I ordered a Fortress 2000 receiver from FMA last week. I will switch the Futaba out as soon as it arrives. For now at least, I am putting the PCM receiver in a U-Can-Do .46, with a mix of Futaba and Tower Servos. Once I get to test the FMA in the Edge I'll post the results. Seems like a better way to go than replacing the 8611 (more money for less servo) and still worrying about the HiTecs glitching some day with the Futaba receiver. I've never had a problem with a PCM receiver in a glow engine powered plane, but I'm a little snake bit about using one in the Edge right now. The FMA is PPM and still has a Fail-Safe feature (I think). Thanks to rlmcnii, I will look into the annuciator panel. Sounds like a great idea.

Bill Gavin