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How bout you take a look at one of the most recent 3-D Flyer magazines with the XFC coverage and Alan Szabo's Raptor helicopter on the front. They have a kinda indepth article with the different ranges of different recievers and transmitters, which they tested in a normal RC flying environment.

The test results from 3-D Flyer are:

1.) Airtronics 9277 FM
-Very intermittent glitching was noted at 1.7 mi out from the radio transmitter.
-Signal totally lost at 4.5 mi out from Graupner?JR MC-24 transmitter

2.) Airtronic 92515 FM
-Intermittent glitching was noted 1.7 mi from radio
-Signal totally lost 2.8 mi from Graupner/JR MC-24 transmitter

3.) JR NES 6495 PCM
-Moderate glitching observed 4 mi from radio
-Total signal lost @ 4.3 mi. from JR 10X transmitter

4.) Futaba FP-R148 DF FM
-Intermittent glitching noted 2.3 mi from radio transmitter.
-Regular interval glitching noted 2.7 mi out
-Constant glitching at 3.9 mi out
Signal finally lost at 4.4 mi out from Futaba 9CAP

5.) Futaba R149DP PCM
-Intermittent glitching noted 2.7 mi from transmitter
-Complete signal loss at 4.5 mi out from Futaba 9CAP radio


Looks like to me, from these 3-D Flyer magazine test that the JR and both the Futaba radios hae the most range.

Like stated above, at 4 mi, even 2 mi out you're probably not even going to see the plane........especially since it's a glider.....

Hope this helps

~Michael~