RE: Futaba 8UAP TX how good is it?
I've been flying with an 8U for a few years, no problems with setting up everything I need for pattern flying and quarter scale aerobats. The Futaba manual is OK, but the aftermarket books (one from Higley, the other with the orange cover) were both very helpful for learning my way around my first digital TX. There are some nice new bells and whistles on the more recent models, but a bargain priced 8U will meet 99% of the needs of an active flyer for programmable mixing at a fraction of the cost of the very latest from Futaba & JR.