Status of JR Propo ?
11-29-2017, 07:49 AM
#176
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11-29-2017, 09:44 AM
#178
Mooney went back when they re launched. Don't know about the 28X guy, but guess the programmers are expensive!
I'm just setting up my Mephisto on my 28X and it still does everything I want of it.
I'm just setting up my Mephisto on my 28X and it still does everything I want of it.
11-29-2017, 11:00 AM
#180
If this guy Mooney left the company, how tied in to the internal staffing issues can he be?
Bob
11-29-2017, 11:31 AM
#181
IF jr was smart they would release a SDK for the 28X.
this is why i sold mine , very disappointing to say the least , now have Jeti and that opens a new world..
11-29-2017, 11:43 AM
#182
the problem is not really the Android running in the front software that is easy to do , however you dont get "permission"to speak to the send commands.
IF jr was smart they would release a SDK for the 28X.
this is why i sold mine , very disappointing to say the least , now have Jeti and that opens a new world..
IF jr was smart they would release a SDK for the 28X.
this is why i sold mine , very disappointing to say the least , now have Jeti and that opens a new world..
Like I said, does anyone know if this Mooney guy is really tied in to what's going on, or just talking out of his ***** from sour grapes?!?
Bob
11-29-2017, 11:44 AM
#183
There was some information posted on RCGroups about the JR stuff and the email a person received from someone at either JR or RC Depot, saying that the 28X was discontinued and no further software updates would be forthcoming. That was only up for about a day and the individual edited the thread removing the contents of the email he got. The thread was about someone from Australia buying a used 28X which needed to be repaired and he could not find anyone willing to accept the radio for repair. Last I saw, he was going to try sending it to RC Depot.
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Here's a link to a new thread on RCGroups about the 28X including some input from the gentleman who'd had direct contact with I believe, RC Depot;
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...el-Aviation%21
edit info:
Here's a link to a new thread on RCGroups about the 28X including some input from the gentleman who'd had direct contact with I believe, RC Depot;
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...el-Aviation%21
Last edited by Zeeb; 11-29-2017 at 12:45 PM.
11-29-2017, 02:40 PM
#184
There was some information posted on RCGroups about the JR stuff and the email a person received from someone at either JR or RC Depot, saying that the 28X was discontinued and no further software updates would be forthcoming. That was only up for about a day and the individual edited the thread removing the contents of the email he got. The thread was about someone from Australia buying a used 28X which needed to be repaired and he could not find anyone willing to accept the radio for repair. Last I saw, he was going to try sending it to RC Depot.
edit info:
Here's a link to a new thread on RCGroups about the 28X including some input from the gentleman who'd had direct contact with I believe, RC Depot;
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...el-Aviation%21
edit info:
Here's a link to a new thread on RCGroups about the 28X including some input from the gentleman who'd had direct contact with I believe, RC Depot;
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...el-Aviation%21
11-29-2017, 04:38 PM
#187
Sorry to burst your bubble, but 28 was not best and on cutting edge even when brand new. If anything it helped kill JR, tons of wasted money on expensive obsolete product. JR would do much better investing money and bringing basic features like speech and voice to existing radios.
11-29-2017, 04:49 PM
#188
Agreed, but since they own the source code(s) and hopefully it is at least documented to some point, finding someone who could come in and take over development on both ends - Android and whatever embedded processor is on the front end talking to the RF section, should not be THAT difficult. No one is irreplaceable and the loss of one programmer should not kill a product - not one that is profitable anyway...
Like I said, does anyone know if this Mooney guy is really tied in to what's going on, or just talking out of his ***** from sour grapes?!?
Bob
Like I said, does anyone know if this Mooney guy is really tied in to what's going on, or just talking out of his ***** from sour grapes?!?
Bob
11-29-2017, 05:01 PM
#189
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but 28 was not best and on cutting edge even when brand new. If anything it helped kill JR, tons of wasted money on expensive obsolete product. JR would do much better investing money and bringing basic features like speech and voice to existing radios.
11-29-2017, 05:29 PM
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11-29-2017, 05:29 PM
#191
Sorry to burst your bubble, but 28 was not best and on cutting edge even when brand new. If anything it helped kill JR, tons of wasted money on expensive obsolete product. JR would do much better investing money and bringing basic features like speech and voice to existing radios.
11-29-2017, 10:33 PM
#193
Sorry to burst your bubble, but 28 was not best and on cutting edge even when brand new. If anything it helped kill JR, tons of wasted money on expensive obsolete product. JR would do much better investing money and bringing basic features like speech and voice to existing radios.
11-30-2017, 02:42 AM
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11-30-2017, 04:22 AM
#195
I think that it was on this forum a few years ago that someone described having a voice readout, via telemetry, of the airspeed of their jet as it changed during the landing phase. Something like 45 ... 43.....41.... 41.... etc which they found useful in getting the jet down at the same speed at the same spot every landing. It was that post that made me buy the telemetry ASI for my Gen 1 DX18. This doesn't have voice, just beeps, and I've set it to give a continuous beep when the airspeed falls to or below 38 mph. This is the ideal landing speed for my Wren 44 Gold Nano Boomerang coming in on our 66m long tree-lined sheep field grass strip, aided by flap, crow ailerons and splayed rudders for air-brake effect. It improved my landing accuracy no end as it enables a spot landing right on the beginning of the strip, and I like being able to have the brake-less jet stop while still on the short strip and not run over the end into the sheep-bombed part of the field. I'd expect that on a $$$$$$$ jet the voice feature described would be a handy asset in enabling repeated safe landings on less than ideal strips.
Gordon
Gordon
11-30-2017, 04:24 AM
#196
Or that I have 20% of my fuel left or that my current time left is 5 mins etc etc.
Nope I don't need none of that. Crap, I used to fly in the '80's with out any of that. Why do I need it now? I used to have a pager back then and used the payphone on the corner to call people back....worked just fine...why do I need this phone now that I can do my banking on or shop on????
Mike
11-30-2017, 04:30 AM
#197
I wish we were back to horses and wagons instead of these modern cars. And planes, if humans were meant to fly we would have had wings....
The single most asked questions by users of my telemetry systems (both my standalone Android system, Futaba or Jeti) is landing speed, low fuel warning and flameout. I smile every time I hear some of my customers telling me that they just saved their plane / landing gear etc because of some of my equipment. Makes it all worthwhile.
The single most asked questions by users of my telemetry systems (both my standalone Android system, Futaba or Jeti) is landing speed, low fuel warning and flameout. I smile every time I hear some of my customers telling me that they just saved their plane / landing gear etc because of some of my equipment. Makes it all worthwhile.
11-30-2017, 04:39 AM
#198
Ya, I can't imagine any value in the Tx telling me that the RF range is approaching it's limits, or that the switch I just flipped put the gyro in heading mode and not rate mode.
Or that I have 20% of my fuel left or that my current time left is 5 mins etc etc.
Nope I don't need none of that. Crap, I used to fly in the '80's with out any of that. Why do I need it now? I used to have a pager back then and used the payphone on the corner to call people back....worked just fine...why do I need this phone now that I can do my banking on or shop on????
Mike
Or that I have 20% of my fuel left or that my current time left is 5 mins etc etc.
Nope I don't need none of that. Crap, I used to fly in the '80's with out any of that. Why do I need it now? I used to have a pager back then and used the payphone on the corner to call people back....worked just fine...why do I need this phone now that I can do my banking on or shop on????
Mike
11-30-2017, 04:39 AM
#199
I wish we were back to horses and wagons instead of these modern cars. And planes, if humans were meant to fly we would have had wings....
The single most asked questions by users of my telemetry systems (both my standalone Android system, Futaba or Jeti) is landing speed, low fuel warning and flameout. I smile every time I hear some of my customers telling me that they just saved their plane / landing gear etc because of some of my equipment. Makes it all worthwhile.
The single most asked questions by users of my telemetry systems (both my standalone Android system, Futaba or Jeti) is landing speed, low fuel warning and flameout. I smile every time I hear some of my customers telling me that they just saved their plane / landing gear etc because of some of my equipment. Makes it all worthwhile.
11-30-2017, 04:43 AM
#200
because it's called technology and having that "crap" could save your airplane as well as keep someone from getting hurt because a person accidently runs out of fuel and options. you weren't one of those guys in the "80's " that was screaming the hobby is doomed because computer radios came on the scene are you?
