RE: Spread Spectrum
Isn't the market for this radio more defined by wing span than power source? I think it would be great for most planes 60" and under.
Certainly slope gliders under 60" would be a good fit. That is a huge part of the slope market! They are typically flown within 2000 feet of the pilot. Hard to get out further than that with a 60" sloper.
And I don't see any reason why small glow planes would not be a good fit as well. Unless the glow engines emit some kind of RF that would cause a problem, the issue of range seems to be related to the size of the plane, not the power plant.
How about 1.5 and smaller DLG, HLG and thermal gliders? That is the bulk of this market. The components are small and light. Why not for small gliders? Again, at 2000 feet, these planes are dots, no different from a "parkflyer".
Why define the target market by the type of power plant. Doesn't make sense to me. Anyone disagree?
By defining the market as electrics, you could easily have 2M electric planes using this and something that large can get out to 2500+ feet pretty easily which is on the edge of rated range.