The biggest reason people use the 10X I think is in fact the 10 channels. Futaba makes good radios as well, but in an arena where every channel counts, the 10X just has that slight edge right away. The 10X is also incredibly simple to program for most applications.

Also.. I'm not sure where the rumor of 8411 failures has come from but this is the 1st I've heard of it and I try to keep on top of this stuff as much as possible. I personally have been using 8411's since before they were available to the general public and have NEVER had one fail at all, and I've abused them more than any jet (except maybe the FC Mig-29) ever could in my 40% aerobatic airplanes.

Doug Cronkhite
Team JR