Hi,
I have just purchased a UK spec FF7 T7CP (which my dealer tells me is the only version of FF7 in the UK). I intend to use this transmitter for training my son who will be using my FF6XS as a buddy box. I have three questions:

1. I use MODE 2 (throttle on left), but the trainer switch on the FF7 is on the right, is there any way to move the trainer switch to the left?

2. The 7TCP manual says that I have the option of setting the trainer channels so that they either use the mixes in the master box or the mixes in the buddy box. I have some quite complex mixes setup in the FF6 buddy box, but how can these mixes work if the buddy box is unpowered ?

3. Will the battery consumption of the FF7 be affected seriously when connected to the buddy box?

Best Regards,
John.

1) You'll have to physically move the switch and its wiring, but you'll also have to move the other switch into its place. The problem is that the wiring may not be long enough.

2) The student's transmitter is not "unpowered". The master transmitter supplies the power.

3) Total battery duration will be shortened somewhat in the master transmitter because it will be providing power for both units, but because the student transmitter will not be sending out a radio signal, its power needs will be considerably less than normal. We really don't know what the actual reduction would be. If you count on 70% or so, you should be safe, but it could be more or less. The only way to truly find this out would be to connect the two transmitters together and operate them. Do this of an evening when you're not flying. You can just connect them and turn them on and let them sit. Extend the antenna of the master transmitter so you won't damage the output circuitry. You don't have to operate the controls because the transmitter's power consumption is the same regardless of the control positions...you're not using the batteries to drive motors and such.

Thanks,
this is good information that maybe should be in the manual!
I solved the switch problem by adding a new sprung loaded switch onto the left shoulder of the Tx (by removing the blanking plug). I wired the center and normally open pins of the new switch across to their equivalents on the trainer switch on the right shoulder. The normally closed pin on both switches remains unconnected.
I now have trainer switches on both sides of my Tx, and I'm happy.
Its a shame that the Uk spec Txs have the trainer switch on the wrong side for mode 2 fliers!