Originally Posted by abufletcher

I've been happy with Airtronics over the years (since 2003 when I got into RC). But I'll admit that my decision to go with Airtronics was mostly about price. My first RDS8000 including the Rx, battery, switch AND 4 servos was $130 on sale. You really can't beat that...when an Rx alone can run $70-80. Really, with the other items, the Tx itself is almost free.

I've heard good things about the SD-10G but so far I just haven't felt that I need anything fancier than the RDS8000. I'm really only interested in WWI scale so my radio needs are modest. I did read, however, that it's better to use digital servos with the Rx that comes bundled with the SD-10G (see the second to the last paragraph of this review). I I don't use digital servos at all. I also don't use Airtronics servos anymore. They just aren't available. So I use either Futaba (with the tab cut off) or HiTec.

PS. My problem is that I use the US-style Mode 2 radios but in Japan you can only get Mode 1. So I either have to order from the US (shipping is expensive) or buy one there and bring it back myself during a visit.

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Regarding the twitching my plan is to first try a battery that I am 100% certain of. Then disconnect one servo at a time to see if any one servo is the cause of the problem. If I still don't find the problem, I might remove all the servos, connect them directly to the Rx to see if it might be the leads causing the problem. The only source of interference that I can think of would be the braided steel cable (1.0mm) that I used for the tail rigging wires.

For the hinges, I'm just going to have to cut off the aileron and start over. It feels plenty sturdy with just the 4 hinges, but that's just sloppy, lazy workmanship.