Futaba or Spektrum: Take 2

[PKNEC]

37 years ago futaba, sanwa and Mcgregor ruled the waves .
Futaba is my choice.

[GIXERMAN]

You dont have an option for I wouldnt have neither I bought the best radio system ie JR

is that with expensive dmss rxs or dsm2

[aamacgregor]

What about JR ????

I realise there is a good JR following on here and I know that a lot of JR fans stay loyal to JR - my intention was certainly not to make JR fans feel left out. I kept it to Spektrum and Futaba for two reasons:

1) Because to add in another manufacturer into the poll would have caused the number of options to explode even further (I figured 8 options were enough).
2) Because there seems to be more debate around Spektrum vs Futaba than JR vs ??? and so I figured that some statistics would be helpful in understanding what the trend really is between the two manufacturers.

By making this decision, I have certainly not intended to relegate JR to the sidelines, although I do appreciate that by leaving out a major respected manufacturer such as JR I have reduced the value of the poll from a general brand loyalty point of view.

[mark Taylor]

jr dsm2 here
until i have a problem ( i would probably go jr's new sets )

[electricsceadu]

:lurk5::lurk5::lurk5::lurk5::lurk5::lurk5::lurk5:: lurk5::lurk5::lurk5::lurk5::lurk5::lurk5::lurk5:

i've just eaten too much pop corn



i fly futaba and my models will stay futaba

but
i have bought a secondhand dx8 to use on the bnf models as the futaba won't control them


so idon't have an option to tick

[panosg]

Made the move from Spektrum to Futaba and plan to stay with Futaba

[aamacgregor]

but
i have bought a secondhand dx8 to use on the bnf models as the futaba won't control them

That's the only reason why I'll keep my DX7s.

so idon't have an option to tick

Technically you are right, but I kind of tried to cover this one in the description when I wrote:

"This poll should not take into account brand loyalty due to the Blade/Spektrum relationship - it should only take into account instances where you're free to choose either a Spektrum or Futaba set up."

But realise that I wasn't that clear. Basically, what I was trying to say is that the poll should ignore owning a Spektrum TX purely because of the Blade BNF helicopters. In other words, if you own a Spektrum TX purely because of the BNF helicopters, then it doesn't count, because you only own it because you don't have a choice. Thus the pole should only apply for helicopters where you have a choice in which brand you use. Therefore the option that is the right one for you is:

"Only ever had Futaba and plan to stick with them"

[heathy]

Futaba or Spektrum: Take 2

Futaba here, far too many problems with spek gear for my trust.

[George J]

I use the force.

I notice there isn't an option for that though so i'll vote Hitec.

[Rotorhead]

Had to vote for "Only ever had Futaba, but wish I had a Spektrum"

Now before anyone phones for the blokes with big nets to cart me off to a padded cell, I only voted for that option since it's the closest option to the correct one for me, I will fly every serious model I own on Futaba, and that will never change, but I want a spektrum IN ADDITION just so I can fly BnF models.

Now, if BnF models that were futaba friendly come out ever (come on it can't be that hard) then I wouldn't touch Spekpooh with a 27MHz antenna.

[bulnose]

Went to the Jet meet at Abingdon on Friday and I did manage to spot 3 people on spectrum

[KevDavies]

I agree mate, Thats why I sold my Nano. Loved the heli, hated the dx4e, and refuse to buy a dx6 etc just to fly blade helis

[GIXERMAN]

I agree mate, Thats why I sold my Nano. Loved the heli, hated the dx4e, and refuse to buy a dx6 etc just to fly blade helis

Buy a old dx7then

[danch]

Re: Futaba or Spektrum: Take 2

Buy a old dx7then

Speak to xygax as he has a dsm2 interface for the Futaba so you can fly bnf stuff on futaba

[hduk]

Futaba or Spektrum: Take 2

Futaba from challenger 6 through field force 7 (the original) 9cap 10c, 8fg and now 14sg, never has so much as a glitch ;-)

That said for blades and foamies I do like my dx7s