I would like to add that I also had problems with a 72mhz radio. I had the receiver installed in a scale Cessna, and when ever I switched the plane on, the surfaces would twitch like the plane was having a seizure. When I changed the routing on the antenna slightly, the twitching stopped. I then switched on the radio and started the engine. This time, the surfaces would twitch when ever I opened up the throttle. So, I monkeyed again with the routing of the receiver wire and solved that issue. I then flew the maiden, and this time I would wind up the engine and the plane would start doing axial rolls, but stop when I slowed the throttle. I brought the plane back in, took it home, and examined it more closely and observed no problems.

In subsequent flights, some crashes were related to control surface trim issues which were fixed. Cosmetically, the plane didn't look the greatest but performed reasonably for a second plane. Then, one training night I was doing a few stall turns and the plane acted real funny. It suddenly nosed up, and the engine behaved odd. I couldn't recover, so I controlled the crash in the bean field as best I could. The weather that day had several periods of rain, and I think this could have had an effect on the receiver. Another club member told me that the crash was due to pilot error: Flying the plane too slowly. I'm convinced that it was likely a combination of radio problems, and not enough airspeed to recover.

Any radio will cause problems if it's not properly set up, regardless of the type. Our club has never had a problem with JR Spectrum equipment that I'm aware of.

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