Originally Posted by
mikes68charger
So How long do you think it will take, for the big TX company's to come out with new TX and Receivers that will campily with these guidelines?
While being a Futaba guy, I see Spectrum being the first in this, there new TX are basically computers already, I see us needing Sim cards for our TX like a internet capable IPAD , and new revicers that will only work with the new TX, or a Expander that will be required to work, these new revicers will have to have all this Telemetry built in, IE GPC trackers etc.
What you guys think?
Actually, I was hesitant to make this point because I think we need to fight for AMA fields and events to be exempt, but IF that doesn't work out, I think that the manufacturers will be able to comply with this requirement relatively easily. We (most jet flyers) already have some form of broadcast telemetry. This would need to be (slightly) broadened and modified to comply with whatever "industry standard" they come up with for the broadcast messages. On the transmitter side, we'd need the capability added to connect to the internet (through our cell phones) and publish the information to the proposed "USS" website.
I think that this is relatively easy to do - especially given the complexity and computing power available in the receivers and transmitters we use these days.
As I've said before, if they give us the altitudes we need, I'll put whatever they want on my jets (if I have to!) to keep flying.
However, let's keep that to ourselves and fight for the exemptions for AMA fields and events.
Bob