RE: Why should I use a PCM receiver
You could still suspect the crystal. If it ran OK in the trainer there may certian vibrations or hamonics coming from the pattern type of setup your running. Causing either reciever or crystal failure. Since its going into PCM lockup I would suspect the crystal or radio inerference. You might even have a battery cell going bad on the receiver end or a transmitter issue.
Gosh... the more I think about it the more things COULD have gone wrong.
Dont yah just luv this hobby?
Hope you find the problem... good luck.
Wayne G.