im new in the rc world and bought the pz t-28 trojan i messed up my receiver and there going to send me a new one. any tips on what i can do till then? is there a after market rx i can buy that will work?

The receiver is unique and only available in the RTF planes.

In the T-28 it is 72 mhz but I don't know for sure if it's positive or negative shift. There's a discrepancy as to it being 4 or 5 channel.
It has an economical price in the T-28

The DX10 name doesn't mean much with in itself. They use the name with a lot of different radios?

I just bought the T-28 also.. what did you do to mess up the Rx?

Not to rain on your parade but from what I have read on other post about the T-28 the receiver is junk anyways. There were several reports of interference reported and crashes caused by this. You might want to look into new radio system altogether (transmitter/receiver).

I did a little research on this plane because I thought of buying it. Personally I would still buy the RTF version because it comes with the battery and charger which I need, but would change the receiver to work with my Futaba transmitter(which I already have).

There is a receiver ready (PnP) version of the plane that is supposed to be shipping, as well. You use your transmitter and receiver, but everything else is included for about $150.

The PNP does not come with a battery or charger.

By the time you buy the PNP and the battery and charger it would cost as much if not more than the RTF.

I guess if you already have a battery and charger then it would be a good deal to buy the PNP.

What negative have been reported ??? I have only seen this plane first hand and nothing but rave reviews

I absolutely love this plane... I would recommend it enthusiastically as a great second plane to step up from a 3-Channel, like I am doing from a Super Cub... HOWEVER I can verify I had several frustrating problems just getting her worthy to fly. I am flying the RTF model just for the record....

First Kit - The ESC completely fried during taxi without even getting off the ground.
(result: I was given a new second kit)

Second Kit (replacement) - Bad Radio... the plane was fully functioning - but no aileron control whatsoever!
(result: The hobby store swapped in the radio from the first kit, to my second kit)

First Flight Near Disaster... I did a full range check from over 100' away, and all seemed good. Upon takeoff the plane climbed out smoothly, and then all of sudden interferance like mad... the plan jutted all over the sky... luckily i was able to get it around back to the runway and got it down in the dirt somewhat gently off to the side.
(result: I switched up for a hi-tech receiver(dual conversion), and put in a matching dual conversion crystal for the original Parkzone radio channel I was flying)

Second Flight Was Beautiful... and I'm very happy with the plane. My advice though would be to go PNP to begin with and get a quality radio/transmitter. I guess it all depends where you fly... but at the AMA field I frequent, I had huge intereferance issues. If you do buy the RTF version... I would watch out for radio issues, and be prepared to put in a dual conversion receiver if necessary. Also whether you buy the PNP or the RTF, I'd really watch the ESC... it seems like a weak link, and I'm prepared to replace if it need be... only because I've now seen several postings on other sites of others also frying the ESC just like I did on my First Kit.

Hopefully the issues I experienced are the exception and not the norm... this is really a fantastic plane to fly, and I'd hate to see it fail in the market because of suspect electronics. On a positive note, I can say I received nothing but exceptional service in replacing the bad elements from Hobby Town where I bought it... this is also a credit to HobbyZone, who gives the LHS the confidence to back up the products as well.

Rob in Vegas

I would buy the ready to fly, junk the radio (reciever/transmitter) right off the bat.

Why?

Because the PNP does not come with a battery or charger, which cost about $90.00 if bought seperate.

$90.00 plus $159.00 (PNP cost)=$249.00

Ready to fly cost $219.00

That's my story!

Of course if I was already into electrics and had a charger/battery then the PNP would be a good choice.

the zx-10 seems to work until you want control of your flying aircraft. I crashed my trojan today after my 2nd flight. now I know why my first was a little scary. Iv'e been waiting for a return call for 5 hours from horizon. don't even fly your new plane with that dam radio. ( how can they build such crap? )

I bought my T-28 last fall but did not get around to flying it until last weekend. Range check was good.... the flying great. I was impressed at the take off and aerobatics of the plane. The only problem with mine is that the instrument panel has detached and now travels around in the cockpit.