I still fly with a 9-C. I got it when it first came out. Before that I had the Hitec 7, it was a good radio but to date the closest radio I have found that is almost as easy to program as the 9-C is the JR 9303 or 9305. I haven't gotten to use/program the Hitec 9 but John knows all about them. I have a Hitec Module for my old 9-C that converts it to 2.4 so I am able to use it with 72 or 2.4. It's a great radio and I would hate to part with mine but there are some really nice radios on the market today. I just tell my students to buy the best they can afford. At my local fields the number one radio in use it the JR or Spektrum so there is a lot of help with programing problems if needed. You can't go wrong with the big three, JR, HItec of Futaba. JR/Spektrum did have a lot of problems when they first went to 2.4 but those problems seem to have been fixed.
Originally Posted by
JohnBuckner
No the 9C is definitely not to much and it was a very popular radio many have started with it. Problem is and anyone please correct me If I am wrong but its been around a long time and I think it has been discontinued. I would not recommend buying any radio that is discontinued.
Almost all the new folks at our field usually go with Hitec or Futaba and I usually fly with those using Hitec and another does so with the Futaba users. Although my preferance is Hitec I must say most of the Futaba users here start with the 7c which is a very, very capable unit in terms of features. I believe the 9C predates the 7C by some time and the 7C Is more capable in some ways.
John