As long as it has 5 pitch curves it will last you a long while. You only really need 8 channels when you get a governer. I'm using a Futaba FP-T7UAFS and I just started loops and rolls. I also just found out I could use also use a governer and gyro at the same time so I may be keeping it for longer than I thought. The only real real bad things about my radio is that it does not have digital trims, it only has one P-mix, and it cannot do CCPM.


Is your radio the RD6000 or the RD6000 SUPER? How many P-mixs does it have? If you don't have a governer then P-mixs can really help you out. It takes 3 p-mixs to make 3D flying easier but they aren't needed for normal aerobatics. Those p-mixs are Rudder to throttle (the more you use the rudder the more your engine either bogs or speeds up), elevator to throttle (the more cyclic you add the more drag you get so this counteracts it), and aileron to throttle (just like elevator to throttle.