Futaba mode 1 or 2 ?

[Spasmod]

My recommendation would be to go for a DX6i if you're starting out. You can pick one up second hand for about £75 and it does everything you need it to do.

You won't need any more than 6 channels at this stage and if you decide to go for a bigger heli at a later date, maybe a nitro heli with a governer for example, you can decide at that stage about moving on to a better tx.

Admittedly it's a steep learning curve with a programmable transmitter and it may take you a while to get your head around it all (I've just recently had to learn from scratch myself) but if you get stuck with it, there's plenty of people on here who are very helpful and always willing to give sound advice.

Also, if you get yourself a decent flight sim (highly recommended btw) you can use your crappy tx for the sim.

[DaveMac]

You should try get yourself along to a club and have a look and feel of the different tx's people use.

[rob12770]

yes actuator i am thinking of the waterfoot club but they are a wee bit far.. cant understand why there are no clubs in glasgow itself, i could really do with a freindly pilot near the west of glasgow... im from edinburgh and still dont know glasgow very well yet so driving all these places is a bit stressfull for me..

[rob12770]

i phoned a hobby shop today and he told me the DX8 is worth the extra money over the DX6I as it has far better build quality with quad bearing gimbals, more channels, and it can accutally tell you how much power is in the heli's battery ( if you have the telemetry unit TM1OOO).. that might be handy..

[Darwil]

Before you think seriously about buying a dx8 have a good look at some of the previous posts about them.
They have in the past had the habit of destroying models - there is no real confidence in them at the moment thats why they are being offered for a good price.
6ex, dx6i or 8fg - make the most sense!
I've just come back from our club, one of the blokes put his mini titan in - not pilot error, no obvious mechanical problem; just came out of a stall turn & the tail started to go wild and out of control - flying it on a dx8, never any problems on his planks but...... QED

[rob12770]

havent read anything like that darwil.. was therea recall like with the dx6i ?
havent seen them at a "good price" either mate.. u sure u got the right model ?
this is like my marine aquarium forum, many conflicting opinions..


update,,i saw this but as long as i make sure i dont get one of the affected batch, i should be ok.

[xygax]

Dont believe all muddle shoppes tell you... The DX6i is a bit older by todays standards the DX8 is the current TX and muddle shoppes want to sell current ones. Go and ask people.... Listen to lots of opinions and make up your own mind...

I know the 8FG is a bit more expensive but it just works and for that matter so does the DX6i....

Its your choice its a false economy to have to buy twice....

Steve

[rob12770]

Futaba 8FG 2.4Ghz Radio Transmitter only FUTABA 8FG [P-T8FG2-4G] - £259.99 : TJD Models
Buy the tx only from here, download the firmware upgrade to make it 14 channel and buy a FRsky rx from Giant cod for about £20, comes to a lot less!
Frsky TFR6

darwil, i dont think that 8fg is a Super, just standard, so im not sure it can be updated..

[rob12770]

no, i have to make a decision, i think il go for the DX8.. seems best for the money..

[Darwil]

Don't say you were not warned!!!

[rob12770]

with respect darwil, you too have changed your mind a few times as to what i should get..

[Darwil]

Not argueing that, I didn't really get a feel for what you were looking for - but at the end of the day I did say 6ex, dx6i or 8fg - in your position these are the only ones I would recommend; dx8 has never been an option because it has known and documented issues. The ones I would really recommend are way out of your price range - the 8fg is the best long term option of all ok it's a bit more expensive but several of the guys at our club who've been flying for 30+ years are using and recommending them.

[rob12770]

yeah, but im not paying £300 for a controller ( esspecially, in your own words)if its really for plank flying.....i just got the heli, never even flown it yet..and that was only £200 in a sale..

[sacko]

If you're happy getting a DX8, then go for it. I would however type DX8 in Google and on here and take a read first.

If you have £300 to spend, I would either go for a DX7 or a Futsbs 8FG.

Edit: If it's for a CP, then a Dx6i

[Darwil]

Ok, dx6i or 6ex - no need for anything more complex.
Save yourself some money and grief. 6 channels is fine for a cp heli.