RE: RC SKDIVING FORUM
In another post here in Unusual RC I had reported about starting to use my Spektrum DX6 for RC Skydiving. At the present time I have about 50 drops on my RC Skydiver called Little Juan and about 30 drops on Small Juan using the Spektrum DX6. The radio has worked flawlessly. I haven't had any control problems at all. The only Dirt Dive I've had since using the Spektrum was because of a dead battery pack. That's what I get for buying a cheap battery pack!! I know it doesn't set any kind of altitude record but my highest drop altitude has been 1620 feet. There are other posts that have shown the range of the Spektrum to be much further than this. I have also just changed my TX & RX on my Senior Telemaster over to a Spektrum DX7. I am using an Avocet hiking watch to measure the drop altitude. I set the altimeter to zero before each drop and then after the airplane lands take the watch out of the fuel tank compartment and read the altitude my RC Skydiver was dropped from.