Would you trust Spektrum with your $10k jet?
12-09-2023, 01:53 PM
#29
A friend (another Aussie) based in the US uses Spektrum on some very large & ambitious models including
turbine jets and is a previous Top Gun. I realise that he has a commercial interest with Spektrum but if the
system was basically flawed would he be using it? He's not a serial crasher but he is meticulous with installations
& set-up.
As a jet & large model inspector (Australian requirement) there appears to be a trend to load more & more gimicky
equipment into models which the modellers, sellers & manufacturers don't fully understand. Transmitters are now
incredibly sophisticated but are now smarter than the people using them with features 90% of modellers will never use.
I'm no luddite but simple is better. I'll quote Bill (Learjet) Lear - “Strive for simplicity.You never have to fix what you leave out.”
FWIW I've never had a problem with Futaba.
turbine jets and is a previous Top Gun. I realise that he has a commercial interest with Spektrum but if the
system was basically flawed would he be using it? He's not a serial crasher but he is meticulous with installations
& set-up.
As a jet & large model inspector (Australian requirement) there appears to be a trend to load more & more gimicky
equipment into models which the modellers, sellers & manufacturers don't fully understand. Transmitters are now
incredibly sophisticated but are now smarter than the people using them with features 90% of modellers will never use.
I'm no luddite but simple is better. I'll quote Bill (Learjet) Lear - “Strive for simplicity.You never have to fix what you leave out.”
FWIW I've never had a problem with Futaba.
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uncleTom (12-10-2023)
12-09-2023, 03:42 PM
#30
They used to be up all the way to the JR12X.
The 12X was JR's last top tier radio that featured Spektrum RF technology (DSM2 & DSMX).
JR's latter radios featured JR's own RF protocol called DMSS, ie no longer Spektrum based RF protocol.
The 12X was JR's last top tier radio that featured Spektrum RF technology (DSM2 & DSMX).
JR's latter radios featured JR's own RF protocol called DMSS, ie no longer Spektrum based RF protocol.
