<div>Bob Pastorello has a good explanation of how to use the DX7 heli throttle</div> <div>curve for a pattern ship on his web site.</div> <div><A href="http://www.rcaerobats.net">www.rcaerobats.net</A></div> <div> </div> <div>tommy s<BR><BR><B><I>John Konneker <jlkonn@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hey John,<BR>I flew a DX7 in my Focus II this season...from start to finish.<BR>I really liked it and just got my X9303 this past week.<BR>Don't think I'll have time to get it set up for the Focus before the snow <BR>flies here in Iowa but I have been flying a foamie with it.<BR>Back to the DX7.<BR>Joe Dunnaway, a Masters pilot, HAM radio guy and fellow District 5 flyer <BR>took a look at my installation at the first contest this year in Lincoln and <BR>made some suggestions regarding my satellite Rx placement and how I was <BR>orienting my Tx antenna.<BR>At
that contest I thought I had a little glitch but now believe it was an <BR>old servo I was using on throttle.<BR>Whatever it was lasted only a fraction of a second and only manifested <BR>itself as a little blip on throttle.<BR>I sincerely believe it was the servo.<BR>No problems the whole season.<BR>I don't know about the "connected feel" people talk about but I can say I <BR>have never been able to roll and airplane like I can roll this one...<BR>Might be just the plane but I have never flown it with any other radio so <BR>can't say for sure.<BR>The only downside I can think of is the trims are a little course and there <BR>is no way to make them finer like on the X9303...<BR>It's not bad though and I lived with it no problem.<BR>One other thing I think I missed is a throttle curve but...<BR>I've never had one before the X9303 and missed it only because I wasn't able <BR>to try it.<BR>I did pay a lot of attention to receiver battery pack condition and would be <BR>happy
to share what I did if you like.<BR>I guess in short I can say I'd recommend one if you are thinking of going to <BR>it.<BR>I might even know where you can get a good deal on a DX7 transmitter.<BR>:-)<BR>JLK<BR><BR><BR><BR>>From: "John Ferrell" <JOHNFERRELL@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>>Reply-To: NSRCA Mailing List <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>>To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] DX7?<BR>>Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 15:23:42 -0400<BR>><BR>>I have been taking a serious look at the Spectrum DX7 Radio for Pattern. <BR>>Are there any features that a pattern flyer might find lacking?<BR>><BR>>I understand the AR7000 is the right receiver, but what are the range <BR>>limitations when the AR6000 is used?<BR>><BR>>John Ferrell W8CCW<BR>>"Life is easier if you learn to plow<BR>> around the
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