I look at things this way. I WAS that Spectrum guy at the field when everyone else was on Futuba! I started in the hobby with a DSM2 protocol Dx6i, which was flawless for years on my .50 nitro heli and .60 powered Yak54 and 'trainer' aircraft, as I was not stupid enough to run the receivers on too smaller battery packs that would have run the risk of brown out. Then after a 5 or so happy years, I 'upgraded' to a DSMX Protocol DX8. Bind up and test to the existing AR600 in my Yak went fine (same DSMX/DSM2 receiver as used on the Dx6i), nothing to give me concerns. First flight on that DX8, all we had to do after the flight was to go pick up all the tiny little pieces of my Yak54 after it went straight into the dirt with zero control. I later tried that DX8 on a small park flyer as a test since I was reluctant to accept that the radio was at fault, as why should I be after years of happy use on the 'cheaper' model radio - that park flyer flew like a jittery glitching little pig all over the place as it bounced around looking for signal, all while I was keeping it close to give it the best chance of retaining signal (the Yak was lost at about 80-100 meters away i think). For safety/personal reasons, i ended up getting a 14SG Futuba after finally accepting that the DX8 was nothing more than an unreliable POS (despite a number of other guys at my fields loosing planes the same way using DX8's - ie loss of all controls/signal), NEVER have I had a signal issue on that Futuba radio!! Even when using the 'cheaper' FHSS receivers vs the more expensive FASST or FASSTest receivers - oh, and that jittery glitchy pig of a park flyer, it now flies sweeeeeet with a radio that can maintain signal. So, if people take anything from this, it is that my personal experience with Spectrum was bitter sweet in as far as I witnessed both the good and bad of their products, and I fought for loo long before waking up and dropping their systems. As for Futuba, ever plane I have flown on it flies better, and with a more secure signal that I can trust! For me, being able to trust your radio equipment when flying expensive models is worth more than unfounded brand loyalty, and as stated, I trust my Futuba radio!

@johnnyz681

4 жыл бұрын

I had a dx-8 was a killing machine!I had an old nitro trainer (got for free)I use to fly it crazy for fun push it to it 's limits as a trainer.it lost control dived in the woods total signal lost than my favorite p-51 on a dx8 to !I had at least 10 deadstick landing on it flown it for years.The last flight was the same thing I had nothing,zero control ouch!That one model dx-8 was a flagship. Flown 5-6-7-9 's they all were flawless !

In regards to the sattelite recievers ,Spektrum realized they had brownout issues so this was their fix to try and achieve a more robust link . I have flown for years on Futaba and never had a problem, I tried a Spektrum radio because it was a gift and lost four planes through loss of signal ,just my two cents worth.

Thanks! Great info.

Price always dictates for me. Futaba has been around for ever and has been tried and true. I have a Tactic and never experienced brown out. It does like batterys. Glad to see your daughter doing this hobby too. My youngest always had interest in whatever dad did. Now she is a mom and my grand daughter will be more than welcome to fly with me. Sprktrum tainted my waters with the 6i after watching two planes nose into the dirt. I only use it for UMX planes and it works. I refuse to use it for anything requiring programming to any degree. I have two DX5e and they are bullet proof. When I can afford a great transmitter, I will buy a good Futaba. I have two of the 72hz ones I use for other stuff.

When I came into RC, back in 1973, I bought what was available, THEN. I bought an RS radio, used and it was fine. Wasn't long before I wanted something new, so I bought an EK Logictrol radio from Texas Instruments. Living in Dallas, I thought, for service, it would be local, so I bought the radio. A year or so went by, and the radio of choice, then was a Kraft radio. Just coming into Pattern, I bought a 5 channel, single stick. Didn't take long to realize the single stick wasn't for me, so I bought a new Futaba, 9 CAP. I still have this radio today, 2020, after only 2 service checkouts and 24 years of ownership. Fully digital, but not a smart radio. I have never needed a smart radio, so I just keep the batteries charged, and fly, fly, fly! No problems of any kind. I did, recently, send my radio to the Futaba service to get a new right stick assembly, since the right stick gets far more use than the left. I continue to fly, now, monthly, and all without one lick of glitch or problem of any kind. Buying a new radio can, and will, be expensive, but know that you always get what you're paying for. If you have a flight simulator at home, it's fine to have a $20-30 radio that comes with the simulator. I have, in my opinion, the best simulator on the market today, and for the past 15 years, and that is "AeroFly Professional Deluxe". Tower use to sell it, but no more. It's German made, and maybe that's why it's so good. It cost me $100 10 years ago, and I believe it's still only around the $125 range. Comes complete, and you won't regret it. I used a friends current Tower hobby, "Real Flight", and really didn't like it. Compared to the AeroFly, there was no comparison. Back to the radios, Futaba is, to me, the only radio to buy. If I were to buy a new radio, it would be the Futaba 10JA, T-FHSS system. Ten channels, yes, and plenty of room to grow. It's $399, and worth every cent of that. I'm sure Spectrum is good as well, and everyone seems to have one, except me. I never follow the crowd. I'm a retired medical engineer, understand electronics, and the why's of it's operation. I am very satisfied with my Futaba radio purchase so many years ago, and stand behind what I say. Buy what you wish, but just remember, "Be careful what you wish for". Best of luck, and know that if you are new to this Great hobby, there will be more than just a few times when you will be flying, and have to say all of a sudden, "Dead Stick", then try to make it back to the field to land your plane without power, as your engine has quick. Now that's another story!

In this hobby there are two types of radio manufacturers: Futaba and everything else.

Enjoyed your video. All brands of radios are like car brands. They all have a lot of common issues. Remember when Toyota was plastered all over the news for unintended acceleration after the police officer got killed in the Avalon crash several years ago. Nothing was said about the other car companies even though they all use the same technology. I worked for Toyota at the time. If you looked on line you could find out the numbers of reports of every company having the same problem. Bough said.

And to be clear on my earlier comment, I lost the plane when contact was lost and it flew into the ground. But I don't blame that on Futaba. It could have been because of a battery issue or a faulty connector. The RCSB investigation wasn't able to determine a probable cause.

Frsky taranis... the best for price and functionality.

My first radio was a Futaba 6P-6FN in 81 from there 7 FGK, 9C,14SG, my current radio is the 18SZ paid $164 for the FP-6FN in 81,and just under a grand for the 18SZ which will provably be my last radio it does everything I could possibly want and more! as you can see I'm a Futaba man other than a loose antenna in my 9C, and some 72mhz glitches with my 7FGK at the end I've had no problem with Futaba in the last 42 years. JR would be my 2nd choice,but heard recently about its demise, so Futaba it is😊

You're totally right there are very few if any bad radios. You should choose the one you like. I would say that a £2,000 Jeti will be better than a £50 Hobby King special but you pays your money and takes your choice even Rolls Royce cars break down from time to time. Generally for more money you get more channels or switches or pots or telemetry or other doo dads. Re the spectrum satellites its not for additional range its for diversity of signal. My opinion for a starter radio would be a Spektrum DX6 and I fly a FrSky X10 running OpenTx.

I agree radios are radios. I witnessed one day at our local fun fly three different brands of radios have an "issue". Two, Hitec A9's, Airtronics SD10 and a unknown model Futaba. One of the Hitec's was mine. All the problems happened in the same location off the north end of our runway. So go ahead and pick your poison. It doesn't matter. You will get a bad radio from time to time and you will have an "issue" from time to time.

A lot of people has issues with spectrum radios including my self special with the range

@nickvledder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your honesty. The pilots of my club that have range-issues use Spektrum. The others fly Futaba…. never any troubles.

I have a turnigy...its what came in my first bundle....

I've had three spektrum transmitters fail in 13 months and the one I've got now came up with an error message yesterday. One transmitter failed with and aircraft airborne which caused a crash. The other annoying thing they do is turn models into unusable models then you have to delete them and re-enter them.

dose flysky i6 work with futaba or dmx ?

Futaba 14SG has been trouble free for years and it is built like a tank ! Also just bought a Futaba T12K and have been VERY happy with it too !

Do and buy and build what ever you afford to is 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Spektrum had a issue with the DX18 soon after it was introduced. They recognize it, issued a recall and fixed it. The problem was in notification.. Hobby shops failed to notify their customers and as a result many aircraft were lost. Production issues can occur with any manufacturer, how quickly they solve the problems effects the company’s reputation.

Im doing a small flite test foam plane as my first one and appreciate your video because i did not know which transmitter i wanted i think i do now after this

@bigskyhobbycorner603

4 жыл бұрын

I am glat you find it helpful.

I always use the best Quality Futaba I never use Brand X radios. I've seen to many problems the guys have at the field with Spectrum. I've always brought the best Orbit Kraft. I've been in this hobby from Single Channel Orbit and Orbit Reeds Kraft Reeds to Orbit Analog System Single Stick. To now Futaba has been in business long before these so called DX JR FlySky Exc. I've been modeling for 66 years now I have 4 7C Futaba 1 14SG. Remember Quality is Rememberd Well After The Price.

@bigskyhobbycorner603

10 ай бұрын

Good man

Spektrum should include a trash bag and a rake .

Ladies and gentlemen, I have had nothing but problems with my newly purchased NX10. One of the gimbal limiter access panel covers fell off, screen saver was peeling, took it off, screen below scratches very easy. Handl in the back broke off from me hardly putting any weight when standing up, and then the aluminum carrying case hardly fits the controller. Overall unimpressed and would give the company two stars. I am a medium intermediate helicopter pilot and a advanced-intermediate rc airplane pilot

@bigskyhobbycorner603

6 ай бұрын

I am sorry to hear this. It seems as time goes on some manufacturers are using cheaper materials and cheaper manufacturing practices to keep overhead down. The consumer pays the price by having an inferior piece of equipment.

futaba and airtronics 4 me

When I just got started I was told I need to get a futaba. 9th flight my plane just went of by its self. That's the lowest my life got.

@6StringPassion.

Жыл бұрын

Same

You should buy up. So you dont have to buy more than one time. Think about how far you want to take the hobby and buy what you will need 5 years from time of purchase. Companies prey on newbies . They want you to buy 3 radios or products versus on. But he's right you dont need the biggest baddest thing on the market. But do buy something you can grow into not bare bones

@bigskyhobbycorner603

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent point. Do what you can afford to do but it does not hurt to look ahead and be prepared

Spektrum ix12 is Awesome

All bs aside, there is only one brand to spend your money on - Futaba.

Why must Spectrum have multiple satellites to ensure proper signal and Futaba only needs two antenna? Ask yourself and answer that question.

Futaba n1

I use a Futaba 16SZ and a spektrum dx7 gen 2 and a dx6i, all work perfectly. Most problems stem from poor installations, not poor radios.

As a beginner, I made the mistake of taking advice from an "expert" at my club and went with a Futaba 8FG Super. WORST ADVICE EVER. Don't get me wrong. The Futaba works fine. But I couldn't get a buddy box to work with anyone at the field. I should have listened to my intuition and gone with Spektrum in the first place.

@bigskyhobbycorner603

Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with Spektrum. They are tailored for the beginner and a bit more user friendly. Use what best suits you and your needs. I just recently added JR to my radios. I am getting in to turbines and JR has options that are more tailored for turbine operations.

@6StringPassion.

Жыл бұрын

@@bigskyhobbycorner603 Way cool! Hope to see some videos soon. I just acquired a NIB Great Planes Avistar 30cc (I know you're quite familiar with that!). I am trying to decide whether to stick with the Futaba or go with Spektrum on that one because I basically walked away from the sport after losing and expensive plane. So I am still learning.

@6StringPassion.

Жыл бұрын

@@bigskyhobbycorner603 Love your channel!!

@bigskyhobbycorner603

Жыл бұрын

Awesome on the 30cc avistar! I love that bird. Either radio should be fine. Just make sure to run adequate MhA power for all of the servos so you don't run out of power in flight. Thank you for the kind words. I started this chanel to help take the fear of building. I did some arfs as well to shorten each build series but there are helpful tips that can be applied in most aspects of assembling/building rc airplanes. As far as the turbines go, we all know those are very expensive, this chanel being funded by me, it's going to take a while to get to the point where I can make videos lol.

you cant compare a spectrum heap of shit with a futaba.for a start, futaba receivers have double super heterodyne, spectrum are single superhet.this amounts to spectrum is much more prone to interference.i know nothing about radio?really?i have been a licenced radio ham for 30 years, I am qualified in radio technology, so of course I know nothing!

@bigskyhobbycorner603

6 жыл бұрын

Lizza Monti Thats a pretty story. The point of this video was not bashing any radio type.... Just simply advising to do what you can afford to do.

@nickvledder

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your honesty about Spektrum. I never bought Spektrum nor will I do so. If I am given a Spektrum I will not use it and destroy it straightaway.

I’m 5 minutes into this video and I’ve learned NOTHING. Dude, you are rambling on about stuff that doesn’t matter. I only want to know about the radios.

@bigskyhobbycorner603

4 жыл бұрын

I am sorry you did not learn anything. Perhaps you looked at the wrong video. Were you looking to learn how they were made? Maybe the functionality? If so, you DID look at the wrong video. This was a simple video explaining (all "rambling" aside) Simply do what you can afford to do. No need to spend hundreds of dollars on a transmitter if you dont need to. They are all good and like everything, there are bad ones out there. So, with that being said.... If you wish to LEARN something, maybe you should try a different search. See Linda at the front desk and she will issue a full refund for what it cost you to watch this video. Have a good day

@kenbobkennykenbon2326

4 жыл бұрын

I though it was spot on and rather entertaining. This guy bends over backwards to help anyone with what he can in the hobby. Oh well, some people hate life living in their moms basement haha

@erickendall3726

4 жыл бұрын

I know Eric very well. He is a qualified flight instructor, a well known contest director and he has given away more stuff than you will probably ever own just to help people out in the hobby. Maybe that is why he is the winner of the 2013 AMA Carl Goldberg Vital People Award. I think he is right, you simply looked at the wrong video. His point is simple, dont buy stuff you dont need. It wasnt to learn about the flux capacitor or stuff like that.

@stevenhoward7083

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know about other vids he has. I’m looking at one comparing radios. I’m a 31 year avionics tech on transport (Boeing) aircraft. I understand radios. But this video did not educate me one bit about the functionality of the various brands. I’m hearing good Ol boy talk.

@stevenhoward7083

Жыл бұрын

@@dustysanchez-hm6bn how do you know when someone has never worked in aerospace? Their bullshit factor is off scale high.