that's just abuse. if you are looking for a buddy box, futaba makes a litle cheapy called the skysport 4. it is all you will ever need because the 8u mixes the signal from it with the trims and any mixing going on. That means that when you move the stick all the way to the right, and the atv is set for 90%, the servo will move only 90%. you don't have to adjust trims, and the 8u has a switch instead of a button. the switch is spring loaded. However, what i did wiht my instructor (at the time i had a 6x but i sold it because it was kinda limiting) was i gave him the cheapy and i used the 6x becasue it was my radio and i was going to fly with that after my instruction