[NSRCA-discussion] Futaba and pattern

[Jon Lowe]

As an unsponsored JR pilot, I'd say Futaba needs to put their effort 
into catching up to Spektrum and JR with 2.4gHz systems.  The are way 
behind, and falling further and further behind with the delays on their 
mid to high end systems.

Second, I'd like to see both companies put out a 6 or 7 channel radio 
with all of the following built into the software:
Throttle curve (s)
Built in mixes for Dual ailerons, dual elevator servos, multipoint 
knife edge mixes, throtlle to elevator
Adjustable expo/travel in both directions (more expo on up elevator vs 
down, for example)
3 or 4 flight modes
3 or 4 free mixes with trim, and origin mixing options

and decent sticks with heavier springs standard.   I have an old 
Airtronics 4 channel transmitter I use for a simulator transmitter that 
came standard with decent, inexpensive sticks and springs you can 
easily retension without installing heavier springs.

Right now, to get the above, you need to by an expensive radio with a 
lot of channels and other gimmicks we don't typically use.  The funny 
thing, the helicopter guys get a lot of this kind of stuff built in to 
even low end radios, but airplane guys take it in the shorts.  This is 
all easy to do, and would benefit sport flyers as well.  The early ads 
for the SPEKTRUM DX6i indicated it would have a lot of this, but 
significant errors in the ads made a lot of hype, and the actual radio 
doesn't have the capabilities.

Jon Lowe




Futaba is looking for some new product ideas for upcoming equipment and 
they are interested in seeing what ideas we all have for the pattern 
arena that could be new and inventive.  This could be anything from 
updating current equipment to new product development.

If you could put some thoughts together in an email to me, I'll make 
sure that they're sent to Futaba USA's attention.   I'll need to have 
this back no later than the end of the year!

 

Thanks!








-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Koopowitz <derekkoopowitz at gmail.com>
To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 4:17 pm
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba and pattern



Futaba is looking for some new product ideas for upcoming equipment and 
they are interested in seeing what ideas we all have for the pattern 
arena that could be new and inventive.  This could be anything from 
updating current equipment to new product development.

If you could put some thoughts together in an email to me, I'll make 
sure that they're sent to Futaba USA's attention.   I'll need to have 
this back no later than the end of the year!

 

Thanks!



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