ORIGINAL: vahalla1972
Can anyone tell me which radio would be the best to start out with and to be able to upgrade aircraft without upgrading the radio. Presently I am flying electric only trainers. I will want to fly warplanes in the future
Warbirds? That tells me you want a good 8-channel. I fly warbirds with Polk's Tracker III, or my HiTec Prism 7 (the newer version would be the Eclipse). You'll want the four basic channels, plus flaps & retracts, probably a 7th channel for mixing dual aileron servos, and maybe a bomb drop or canopy channel. You'll also like the dual rates on rudder (check before you buy, some don't have this) and exponential helps sometimes, too.
Good luck,
Dave Olson