ORIGINAL: Zippi
I ran Airtronics for 12 years and never had a problem. I had changed to JR because Airtronics wasn't keeping up with everyone else and I could get a PCM radio much cheaper from other brand radios and with the new release of the 2.4 GH, they were still lagging behind. Now I hear that Airtronics is working on the RD8000 radio for 2.4 GH and may hear something in September about a release. Anyone else have any info about this ?
I too had been using Airtronics radios for the 10 years that I've been flying. When I went to Toledo this year I was excited about talking to the Airtronics reps and finding out their plans for going to 2.4 Ghz. That excitement was quickly killed when I talked to them. When I asked when Airtronics would be coming out with a 2.4 Ghz radio for aircraft their answer was "at least a year away". That was a killer nail in their coffin in my book. During that same time I was given a chance to review the JR X9303 radio for RCU and I very quickly converted to a JR man. Since that review I have been steadily converting planes from Airtronics to JR, as I can afford to buy receivers.
Ken