gear can be controlled with a fifth channel.
So it can be done.
I like separating the channels so I bought a 9 channel radio as my SECOND radio. Don't advise the beginner to spend money they may not have. One or two crashes and they are gone from the hobby.
Someone else can take over... I am done with the thread.
I did for a couple of posts......and I will stay on to return fire once more if necessary, but I am with you.....he bought a Dx7......if it was me, I MAY have done that, but likely would have went hi-tec with the A9.....depends on who can be buddy boxing with me if I am that new.....
When I did start, having a Dx7 was a HUGE PLUS......
I am just tired of these "Brand Wars" and all the retoric....it is silly and in my opinion lowers the value of RCU.....it's a shame.......
I have a Dx7 and defend Spektrum JR whereever and whenever I can.....especially against false statements not based upon facts.....but i recognize that the futaba is good stuff, many nice features, I used to dabble in R/c when AM was hip......before FM, and back then I actually liked the futaba programing better......even today that holds true.....
but they are different, example is expo....on a JR you use positive and a Futaba negative values (I think) but I am 100% sure they are the oposite......
I just wish we could all see that the other side is different, and yet still good......without some engineer thinking "Outside the box" and making something different we would all be using the same old drab technology.......Hats of to those who profected Frequency hopping......DSMJ (Spektrum for Japan) uses that.......
I wish mine did just so I don't have to hear the Futaba guys every day saying "Mines better".....
Sorry if I am a bit defensive, it is AM here and the first post I read really set me off..........
My day off and it's too cold and to windy to fly[:'(]