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I'm having a ton of fun with my P2/Zen 2axix/GoPro. Learning a lot. Now I'm looking toward future projects and deciding what I may need. No matter what quad (leaning towards a 550, but the I'm cheating on you Phantom thread shows there are tons of alternatives out there). But no matter which direction I go I'm going to need another transmitter. I'm one of those folks who actually has no issues with the stock DJI transmitter. Ok, the white color is kind of goofy, it's certainly not the most robust construction and the FPV lever leaves something to be desired. But that alone isn't going to drive me to spend a big chunk of change to replace it. A new build however will. So,what to get?
From what I've read, futaba Tx will bind to the P2 without adding in a Futaba Rx. That's a plus (although I've read many threads where people do replace the Tx for various reasons). So I'd i go the Futaba route, which model do I choose? The 14SG, the 8FG? I also see they come in airplane or Heli configurations. What's the difference? I was at my LHS this weekend and they really couldn't tell me which was better for Quad applications. The best I could get was that the Heli model has different switch configurations (throttle hold switch?) and does not have the "ratcheting" throttle lever.
Looking for experience/opinions. Also, I'm not hard over on Futaba, just seems to be the "standard". I also have helis and have a Spektrum DX6I which I'm perfectly happy with, problem is it's only 6 channels. If I had 8 or more channel spektrum I'd go with that and add a receiver.
I'm having a ton of fun with my P2/Zen 2axix/GoPro. Learning a lot. Now I'm looking toward future projects and deciding what I may need. No matter what quad (leaning towards a 550, but the I'm cheating on you Phantom thread shows there are tons of alternatives out there). But no matter which direction I go I'm going to need another transmitter. I'm one of those folks who actually has no issues with the stock DJI transmitter. Ok, the white color is kind of goofy, it's certainly not the most robust construction and the FPV lever leaves something to be desired. But that alone isn't going to drive me to spend a big chunk of change to replace it. A new build however will. So,what to get?
From what I've read, futaba Tx will bind to the P2 without adding in a Futaba Rx. That's a plus (although I've read many threads where people do replace the Tx for various reasons). So I'd i go the Futaba route, which model do I choose? The 14SG, the 8FG? I also see they come in airplane or Heli configurations. What's the difference? I was at my LHS this weekend and they really couldn't tell me which was better for Quad applications. The best I could get was that the Heli model has different switch configurations (throttle hold switch?) and does not have the "ratcheting" throttle lever.
Looking for experience/opinions. Also, I'm not hard over on Futaba, just seems to be the "standard". I also have helis and have a Spektrum DX6I which I'm perfectly happy with, problem is it's only 6 channels. If I had 8 or more channel spektrum I'd go with that and add a receiver.