I was full blown Futaba before I entered jets. I had two 8u's and memory sticks galore.

I loved them.

Then I saw my first jet, that cool looking 10x radio. holy crap, that thing was cooooooolllll looking.

Flaps on a slider? WoW. Brakes on another slider for proportional braking? AMAZING!!

But how to justify when I have 20 airplanes with futaba receivers?

I sold all my futaba stuff. All of it. It meant I couldn't fly for a while, but in the end it was worth it. Now I have two 8103's, and a 10x.

Some reasons that make it worth it:

If I brake my transmitter, I can copy my model into any number of other jet pilots transmitters, put my module in, and I'm back in the game.

If I buy a jet from someone, it's likely that they are 10x. I just copy the model over, and I don't have to program anything.

If I don't know how to do something on my radio, I just ask any of my friends. They all have 10x as well.

I've flown the newer Futaba 9z. I still think it's no comparison. The menu's I don't think are even touch screen yet (that may or may not be important to you, but it's cool!)

In summary, I believe the 10x is the Porshe of RC radios. Others may agree or disagree, but you'll be pulling my 10x from my cold dead fingers. (unless they come out with a 12x, or if I have to switch brands to get the auto channel swapping feature, cause whoever has that first is getting whatever they want from me for it)


What I don't like about the 10x is that I have small hands, and it is much larger than other radios, and heavier. So I keep 8103's on anything I can get away with channel wise.

Good Luck,

Sean