ORIGINAL: EASYTIGER
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all three receivers were Futaba dual conversion R127, premium units. Two had full antennae, one was a dean's base-loaded antenna. All range-checked just fine before and after the accidents.
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I've flown Futaba for quite a while now and I'm hard-core Futaba guy, but I have heard a die-hard Fubaba rep. call the R127 "a crash in a box." With the exception of the DX6, I will no longer fly PPM - my labor on ANY plane is worth more than the $50 extra for a 138, 148, or 149...
Bob