Another thought on heli transmitters - I do know that for a FP bird, you turn off all of the heli-style mixes when you use a HH gyro. I could be wrong, but I believe that you do the same with a CP if you are using a HH gyro.
If this is the case, FP and CP should be relatively happy with a simple transmitter and a HH gyro.
I guess that I really need to make it clear that I am NOT a CP guy with experience in all the CP issues. I hope to be some day, but currently the FP learning curve has me busy.
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