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Old 05-03-2006 | 05:54 PM
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Default RE: Would this setup be a good start for a beginning pilot???

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I guess its just letting me see it ..It has a Flatout turmoil foamie..Futaba 6exas 6 channel pcm radio what would i need the pcm for??or what is it useful for???
Nope, that's not a good plane to learn with. The best clue is the part of the description that says "For Intermediate to Advanced Modeler/Fliers."

PCM is the way the radio encodes the signals. Another method is PPM. PCM is supposed to offer better protection against interferance than PPM, but I've been using PPM for years with no problems. I believe all of the 6EXAS transmitters are PCM capable, but to use PCM you also need a PCM receiver, which is usually more expensive than a PPM one. Most PCM capable transmitters do both PPM and PCM.