hello f.imbriaco.........I agree with you. I get frustrated waiting for airtronics to come out with something new. Seems like it takes forever between radio releases. I waited and waited and called and emailed everybody I could think to see if a new 8 channel was coming out. I gave up and got a dx-8. I read today that Hitec has a new line up coming out. Airtronics needs to pick up the pace. They lost me as a 25 year airtronics user........pault