V bar or CGY750

[t-rex pedro]

Ok guys, I'm a Futaba guy so the CGY750 appeals with the new transmitter software available but trusted friends really rate the Mikado unit.

Anybody owned/flown both? What are the differences in flight?

Cheers

[Tim Procter]

Cannot comment on the Futaba offering Pete but can confirm the V-Bar is everything you want in a FBL unit.

Had the Align 3G. Pretty good but there are better now.

Had the BeastX. Extremly good but lacking in the tail Dept IMO.

V-Bar v5.1. Awesome in every Dept.

[Jamin_00]

The only thing that has put me off on the futaba offering and this is only based on from what I read on the net is the set up seems a little tricky??

As for flight I reckon it will be good cos it's Futaba

I will be interested to hear from someone who has flown both as one thing I will be pretty sure on and that is it will have a great tail

[skru]

using Futaba CGY750 You reali need Futaba radio to use it in 100% , S-Bus future

[t-rex pedro]

Anyone lived with the Futaba system that can chime in?

[Rctintin]

Ask Jamiem about his V-Bar!

I don't have my 750 yet as the 3 channel S-Bus Rx's are not in stock yet. Even when I do, my flying is not good enough to pass comment.

I will however say, have a listen to the 'All things that fly' pod cast that Bobby Watts took part in. He had all but given up on FBL units last autumn having tryed them all and he did not get a good feeling from any of them. Them Futaba called him and asked him to try this new unit. After a few flights he said it was almost there, and since them a few changes were made to the programming, and now he says its by far the best unit out there. He has also flown the latest V-Bar offering in Bert's Helis, and still says that the Futaba is the better unit. You only have to see his autos to see just how well this unit handles with low HS.

Go on Pete, give it a try, and you have the right Tx for it as well.

[moonmanflyer]

isn't squeaky using the futaba unit, pm him pete

[Steve]

My clubmate has got a Futaba system recently.

He says it flies superbly, miles better than the Align system he tried a while back. Downsides are you need an S-bus receiver system and a Futaba radio to really make it work. All the programming is done via the flybarless control unit rather than the Tx and it's a governor as well.

Can't comment personally as I haven't tried it, but he seems to like it, and he's running two very similar Fury 55s (one with Futaba flybarless and one with a flybar) to compare the with and without systems.

[Stuart]

I too would be interested to hear of how they compare, I was considering getting one but my concern is the SBUS and current levels for FBL and when you've got a FBL system that works very well such as vbar 5.1pro in my case, its a bit of gamble to jump just to try it out.

So many times you hear great reviews then in months people have seen the light and now fly vbar...

[t-rex pedro]

@James - already contacted Squeaky. He hasn't gotten round to fitting his yet.
@Rob - what's this about Jamiem? Come on Jamie, jump in!

From what I've read the general opinion is that the Futaba system feels more connected (like a flybar) and still requires correctional inputs whereas the Vbar feels more 'robotic' and basically stays where you point it. Is this a true assessment of both systems? I don't think I want to change from a flybar to flybarless only to have the feeling of flying a flybar! Lol!! The futaba unit does get good reviews about the tail though.



Decisions, decisions.

[sacko]

You can make the Vbar 'feel' like an FB machine Pete.

...but it will be accurate. It will flip straight, stop perfectly, wont need constant corrections in wind etc.

Best thing to do is try them out and see what one you like the feel of.

[Steve]

If it's true what they say that the three gyro sensors in the Futaba system are all the same as the one in the 611 tail gyro with some similar programming, then it ought to be reasonably good.

[mark Taylor]

I will however say, have a listen to the 'All things that fly' pod cast that Bobby Watts took part in. He had all but given up on FBL units last autumn having tryed them all and he did not get a good feeling from any of them. Them Futaba called him and asked him to try this new unit. After a few flights he said it was almost there, and since them a few changes were made to the programming, and now he says its by far the best unit out there. He has also flown the latest V-Bar offering in Bert's Helis, and still says that the Futaba is the better unit. You only have to see his autos to see just how well this unit handles with low HS.

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Let's face it bobby watts is a futaba pilot, so it's in his best interest to give it a good review

Me personally have never had any look with futaba tail gyro's
Couldn't get the tail locked in, piro consistency was poo

Like said for anyone running a v-bar , why change something that works

Just my 2p mind

[Rctintin]

VBar Forum | VStabi

Had a woopsee with his mother board.

[Rctintin]

Let's face it bobby watts is a futaba pilot, so it's in his best interest to give it a good review

True Mark, but look at Bert, He was open with his views that the 3G V1 was not to good. Bobby also said the Futaba one had to be 'altered' but now is fantastic.

There is alot of very good reviews about on the Rim and HF, like there is also about the V-Bar, so you pays you money you gets your choice.