The included rx was "show special" basically my buddy went over and said I'd decided not to get it yet because there was no rush with no show special, so they created one to tip me the other way :-)

The DC-16 (tray style) TX does NOT have the tilt sensor (makes no sense for a tray radio) but the standalone DS-16 does. It's basically an additional set of switches that you can do whatever you want with just like any other switch (though the DS-16 has fewer normal style switches due to lack of real-estate, the accelerometers make up for it). Yes, you can chain logic pretty extensively. On a good servo the resolution is noticeable if you have your trims set to about 50% of total travel and each click of the trim is 1% of available trim travel, the movement is markedly smaller than a single click of trim (set to it's smallest trim increment) on a spektrum radio, but I'm not sure it makes a huge difference in real life.

One thing I forgot to mention, since the RX and TX are constantly communicating, and the RX is transmitting at a lower power (20-60% of TX power depending on the RX) than the TX, the TX will sound an alarm if it loses the RX signal, but you will still have control of the plane because of the stronger transmission unless you have some major blockage suddenly.

This radio is really quite amazing and has the potential to change how we diagnose and understand failure modes. I can't wait to get a plane in the air with it! Unfortunately I'm out of town for the next several days so I don't get to play or build :-(

Peter+

Sorry to be asking so many questions Peter. A fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer. Have you tried storing your model setup in your computer and can you read the files to see what you have? For example I'd like to know what each switch is programmed to do. On a Futaba you can put more than one function on a switch and it is difficult to figure out what does what if you haven't used that model in a long time. Then the next question is, can you change the program on the computer and up/down load it to the transmitter? These would be great features to have.

Jim O

Hi Jim,

Yes, the files are human readable (though the format is dense) and you could modify the file on the computer and store the .jsn back on your SD card and it would pick up the model change immediately (it would probably be a bad idea to change the .jsn for the currently active model out from under the TX).

Jeti will also allow you to put more than one function on a switch.

Peter+

Diagnose failure modes? You have those Peter? Clearly you are flying the wrong setup? Lol..

Good to see ya at the show. Still super jealous of the contra on axis you got. If I had only known............... It would be MINE! Haha

C

Well, what I should really say is for *other* people who are crashing and blaming it on their radio, they can figure out why they really crashed ;-) I can proudly say that with my JR/Spektrum setups I've never had a crash due to radio failure, it's all been a PIE, or what we in the software industry call a problem between the keyboard and the chair :-)

Maybe I shouldn't say that since I just got a new bird that has yet to be ready to fly, I might be cursing myself :-)

Peter+

What's a contra on axis?

Contra drive dw foamy on axis. He bought it all up, rtf at the AMA show..

(Jealous)

Was this the unit that was on it?

http://www.nitroplanes.com/88e-mc451-cr28m-counter-blade3-1050kv.html<br type="_moz" />

Looks like it. Just not sure as item wasn't labeled.

C

Well I only found two in my searches and this was the more powerful one of the two.  From what I can see it looks like the plane will be a little lacking in power.  I would love to design a plane around that contra for fun though!!

Seemed heavy to me. cool though.

Not sure, Gorilla Bob sells them.

Peter+