I am getting the E-flite Yak 54f and I wanted to know what would be a good TX for me. I also wanted to know what TX you are using.

Do you already have a transmitter? Is there a feature you feel you are lacking? About all you need from you transmitter is dual rates, expo and some mixing and all of the 6+ channel computer radios from all of the manufacturers have these features...

Tansmitter preference is just that -- a preference and has been subject to much argu... -- I mean discussion -- here on RCU in the past.

I don't have a transmiter yet.

Do you have any equipment? If not -- are you getting any help from anyone? If you are then you should buy the same brand that they have since it will make things easier for them. If you are going it alone and you have a local hobby store (LHS) nearby then what brand to they know best?

I prefer Futaba gear and have found the new 7CA? to be a very nice radio for the money. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...=LXGAE9**&P=ML

As a club flight instructor I've seen most of the entry level 6+ computer radios from Futaba, JR and Hitec. All are good and all will fit your current needs with room to grow.

I fly everything with my 9CAP

No, I already know how to fly and I am just looking for a good quality radio for an intermediate pilot. I just need a radio to go along with the Yak 54 I am getting. The radio needs to be 6ch or more and around $225.00

The Futaba 7CAF (link above at Tower) is $239 with a flight pack...

Hitec Eclipse 7. Multiple model memory, 4 flight conditions, 5 programable mixes, flaperons/spoilerons, preset programs for Heli, Acro, and glider. Tons of features and I got mine for $199 with the Spectra synth module. Good radio!

Thanks. I am considering getting the Jr XP6102, Futaba 7CAF, or the Hitec Eclipse 7.

JR 8103 all the way baby!!

JR 9X (9303) will fly everything from foamies to jets. The JR PCM 10X is great too but more expensive.

I fly a JRPCM 10X and have a 8103H for my heli.

I prefer the 9C by Futaba. The programing is simple and strait foward. Even I could figure out how to program it. It has a large display screen and you can't mess up the programming without a lot of effort.The screen is much larger than the 7C and is better.

Another vote for the JR 8103,,,,,

As usual there are posts on here between manufactorers.

Here's the easy chart.

Futaba-

6EXA - a nice low-cost 6ch radio, with 6 model memory and all the expo, mixing you'll need for foamy aircraft. The stick gymbals are garbage though, but it works great for foamies.

7CAP/7CHP - Great radio for the price - LOTS of features and has room to grow for most pilots.
9CAP/9CHP - same as above, just more channels and more feature tunability.

JR-
8103 is the only one here that I like.
In my opinion JR has the best stick gymbals, but they need to hire someone with a brain to design their ergonomics and the settings manipulation isnt the best.

Hitec -
While they make good servos and recievers, Im kinda hesitant to get one of their transmitters. But for price, they cant be beat. The eclipse 7 is a hot deal, and has lots of features.

9303, or a PCM9x were i come from! mint TX it is

The 9303 and 8103 are great but I want a radio that cost around $230.00. I was thinking about the JR XP 6102. Would this be good?

thats a great radio...a friend of mine has one...its a lil tricky to program (compared to my 8103 atleast) but it works great

Check out servo city for great prices on radio equipment. I fly with a futaba 9C and love this radio. A couple of my friends fly with 7C's and like them also. I had the hitec eclipse 7 and it was a good radio also. The hitec doesn't have the same capability as the futaba radios. The futaba radio's are much more user friendly and have more mixing options. The JR radio's are very nice also but I don't have any experience with them. At servo city you can build a custom system with the components that you want instead of having to buy a system with servo's and a receiver that you don't want. Check out thier web site I think it is www.servocity.com.

Rick

Hey man, Nice choice on the plane. I have not flown one yet but looks like fun. I went for the inxpensive skysport 4 but i am cheap. LOL

If I get the futaba 9C then I wont be able to get an airplane until christmas. I have the Realflight G3 sim I could hook the transmiter up to. Should I get the 9C and wait for the airplane later? This would be my first transmiter.

I would get a lesser transmitter and start flying. You would be the rare person who had their first transmitter after a couple of seasons... If you buy your last transmitter first what have you got to look forward to in the coming years?! Earlier you listed the Futaba 7CAF, the JR 6102 and the Hitec Eclipse 7 -- any will more than fill the bill as your first transmitter. A 4 channel transmitter will get you into the air for a lot less money than any of these computer radios... Since you want a micro flight pack -- do any of these come with a micro flight pack option? There is usually a savings when buying a transmitter with a flight pack versus buying them separately... Check with Servo City as they have had interesting combos in the past...

Hey now,
What's wrong with the hitec Optic 6? Under twohundred bux including the dial a crash modual.
Myself, I use an old Futaba 8-ua and a Multiplex Evo 12 (not suggesting those), but plenty of folks at my field use the Optic 6. Cheap, reliable, and much easier to program than the Eclipse. I doubt you out grow it soon.
RobII

I use a PCM 9X (9303) for everything from planes to heli's and even my sailing boat. Great radio but overkill unless you plan on making RC modelling your main pastime.

I have a Hitec optic .6