Flite Test : RC Planes for Beginners: Transmitters - Beginner Series - Ep. 8
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
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I’m 73, started building models when I was very young. My Mom would buy me kits and I would butcher them. Then she’d buy me another. I lived to be in the Hobby Shop. I’ve beenin and out of the hobby over the years. I’m back at it and you guys have got me up to speed in no time. I hope people realize what sincere and honest is worth. Thanks for the candor, a couple of really nice and talented guys..
Same for me Bill. I am upgrading a Goldberg Electra and Great Planes Trainer 60 to new radios and batteries. All my old Futaba stuff will be scrapped.
Instablaster
Same for me too boys! I’m only 32 but I’ve been flying for 17-18 years! I started with gas and balsa! This electric stuff is a great new adventure for me! I’m loving it so far! I still got it after all these years!
@@christopher1195 cool
@@migueleliseo8859 wat
The expo and dual rate demo is brilliant.
if u really think they took a lot of time to do that, ex: measuring, putting it in the correct spot
Agreed
agree - great work - thank you and well done
Just getting back into the hobby after 5 years. These videos were gold then and they are gold now!!! Josh B really has made a big positive impact on this hobby bringing the fun of flying to the masses.
And they are stil gold
The real people to help beyond boundaries hats off to you guys stay blessed keep up the good work love from Pakistan
When I first started in R/C, the transmitters were on 27mhz, between the 23 CB channels. A simple transmitter had an on/off switch, and a push button to send out a tone. One press gave you right, press/release/press & hold = left. My 1st TX had tubes in it, and required a big 1.5 v battery for the heaters in the tubes, and three 67.5 volt batteries for the high voltage. After many years and many systems, I wound up with digital proportional radios on 72 mhz .. which I still have (but haven't used in some years). I found your video to be very informative ... now I'm sort of back up to speed!
The 72Mhz would not be legal at a flying field, correct? or do they still allow them? i remember having a Futaba and it had a green flag on it as i recall, i sold it long ago but for some reason 72Mhz sounds familiar but maybe not. My Futaba was a pretty nice one that was shiny, i'm thinking this was in the 80's. it was an antenna that pulled out quite a bit. i remember pointing the antenna at my plane and losing control really quickly (my 2nd wipe out). Rebuilding something that took a month to build was not fun. But Dad was very supportive.
@@harpoon_bakery162 Half the fun is in the building. 72 is still legal AFAIK.
I am 78, when I started in 1952, I had a Berkley SuperAerotrol single tube (12au7 tube in parallel) Tx. and a single tube XFG-1 (RK71) Rx. You had to build them from a kit. Tone? Nope, carrier. I still have the Rx. I built and flew a KenHi Buzzard with a Ohlsson & Rice .23 two-stroke. I had the plane for about 22 years.
@@tedmoss Wow Ted .. very few online pre-date my RC experience, but you win the prize... ha ha! I know of the soft tube receivers .. fortunately, I bypassed that by building a Controlaire 5 RX (transistorized) from a kit ($7.95 IIRC). I had an older RC friend (now deceased) who had all kinds of old gear & both ignition & old glow engines. Today's RC flyers have no concept of just how difficult it was to get even one (1) successful flight in after many hours at the flying field. I'm flying RC UAVs (camera drones) now & have my own YT channel (just search on my name). Keep 'em flying & stay safe. I was just out to maybe shoot some video, but at 35 deg. F., it was just too damn cold for me. Cheers!
Great illustration of the dual rates/expos, Bixler's previous explinations were more than adequate but they did lack such a perfect visual. This series has been fantastic at condensing the information thats spread across the 3 years youve been doing this. Thanks for all the information!
For a beginner, I bought the HK6S from HobbyKing, excellent transmitter, 1KM+ range.
For more advanced features, the Taranis X9D Plus is excellent! Rechargeable battery, telemetry, and all knobs and switches can be assigned to whatever you want :)
You guys rock. I'm a professional pilot interested in RC, and your videos are the best way I've found to cut through the commercial confusion and get what I need to know. Thanks!
I am a beginner I have been flying my apprentice s 15e for about 3 weeks now and i would like to thank Josh and Josh for all the helpful information it has really helped me be a successful beginner I am truly enjoying the hobby so thanks guys
You guys have one AMAZING quality channel gentlemen. I grew up on nitro RC boats back in the 90's and I'm now getting into planes for the first time. Been flying RF7 for a month and I still don't have my first plane. That will come soon. Thanks for the amazing content. I subscribed to your site as well last night...
Thomas Cox Thanks for the advice. Yeah, that's what I'm going to do. I'm starting out with a Flyzone Sensei (foam trainer). Then eventually moving on to a low-wing Flyzone aircore once I have the experience.
Danny Cruz seriously consider one of these slowbipe.com/index.asp nearly indestructible and easily fixed when it breaks.
eternalfire1244 Hmmm... Looking... Looks interesting.
Thanks guys, great work! I recently bought a Spectrum DX7s, and this video helped me know it's awesome functions a lot better. Even though, i'm in the hobby for a few years now, there's stuff that i never knew about, which you explain perfectly, so thank you! :D
Excellent series so far. I tried getting into the hobby almost 30 years ago but had to drop it for life issues. Now that I'm older I want to start up again. Thanks and keep up the good videos.
Haven't flown for a decade but covid has given me some spare time again lol, so this was a great refresher, thanks
Great job using the scales to explain expo and dual rates.
Although I already knew how it works, I really enjoyed your visualization and explanation of expo and dual rates. simple but brilliant idea!
Thank you for this video.I,am new to this hobby and you folks have answered every question I have had so far,and taught me a great deal,and as an old man I really appreciate it.Thank you again.
Especially thanx for the most clear dual rate and expo explanation ever !
Outstanding presentation gentlemen. I am designing and building a plane and this information will come in handy. You have answered all my questions. Thanks I will be buying your speed builds for my kids. Time together and satisfaction at the end of the build.
Hey FliteTest! I am so glad you did these beginner series videos because I am new to the hobby and I am doing a school project on how can I build a RC airplane! These videos are very helpful to me! They have already taught me a lot. Thank you!
P.S. I really like your channel!
I really enjoy your beginner flight series. Your explanations of rc flying is easy to understand with great examples and just love the advice you guys provide. Thank you for rc insights and looking forward to future episodes.
One of the best of your starter vids. I already have a Dx6i and Aurora 9 and I'm juts a few months in. The Aurora 9 is fantastic!
Keep um coming
Can you do a multirotor beginner series?
That would be really great.
Robert Hathaway yeah that would be sweet for them! especially since they are getting soo popular
+Robert Hathaway bump :D
+Michael08468 agreeeed!
Robert Hataway
Thanks for the lesson with the board and arrows. Now I'm clear on exactly how some of the tx functions work. Great job.
Always appreciate a BTTF reference...loved the dual and expo demo !
I could have used this vid a few weeks ago, was trying to set up a radio and banged my head searching for all this info.. Thanks for this one.
The dual rates and expo demo was outstanding. I now understand the difference.
best explanation for expo and dualrate ever! Big up from Austria
best expo and dual rate explanation i have seen!
Thanks for this video. I honestly wasn't quite sure about the Expo and dual rates initially. Thanks for explaining and so nicely demonstrating it !!
Thank you for explaining expo, I've flown for almost a decade, but had no idea what this was, thank you.
Excellent duel rate and expo explanation, I was trying to explain this to a friend the other day so I have now shared this video with him. Thanks. Ian UK.
Awesome job on explaining expo and dual rates. The display was genius!!
Great video series!! Would love to see a "Tech Update" video each year. A once-per-year video that shows your favorite new tech and the most anticipated upcoming tech.
Dude! I have been watching so many of your videos. The quality of information is amazing, very effective videos. Please keep doing what you are doing!
Still love these old videos. Still learning from these too.
Nice Info guys...Especially on dual rates and expos...the scale very make it understandable...
YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. THANKS FOR ALL THE INFORMATION YOU PUT OUT FOR NEWBY'S. I THINK I'AM READY TO BUY INTO THIS HOBBY. THANKS TO YOU. GREAT JOB !!!!
I remeber when I was flying 27mhz in the uk and had many different models, but I only needed one transmitter, not the ten you mentioned we needed in the olden days! It talked to whichever receiver was switched on, simple. The only things that are better in modern equipment is that you don't have to change the crystals and the aerial is much shorter.
Good one, guys. At about 12:00, I learnt about dual rate which I had come across reading in specs but had no idea what it was.
Cheers.
Very nice explanation of Duel Rate and Expos.
Thank You for this series.
Previous to these, I have not been ble to find this kind of info,
except for some stuff here and there.
Everyone has their own preference, I like the Fr Sky (Taranis X9D) with essentially unlimited channels, switches and models. I have been using them for many years and thanks to the people that do the programming and sellers like Aloft, I will use them until I die in 2068 at 125 years old. I love your videos.
Im planning to buy x9 lite s is it okay?
Very good explanation of DR & Expo... was one of the toughest things to learn when i started.
Josh & Josh; Extremely Nice Video Explaining Transmitters ! Thanks for the Video !
the boards and arrows really helped me understand. thanks! keep up the good work :)
I"m just getting back into the hobby - the last time I flew was probably mid 80's and I remember having to put the frequency tags on my big AM transmitter antenna. I can remember a mix up at the field as well. One guy lost a quite expensive plane because someone forgot to take their tag back.
great job guys, very good example with the pointers for duel rate and expo
Awesome video! I'm new to rc planes and the remote was like 3rd world to me lol 12ch or something like that. Figured it out that thanks guys!
Great informative vid. I'm a Noob and you fellers just answered a lot of my questions. Thanks!
I got 6 helicopters passed down to me from my grandfather and three controllers(transmitters) still learning all the terminology.. lol a little overwhelmed.
Ive been messing about with RC radios for quite some years now, but when i got hold of a Aurora 9 i was amazed by how easy it is to program ! One thing is funny thou, it comes with a very very good manual that you almost never have to use ;) I will recommend it strongly to anyone, even a newbie.
is it expencive?
No no really, its a low midrange radio..
Great demo rig of the expo and dual rate explanation!
Thank you for this series, it has been really helpful!
I've been wondering about different Tx's for flying quads. I can see where this video translates fairly well towards understanding what I want to look for in a transmitter. I have to say these guys don't produce a good video....
They produce a GREAT video!
Many thanks and keep up the good work.
Great video! Very informative and very well explained! This would have been very helpful to me when I started a few months ago. In fact it still gave me a much better understanding.
Thanks!
Yep ! Multirotor Beginner Series!!
Great Explanation on Dual-Rate and Expo. Only little critism is that the Beginner should check how much TX Output is allowed in their Country and adjust the Transmitter with the help of the Manual in the Power Settings.
For Example: Spektrum DX6i default TX Output is 100mW, allowed are 200mW in the USA, so changing that gives greater Range at the cost of slightly higher Battery usage. Same goes for DX8 and DX7s
Greetings from Germany
Nice work guys ,always enjoy your videos
If we're talking technically, the DX4e and DX5e are _six_ channel transmitters. They both have expo as well.
ok mr bixler, you sure know your stuff, sensational video amazing
Could you guys do a really short segment on what you use to charge your batteries, and how to manage different plugs, etc?
Watching this in 2017. those Tx are from the old days :D 10 models Wow just wow :D
When I was learning to fly I was told that Mode 1 was for left handed flyers, Mode 2 for right handed, because the throttle/rudder needs less finesse than the aileron/elevator so that would put the dominant hand on those... Right or wrong it made sense to me. Excellent video fellas, I loved the dual rate and expo demonstrations.
Interesting, I am left handed and fly mode 2. I have seen less than 3 people fly mode 1 here in Phoenix, AZ.
Hey FliteTest! Could you do a more up to date video on transmitters, focusing on quadcopters? Thanks!
Good show guys!
I'm a 77 year old newbe and fine this video wonderful.
i just got in the hobby and i love it.
love my devo 7e. with some mods i have full range and talk to different brands of receivers
I mean I would say to use the mode that's comfortable for you over what others use..... I always had problems with accidental rudder/throttle input, then tried mode 4. now I can manage the throttle and a tiny bit of yaw isn't as big of a problem as rotating ten degrees all of a sudden
Absolutely amazing video. Thanks so much!
This is fascinating, I had trouble controlling the x4 H107c ( I'm new at this ... ) until I set a beginner mode at 30% AER with 24% expo and 80 % T with 64% expo ... now I can fly a 500 mah to lvc in a tiny space.
Brilliant guys well done another great video
Hey guys, great episode! Just wanted to throw out there that while I see and know its episode 8 you have 7th written in the description.
I have FrSky Taranis 16 ch and very happy with. Since I am an IT guy I like to use Open Source software.
This is a great introduction to transmitters, but much has changed in the 4 years since it was made. As someone interested in joining the hobby, I'd like to see a series of reviews on modern transmitters/brands to help me decide which way to go.
you guys are fun to listen to, and very informative. I have a Phantom and really enjoying FPV. I never before flew RC planes("Line of Sight Style". ), but I did fly hang gliders and ultra-lights. Because I want to eventually also have an airplane for FPV like maybe the Skyhunter or something like that, I know I will have to also get a transmitter and the associated receivers.There is a good supply of Spektrum in my area. I had my heart set on the DX8i, but might settle with the "6". Either way I really like your videos.
i would love to see you people trying out old transmitter
great series guys, keep up the good work
great video learn alot thankyou for a beginner flyer
Thanks guys. Really helpful info
omg your little arrow board would be great to have for making sure everything is dialed perfectly!
Which would you guys pick, the TGY 110 from hobbyking or DX9 from horizon?
Great show! A lot of important information.
I remember having a pin board at the flying field and a flag at the end of the antenna. How things have changed.
slick way to teach rates and expo :) awesome
Awesome info Thanks!
great series guys, i missed you mentioning the transmitter output power? are all the same or do they vary between manufacturers? cheers from OZ
When I started in this hobby we had AM Rx/Tx radios! LOL!
Even a garage door opener can mass up the plane!
I know this is from Horizon Hobby which I believe is into the old school conventional manufacturers - why no Frsky or Jumper transmitters in this video?
They seem popular and much cheaper - is there a good reason to avoid them? Or are they just outcompeting the old boys?
Cool video guys, this "newbie guides" are helping me out a lot! My question is, as I'm getting into the hobby buying a G2 Spektrum Dx6: is it better to have a simulator at first when buying the controller or get immediatly ad BNF easy plane like the Mini Apprentice S and leave the simulator for a later purchase? Thanks for the help!!
Learn on a simulated then buy a super cub s that's how I first flown
Great Series, thank you guys!
I cant wait for that foambord fighter!
Amazing video guys. Thanks for the great tips and info
Awesome job guys! Love your reviews!
Awesome vlog guys, this is probably the most informative vid you have done. Great work. Keep em coming. Wish we could buy gear in Australia at the same rates you guys can in the US. 👍👍👍
Great video . Glad you explained neg and pos expo . I crash because i did the opposite .
Great video. Very informative.
Hey Flite Test! I got to the part where you're talking about how many models your transmitter can hold, I have 3 planes now, and I use a KDS K7xii transmitter (which was quite cheap). But.... I am not very wealthy so I still have only one receiver! My transmitter has a 10 model memory, but I just whip out the receiver and plug it back into the next plane when I swap. I've gotten quite fast at it! It's a little frustrating but I felt my cash was better spent on batteries etc.
Early days it was 27MHz and AM, I have a Futaba 27MHz from the 80's..
About the distance, I tested my Spectrum DX7 with range, 1 km no problems on ground no matter which direction your antenna points. So pretty secure with the range.
I first had. 4 button oooo rx batteries. took back off to adjust pots . attached extra tx battery with rubber bands on bottom of tx . plugged in .use to get 4 servos. a rx .tx 1972. 27 mgh.was fun. we thought this was the best. Keith Australia