No, Carrelh, it was not directed at you. I just got on my soap box because of what a poster said about the RDS8000, which, in my opinion was just not factual and not fair to Airtronics, nor was it fair to those that are trying to get into this hobby. It's very difficult for someone to walk in and buy a $500 radio (or more.. ) and it's just not worth it for them.

There are other choices out there. For instance, Spektrum makes a very nice DX6i that will do just as nicely as the RDS8000, which in itself is a bargain considering that the RDS8000 radio comes with a pair of 8 channel receivers!!

As I said, I started out trying pattern with a "second plane" a Tiger 60 and my good old RD6000 which suited the flying style just fine. If you can do pattern with that combination, you can do it with anything, that's for sure. Although this is not a pattern geared thread, the subject came up and it was like mixing apples and bananas... so I thought I would add my two cents worth.

CGr.