Here is a case in point about selecting a GOOD radio. My brother was just getting back into R/C after a long pause. He was asking about a radio. I recommended the RD6000 super. This was a couple years ago so no RDS8000. He did not want to spend the one on one so he picked up a RD6000 sport. He could not see getting anything better. Well he has a Extra 230 now and he could really use a dual elevator and dual aileron servo setup. The sport does not do it but the super does. So you see things can change in a year or two.

My brother in law is just starting to get into R/C. We sat down and talked about radios. He knew right off that he was going to get a lot of planes. He ended up getting a RDS8000. It was a good choice. My brother, brother in law and I are getting a 2.6meter sail plane. Each will have their own. The plane comes with air brakes, retract wheel, dual ailerons, tow release, rudder and elevator. That is a total of 7 servos. Guess what, my brother with his RD6000 sport is short on channels. My brother in law and I will setup the plane so throttle is the air brake mixed with flaperons. Air brake goes up, flaps come down.

You may think I ONLY need this many channels. You may find that you want to do a little mixing and an extra channel or two is a wonderful thing. There are many good radios out there. I myself like the RDS8000 and my (2) RD6000. Never a second guess that they will work or they will have an issue.


Dru.